April 20, 2012
5:30 PM to 9:30 PM
EVENTS
5:30 PM Building 2000 - Lobby
- Hands-on science exhibits and activities with ACCHaoS More info...
- Shows in the Discovery Dome, Austin Planetarium's portable planetarium More info...
- Fossils and rocks from the ACC Geology collection More info...
7:30 PM Building 3000 - Room 3339
- Session I - Public Talk by Dr. Jim Heath: "The Search for Extraterrestrials" More info...
8:30 PM Building 3000 - Observation Deck
- Guided viewing of the night sky through the ACC telescopes More info...
Building 3000 - Room 3339
- Session II - Public Talk by Dr. Jim Heath: "The Search for Extraterrestrials" More info...
9:30 PM
- The observation deck closes
Location
ACC Round Rock Campus
4400 College Park Drive
Round Rock, TX 78665
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ACCHAOS
(Austin Community College Hands-on Science)
A sampling of fun, fascinating, hands-on science activities from the ACCHAOS gang. Visit our Facebook page!
Fossils! Fossils! Fossils!
ACC's Geology Department will be exhibiting some of the fossils from their collection.
Mobile Planetarium Shows
The Austin Planetarium will be on hand with the Discovery Dome. This mobile planetarium features a large inflatable dome and a state of the art projection system that can project educational programs on the ceiling of the dome. For more information on the Discovery Dome, and on the Austin Planetarium, click here to visit their website.
Public Talk: "The Search for Extraterrestrials"
ACC professor Dr. Jims Heath will discuss the search for extraterrestrial life.
ACC Round Rock Observation Deck
At 8:30, the observation deck on building 3000 will open to give the public a chance to view the night sky through the ACC astronomy programs' three newest telescopes.