More than 600 people came out to the Caltech athletic fields to view a partial annular solar eclipse. The Caltech Astronomy Outreach team organized viewing through filtered telescopes, passed out over 300 pairs of solar viewing glasses, and entertained kids and adults alike with explanations of eclipses and other astronomical phenomena. For more photos of the event, click here.
Grad students assisted 8th grade students with the development and execution of their science fair projects at Washington Middle School.
Grad students spoke to 5th-graders at PUSD schools to discuss astronomy and careers in science.
The Astronomy department hosted a viewing of the extra-galactic supernova PTF11kly (SN 2011fe) using the Cahill Rooftop Observatory. About 500 people were able to see the supernova over 6 nights of observations!
Astronomy department graduate students assisted Washington Accelerated Elementary students with science fair projects.
Students from McKinley school visited Caltech and saw the LIGO lab, the Galex satellite control center, and the TAPIR supercomputer.
