Night Sky Update: October 7-15, 2023
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Saturday, October 7, 2023. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time which is Central Daylight Time (CDT). For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click the highlighted text. If relying on times… Continue reading
St. Louis Metropolitan Area to Experience Two Solar Eclipses in Coming Months
ST. LOUIS, MO – September 27, 2023 St. Louis Metropolitan Area to Experience Two Solar Eclipses in Coming Months Saint Louis Science Center to Host Several Events to Explain, Observe This Impressive Phenomenon In October, St. Louisans will look up to view a partial solar eclipse and then, in April 2024, will have the chance… Continue reading
Eclipse 2024
Night Sky Update: September 23-October 1, 2023
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Saturday, September 23, 2023. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time which is Central Daylight Time (CDT). For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click the highlighted text. If relying on times… Continue reading
Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear – Ursus arctos horribilis The grizzly is a subspecies of Brown bear found in Northwestern North America. A solitary animal requiring a large habitat, National Parks such as Glacier National Park in Montana and Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming can be ideal places to live. September 23, 2023, is National Public Lands Day,… Continue reading
Dream It. Build It.
Space Astros Candy
Space Astros Candy – South Africa, ca. 1997 CHOCOLATE!!! Today is International Chocolate Day, and to celebrate we are going back to the late 90s with an out-of-this-world chocolate candy called Space Astros. These candy-coated chocolate biscuit bites made by Cadbury had a little bit of crunch and a lot of that dairy milk chocolatey… Continue reading
Hat (Salakot)
Hat (Salakot) Philippines, ca. early 20th century What specific job do you think this hat was worn for? This is the traditional type of hat worn by rice paddy farmers in South Asia and Southeast Asia. Made of stitched together palm leaves over a bamboo stick frame and decorated with colored straw, paper, and cotton,… Continue reading
Night Sky Update: September 2-10, 2023
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Saturday, September 2, 2023. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time which is Central Daylight Time (CDT). For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click the highlighted text. If relying on times… Continue reading