STARLAB PLANETARIUM COMES TO PLEASANT HILL SCHOOL

(10/23/2007)

Kelli Whytsell's preschool class in front of the STARLAB dome By Lori Parsons Pleasant Hill Elementary students had the unique opportunity this week to visit a STARLAB dome right in their own gymnasium. Mrs. Bonnie Sands introduced the students to the magical world of astronomy. STARLAB is a portable planetarium that was provided to Calhoun County Schools by NASA after a few county teachers were trained to utilize it. The dome is made from an industrial strength material and is inflated with a fan. It can accommodate about 25 students at a time. Once inflated it resembles an igloo type structure. Inside the dome, a cylinder projector allows students to view the night sky as it looks that very night in our own county or in a far off country. The lab will be in the county a few more days before returning to NASA.

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