PARKLAND PRESENTS

Staerkel Planetarium

helpful resources:

Kids Cosmic Quest Activities and Coloring Pages:

Cosmic Quest Finding Directions

Cosmic Quest How High in the Sky

Cosmic Quest Jupiter coloring page

Cosmic Quest Saturn coloring page

Cosmic Quest Scorpius constellation page

Cosmic Quest Sagittarius constellation page

Cosmic Quest Cygnus constellation page

Cosmic Quest Aquila constellation page

Cosmic Quest Sagittarius constellation page

Cosmic Quest Summer Triangle page

Cosmic Quest Big Dipper page

Cosmic Quest Ursa Major constellation page

Cosmic Quest Ursa Minor constellation page

Cosmic Quest Venus coloring page

Cosmic Quest Orion constellation page

Cosmic Quest Canis Major constellation page

Cosmic Quest Taurus constellation page

Cosmic Quest Mars coloring page

Cosmic Quest Mars Perseverance coloring page

Cosmic Quest Mars helicopter coloring page

Teleconferencing backgrounds:

Planetarium dome with normal stars

Planetarium dome with bright stars

Planetarium donors wall

Planetarium logo with stars

Planetarium dark logo with stars

Planetarium big logo with stars

Abstract background 1

Abstract background 2

At-Home Science Activities:

Make a Constellation from Your Name

Start Your Own Rock Collection

Wind Watching

Your Weight on Other Worlds

Tracking the Sun

Making Changes of Matter

Buying a Telescope (the planetarium does not endorse products):

Orion Telescope and Binoculars

Buying a Telescope: Some Numbers

Magazines:

Astronomy
Mercury Magazine

Abrams Planetarium "Sky Calendar"

The "Skeptical Inquirer" at CSICOP

Skywatching:

Aurora Forecasts

How to Locate Iridium Flares and the Space Station

Champaign–Urbana Astronomical Society

University of Illinois Astronomical Society

Upcoming Solar and Lunar Eclipses

Messier Catalog

Skywatching Tips

Space & Astronomy News

Space Missions:

Observing the Sun with SOHO

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA Spirit and Opportunity Missions

Cassini Mission at Saturn

Galileo Mission to Jupiter

Hubble Space Telescope

Magellan Radar-mapping Mission to Venus

Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous

Space Shuttle & Space Station Information

Spitzer Infrared Space Telescope

Chandra X-ray Space Telescope

New Horizons Mission to Pluto

Astronomy Education:

Jim Kaler's Homepage

Web-based Astronomy Activities

Planetary Photojournal!

Spinoffs, or How Have We Benefited from the Space Program

NASA's Space Science Education Resources Directory

Stars and Constellations

Stellar Spectra from Jim Kaler

Think we didn't land on the Moon?

Hubble Space Telescope's "Amazing Space!"

Great Lakes Planetarium Association's Goals for K-12 Education

GLPA's Statement on the Value of the Planetarium

Why is Astronomy Important?

Science Blogs:

Joanne Manaster's Blog and Book Reviews

Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy Blog

Andrew Pritchard's Chambana Weather

Organizations:

Champaign County Museums Network

American Astronomical Society

Champaign County Convention & Visitor's Bureau

International Dark Sky Association

Illinois Coalition for Responsible Outdoor Lighting

Astronomical Society of the Pacific

Great Lakes Planetarium Association

The Planetary Society

University of Illinois Astronomy Department

Astronomical League: A Consortium of Astronomy Clubs Nationwide