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Flagstaff Festival of Science – Thursday’s Events

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The 2019 Flagstaff Festival of Science continues through this weekend!  Here is a brief overview of some of the events going on today (Thursday).  Go to the programfor the full listing, and remember, everything is free!

Science Talks at Lowell Observatory

Experiencing the Apollo 11 Splashdown  (4 – 5 p.m.)
With a front row seat to the Apollo 11 splashdown, Navy helicopter pilot Captain Larry Duncan flew in new photographers to capture history.
New Horizons Exloring the Kuiper Belt  (5 – 6 p.m.)
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew past an hourglass-shaped world earlier this year.  Hear what this object can reveqal about conditions in the outer solar system.

Early Childhood Events (see program for details)

Preschool Express (10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.)
Flagstaff Downtown Library.  Ages 4 – 5
Astronomy for Preschoolers  (1:30 – 3 p.m.)
Flagstaff Downtown Library.  Ages 3 – 6

Lego Club  (3:30 – 4:30 p.m.)
East Flagstaff Community Library.   Grades K – 5

Anatomy of a Portrait
Coconino Center for the Arts  (4 – 5:30 p.m.)

For middle and high school students. This drawing workshop invites student to learn about skeletal structure in creating human portraits.

Flagstaff Star Party

Buffalo Park  (6 -10 p.m.)
 
Explore Flagstaff’s precious starry sky with professional and amateur astronomers hosting 30 telescopes!

Mad About the Monsoon

Museum of Northern Arizona  (6:30 -8:00 p.m.)
 
What happened to the Monsoon this year?  Take a look at the science behind our Monsoon and see some amazing clouds that roam over the Northland
Find us on Instagram @flgscifest and share your great Festival moments with #flgscifest2019
All Flagstaff Festival of Science activities are free thanks to the hosting organizations, presenters and our generous supporters!
The Flagstaff Festival of Science is made possible through the generous support of businesses, organizations, foundations and individuals. Major sponsors include W. L. Gore & Associates, Lowell Observatory, City of Flagstaff/BBB Revenues, Suddenlink, The Barringer Crater Company, Meteor Crater, Flagstaff Arts Council, Northern Arizona University, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, Arizona Community Foundation of Flagstaff, Science Sandbox, Wells Fargo and Peaks Audio Productions.