Hoot Gibson and Pluto protest top week's astro calendar

Here's a shout out from Greg Scheiderer's blog:

Dueling space fun Saturday: The fourth annual Pluto is a Planet Protest and a talk by astronaut Hoot Gibson blast off at the same hour this weekend, so you can only choose one.

Also, Monday is freebie day at the Pacific Science Center, thanks to Freddy.

More at:

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NASA administrator Bolden speaks in Seattle

Posted on behalf of Greg Scheiderer:

NASA administrator and former astronaut Charlie Bolden was in Seattle this weekend at the Museum of Flight for a Black History Month event honoring Michael Armstrong and the students who are in an aerospace education program that bears his name.

Bolden also talked about the future of NASA.

More from SeattleAstronomy.com:

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Greg Scheiderer's Seattle astronomy news

Local astronomy enthusiast Greg Scheiderer is currently writing about the Seattle astronomy scene for examiner.com. Greg's latest post is titled "New astronomy "unclub" up and running", and is about the "unclub" movement and the Galileo Astronomy Unclub founded by former Seattle Astronomical Society President Jon Bearscove.

Below is a list of some of his other posts:

• Great new Hubble photos have Seattle roots
• City of Tumwater passes ordinance to curb light pollution
• Free admission for youth at Museum of Flight in December
• Is the Seattle area above average in enthusiasm for astronomy?
• Ken Croswell talks about The Lives of Stars

Keep an eye out future posts from Greg at Seattle Astronomy Examiner.

Update: I have added an RSS feed for Greg's Seattle Astronomy Examiner site to the Astronomy and space related blogs listing on the sidebar to the left. Check it out for the latest news from Greg.