NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador Jason Kendall


	NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador Jason Kendall The Inwood Astronomy Project New York City

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By far, one of the best ways to spend an evening is chatting about the night sky and looking at Saturn, the Moon, or distant nebulae and stars. After the closing of the the International Year of Astronomy 2009 right here in New York City, we will continue our programs for your enjoyment! All of these free and family-friendly events spread the joys of the evening sky, and help you to learn more about the nature of our Solar System and current happenings in Astronomy. Bring a coffee and a jacket and join us. We are outside under the stars every Saturday night in 2010.

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About Jason Kendall

I am the NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador for New York City. I hold a Master of Science in Astronomy from New Mexico State University and am currently adjunct faculty at William Paterson University. I have led numerous "starwatching parties" and astronomy events in New York City, New Mexico, Minnesota and Texas. It all started way back in the fourth grade by the encouragement of two noted astronomers, Charles Schweighauser and Bart Bok. I saw Saturn through Charlie's telescope at then Sangamon State University on a clear Illinois night, and Bart encouraged me under those stars to study hard to come visit him at Kitt Peak National Observatory. I finally did make it down there about a decade after Bart passed away, and I found the favorite spots in Tucson, Arizona, where Bart and his wife Priscilla would spend when they were not gazing at the stars. Bart and his wife were pioneers in the study of the Milky Way, and their studies of the starforming regions called Bok Globules. It's even in my family. My great-grandfather was a Midwestern minister who used to preach his sermons out under the dark, cloudless nights. He always believed that getting out and experiencing the wonders of the natural world was a central part of being human. My family has always been inspired by his words: "We look up to look within." I hope that you'll join me under the stars or at one of my talks.

Come see what's up in the sky!

Jason Kendall
NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador to New York City

The Inwood Astronomy Project is thankful for the support of the NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassadors Progra m, the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, the New York Public Library, the International Year of Astronomy and the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York

We look up to look within

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