parents

The Globe at Night activity, measuring light pollution by looking at Orion, is a great activity for you to do with your kids. It only takes 5 minutes IF you prime them a bit.  Here's what worked great with me and my kids (aged 7 and 10).

I printed out the "family pack" at Globe at Night and left the 2 pages with 8 star charts on the kitchen counter. I asked my kids to look at them and think about the pattern in the 8 charts, "...but don't tell me yet," because one always talks for the other!

Hi everyone. I've got to commend you on what a great job you're doing, especially @flyingjenny.  You've all made STS grow into what it is today, and it's absolutely amazing.

If you've been following me via Twitter, then you know that my Dad passed away recently.  I'm saying this because he's the reason that I am where I am today - and he followed STS from the beginning.

Just a few months ago, before STS, I had my own blog on another website.  Without getting into details, I was "discouraged" from continuing to post on that site (don't ask because I won't tell), but I always sent my Dad the link and he would pass it along to other family members.  It was a way for them to keep up with what I was doing.

Once I'd started the blog, Dad would always ask - "When are you going to have a new blog! We love to read them!" 

I'm happy now that I saved those emails - him saying how neat he thought the idea was, how he was proud, etc - yet sad that he won't ever get to see what eventually became of it.