Albuquerque: Cosmic Carnival

Cosmic Carnival 2008 Sunday, April 20 Noon-6:00 PM

Cosmic Carnival is a FREE family science festival presented to the community by a partnership of astronomy clubs, museums, and the City of Albuquerque.
This special event is being held in association with National Astronomy Day. Cosmic Carnival will again partner with the 2008 City of Albuquerque's Fiestas de Albuquerque celebration.
Cosmic Carnival features lots of hands-on activities and demos, safe telescope observing of the Sun, astronomy and science exhibitors from all over New Mexico, educational
give-aways, and free raffles with great prizes.
This year Cosmic Carnival will be in the very center of Old Town Albuquerque with the exhibitors’ tents set up on the street in front of the San Felipe Church.
All of Old Town will be closed to all vehicle traffic creating a giant pedestrian area for the science activities.
A 6 inch telescope will be given away, ad there will be lots of free materials, hands on activities,and learning.
Exhibitors include:
Albuquerque Rocket Society
Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum
Balloon Explorium
Explora!
NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador Program
National Atomic Museum
National Solar Observatory
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
New Mexico Science Writers Association
NOAA (National Weather Service)
Rio Grande Astronomical Society
Sandia National Laboratories
The Albuquerque Astronomical Society
Magdalena Ridge Observatory (MRO) Institute
Very Large Array (NRAO)
New Mexicans for Science and Reason
City of Albuquerque's Fiestas de Albuquerque
The Albuquerque Astronomical Society (TAAS)
The Albuquerque Museum of Art & History
Rio Rancho Astronomical Society


More information is available at www.Cosmiccarnival.org

Join us on Sunday, April 20, 2008, noon-6PM, for science and astronomy fun...under the big top!

Jerry Cross

505-228-6768 cell