Message from MTN Science Centre:
Welcome 2009!
2009 FREE Back-to-School Offer
Get a
FREE MTN Sciencentre visit
on Monday 26 January
for your
school and view the partial solar eclipse from the rooftop parking area
of Canal Walk.
This
will be an annular eclipse where the Moon won’t
completely cover the sun.
Cape Town is expected to see a 65% partial eclipse.
Programme for Monday 26 January
07:30 – 08:30 Guided eclipse viewing
08:30 – 09:00 Breakfast Break
09:00 – 09:30 Talk by Cliff Turk: Understanding eclipses
09:30 – 10:30 Explore the MTN Sciencentre
Notes:
1. Breakfast for school groups will be supplied (muffin, juice,
fruit)
2. School groups are expected to provide their own transport but entrance to the
MTN Sciencentre as well as the special eclipse programme is FREE!
3. Schools who would like to come but need assistance with transport must apply to the
MTN Sciencentre before Thursday, 22 January
4. Limited
numbers: first-come, first-served - HURRY AND BOOK NOW!
* WHAT A GREAT WAY TO START YOUR SCHOOL YEAR!
Call Carmen on 021 529 8100 to book your visit
Members of the general
public are welcome to attend the guided
eclipse viewing from 7:30 to 9:00 and the talk at 9:00
Should
you wish to view the eclipse from home, eclipse viewers are available to
purchase
from Experilab, the science shop next to the MTN Sciencentre. Do not look
at the sun
with the naked eye, a camera, telescope or binoculars – you can be instantly
blinded!
This
programme is part of an extended World Space Week programme sponsored by the
Department for Science and Technology and implemented by the South African
Agency
for Science and Technology Advancement