Lights Out - Walk About Pasadena

[Jane H Jones]

Join the Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers at the San 
Rafael Branch Library in Pasadena Saturday March 
29 from 7-9 p.m.  The address is 1240 Nithsdale 
Road, Pasadena, CA 91105.  There are map and 
public transportation links on the library 
webpage 
http://www.ci.pasadena.ca.us/Library/sanrafael.asp

Weather permitting, we'll be aiming our 
telescopes at Saturn, Mars and stars.  The 
weather forecast is for mostly cloudy followed by 
patchy fog, unfortunately.  So if it's too cloudy 
to view through telescopes, we'll still be there 
to answer questions about sidewalk astronomy, 
telescopes, light pollution, Saturn, Mars and 
more.  Our friend, Poet Robert Eklund will be at 
the library too, reading from his new book of 
poetry called "First Star I See Tonight".

From the City website:

Lights Out * Walk About Pasadena is our city's 
unique take on Earth Hour 2008, a global campaign 
to turn lights off from 8 - 9 p.m. on Saturday, 
March 29, 2008 and raise awareness about the 
impact of energy use.

It's our way of making the connection between 
conservation and community. The dome and façade 
lights at City Hall will go dark for an hour at 8 
p.m. on March 29th, signaling to all that energy 
conservation and a sustainable environment make 
for a better, stronger community.

The City will also host several no/low light 
events that many Pasadenans can walk to in under 
20 minutes. Whatever your plans may be that 
evening, the City encourages you to try walking 
to your destination. It's an easy and healthy way 
to connect with your environment and your 
neighbors.

More city-wide events can be found here: 
http://cityofpasadena.net/  I hope to see some of 
you out at the San Rafael Branch Library on 
Saturday night!  If not , I hope you can enjoy 
one of the other events or create your own lights 
out event.

Jane


-- 
Jane Houston Jones
Senior Outreach Specialist, Cassini Program
JPL - 4800 Oak Grove Drive, MS 230-205
Pasadena, CA  91109  818-393-6435
jane.h.jones at jpl.nasa.gov
Cassini SOC http://soc.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm
What's Up? http://education.jpl.nasa.gov/amateurastronomy/index.html