The Galactic Context Model
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Type: General Meetings
Keywords: Galactic Context Model Michael Dempster
Held on: Dec 20, 2017 (Wed) at 07:00 PM to Dec 20, 2017 (Wed) at 09:00 PM
Speaker: Michael Dempster
Location: Physics/Astronomy Auditorium (PAA), Room A102, Seattle, Washington
Event Coordinator: Rayna C.T. Bauer
Overview
Michael Dempster is a retired science teacher formerly with the Olympia public schools. He will be presenting a new astronomy teaching and visualization tool of his own design, the Galactic Context Model. A version of this device is now in production and will presented in an upcoming article in Sky & Telescope Magazine and on the market in 2018. It has what he calls both prosaic and poetic functions. In the right hands, day or night, it adds a level of beauty to the study of our planet and its celestial context.
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