November Saturday Club at Casper College explores ‘Stars’

“Stars” is the topic to be explored in the November edition of the Tate Geological Museum’s popular Saturday Club. The club will meet on Saturday, Nov. 1, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the museum.

Taught by Russell Hawley, Tate Geological Museum education specialist, participants will receive a brief introduction to the constellations. The short introduction will help students to identify the stars and to recognize planets.

“We’ll also learn some star names and see how they show us what the original constellations looked like thousands of years ago,” Hawley said. Students will be challenged to connect the dots and draw the constellations on a star chart.

The day will conclude with the building of star clocks. When the wheel of a star clock is turned to match time and date, participants will be able to see the position of the constellations in the northern sky for any night of the year. “Alternatively, they can use their star clock to tell them what time it is, just by looking at the night sky,” Hawley noted.

Saturday Club is free and open to children ages 7-14. The Tate Geological Museum is located at the southern end of the Casper College campus. Look for the life-size T. rex bronze near the Tate or call the museum at 307-268-2447 for more information​