Jet Propulsion Lab open house - May 15 & 16, 2010

For those of you interested in space, rockets and the like, the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) in Pasadena, CA is having an open house this weekend.

Here is an opportunity to go through the guarded gates and learn a thing or two about what goes on at JPL. A fabulous free family field trip, especially for anyone who has a child interested in this field.

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/events/open-house.cfm

If you are reading this post and the open house date has passed, do not despair. JPL opens their doors to the public at least once a year, so you can catch the next one.

There is also what appears to be a really cool virtual tour of the Jet Propulsion Lab. I say "appears to be" because I just could not get it to load on my computer. Perhaps you will have better luck.

Cool Free Astronomy info from Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, CA

Good morning all my bargain hunting friends. April 21 is National Astronomy Day. Who knew?

To honor this day, there is some really cool, free information you can get on the web.

There is a new video on the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) web site. It shows you what you can see in the night sky in April. Plus, there is tons of awesome space/sky info on the site. If you are in the Pasadena, CA area, JPL is having their Annual Open House on May 19th & 20th, 2007.

The Abrams Planetarium is making the April astronomy chart available for free. You can usually only get it by subscription. Here is your chance to check out how a star chart works. I've already printed out my copy. I'm looking forward to watching the sky this month.

So, just click on the blue highlighted words to go to these fun sites.

As always, enjoy your free stuff!