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Wednesday 12-6
Thursday 10-4
Friday 10-4
Saturday 10-2

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This weekend, let's find some light. There are two

This weekend, let's find some light. There are two exciting things happening Monday: It's the winter solstice, which means that it's the shortest day of the year (for us, in the northern hemisphere), as well as the least direct light when the sun is up. After Monday, the amount of light we get each day will start increasing again. It's also the conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter. On Monday, they will be so close that when you look, they might look like one big star. If you look through a telescope (or even some binoculars), you'll be able to see the two plants together, and might even be able to see some of Jupiter's moons and Saturn's rings. So, this weekend, choose a way (or a few) to find some light. Here's some ideas!
- Get outside during the day! Take a walk in the middle of the day, and notice where the sun is in the sky, and think about where it is in the sky during the summer. It's much lower! Notice how the light is soft, because it's traveling through more atmosphere than the direct sun in the summer, so is diffused.
- Get outside at night, and look for the planet conjunction! Search for The Planetary Society conjunction to help find it in the night sky and learn more.
- Make lanterns to decorate! Decorate jars and put battery operated candles inside. Place them in windows or somewhere else where they might be cheery.
- Explore to find Christmas lights and decorations.
- Play with light, and have a shadow puppet show! If you're looking for ways to connect with family and friends you can't see right now, think about making a light journal for them. As you find light, learning about the solstice and conjunction of plants, explore and make light in your house, take pictures and videos to send to them. Ask your grownup to help you answer a few questions, and write down the answers or record them, and send that too! Maybe they'll do some of the same things, and send you a light journal.
Questions:
- What is your favorite kind of light? Where does that light come from?
- Do you like it to be very bright, very dark, or somewhere in between?
- What is your favorite thing to see in the sky--the sun, the moon, or stars? What do you like about it?

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