EVENTS CALENDARMarch 5 Santa Barbara Charter School Science Festival 6:00-7:30 PM March 6 CHARTER FAMILY LOW TIDE EXPLORATION 1:30 PM Campus Point March 9 Super Worm Moon - 1st of three super moons March 14 Star Party SBMNH 7:30-10:00 PM FREE March 15 Last quarter moon and 4 planets seen at dawn Free Admission Day SBMNH March 20 Spring Equinox and Mars and Jupiter in Conjunction March 25 - 27 Crescent Moon near Venus after sunset CHARTER FAMILY TIDE POOL EXPLORATION: Charter families are invited to join me for a low tide exploration on Friday March 6 at 1:30 PM at Campus Point/UCSB. I will have buckets and field guides for identifying tide pool creatures. I recommend wearing rain boots and a jacket. I will be there rain or shine. If you text or email me your plans to attend, I can be on the lookout for you. ([email protected] or 619-993-4339) This is not an official school sponsored event. You are responsible for keeping an eye on any children you bring - No part of their bodies should touch water unless you are watching them. Always face the incoming waves when observing tide pool creatures. Also please prepare them before you come for being gentle with all sea creatures. DIRECTIONS: Exit Highway 101 northbound at Highway 217. Follow it to the end where it enters the UCSB gate. Go around the big circle and turn on Lagoon Rd. At the end of Lagoon Rd (before the signs that don't allow you to drive further) there is a large parking lot on your left. Read the sign by the pay machine- a few of the stalls are for beach access from 7:30am-5pm on weekdays. THE NIGHT SKYThis month begins the first of three super moons. A supermoon is what we call a moon when its orbit is slightly closer than average. According to EarthSky "We give the distances (as measured between the centers of the moon and Earth) for the three upcoming full moon supermoons: Full moon on March 9, 2020: 222,081 miles or 357,404 km Full moon on April 8, 2020: 221,851 miles or 357,034 km Full moon on May 7, 2020: 224,429 miles or 361,184 km In contrast, the smallest and most distant full moon of the year will fall on October 31, 2020, at a distance of 252,380 miles or 406,166 km. Other exciting astronomical appearances this month include the quarter moon lining up with four planets on March 15 and the conjunction of Mars and Jupiter on the equinox - March 20th. THE EQUINOXThe spring or vernal equinox is when our day and night are about equal. Take a look at these charts of sunrise and sunset in Santa Barbara during the spring equinox (March 20), summer solstice (June 20), fall (autumnal) equinox (Sept 22), and the winter solstice (December 21). This video and article from EarthSky can help you understand the cause of the seasons. earthsky.org/?p=68679
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