PARKLAND PRESENTS

Staerkel Planetarium

helpful resources:

Kids Cosmic Quest Activities and Coloring Pages:

Cosmic Quest Finding Directions (PDF)

Cosmic Quest How High in the Sky (PDF)

Cosmic Quest Jupiter coloring page (PDF)

Cosmic Quest Saturn coloring page (PDF)

Cosmic Quest Scorpius constellation page (PDF)

Cosmic Quest Sagittarius constellation page (PDF)

Cosmic Quest Cygnus constellation page (PDF)

Cosmic Quest Aquila constellation page (PDF)

Cosmic Quest Sagittarius constellation page (PDF)

Cosmic Quest Summer Triangle page (PDF)

Cosmic Quest Big Dipper page (PDF)

Cosmic Quest Ursa Major constellation page (PDF)

Cosmic Quest Ursa Minor constellation page (PDF)

Cosmic Quest Venus coloring page (PDF)

Cosmic Quest Orion constellation page (PDF)

Cosmic Quest Canis Major constellation page (PDF)

Cosmic Quest Taurus constellation page (PDF)

Cosmic Quest Mars coloring page (PDF)

Cosmic Quest Mars Perseverance coloring page (PDF)

Cosmic Quest Mars helicopter coloring page (PDF)

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 (PDF)

Start Your Own Rock Collection (PDF)

Wind Watching (PDF)

Your Weight on Other Worlds (PDF)

Tracking the Sun (PDF)

Making Changes of Matter (PDF)

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

Buying a Telescope: Some Numbers (PDF)

Magazines:

Astronomy
Mercury Magazine

Abrams Planetarium "Sky Calendar"

Skywatching:

Aurora Forecasts at spaceweather.com

How to Space Stations and other satellites

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