Event
Annie Jump Cannon: Sorter of the Stars
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Fee:
Free.Location:
The planetarium is located in the Rock Creek Park Nature Center at 5200 Glover Rd. NW Washington, DC 20015Dates & Times
Date:
Saturday, March 23, 2024
Time:
11:00 AM, 2:00 PM
Duration:
30 minutes
Type of Event
Cultural/Craft Demonstration
Talk
Description
For Women's History Month, join a park ranger in the planetarium to learn about astronomer Annie Jump Cannon. Annie was one of a group of women astronomers at Harvard Observatory who worked on a map of every star in the sky. Annie not only was the fastest at analyzing the stars, but she also developed a new system of classification that is still used today. After the presentation will be a craft activity to make our own spectroscopes.