by Janice Harvey
Journey Through
the Universe:
Another Successful Year
Figure 1.
Brian Day from the
NASA Lunar Science
Institute shares with
the students that
the Moon is a far
more interesting
place than we
previously thought.
The 2012 Journey Through the Universe program in Hawai‘i attracted more
students, educators, observatory staff, and public than ever before in its
eight-year history. This summary shares highlights from classroom visits
to public lectures and other events that make this program Gemini North’s
flagship local outreach program.
Journey Through the Universe (Journey), Gemini North’s highly successful science education
outreach program, entered its eighth year this March with a week-long schedule of activities
that culminated with a guest appearance by Jeff Goldstein, the visionary who started the national program over a decade ago.
As with previous yea