Universe in the Park: An Outreach Program in the State of Wisconsin

该奖项将资助2011年“公园中的宇宙”季节，这是一个在威斯康星州整个州立公园系统举行的推广计划。每个宇宙在公园会议开始介绍当前的天文主题或最近发现的本科生（或研究生）的学生形成的威斯康星州。然后，学生们使用大口径但便携式的望远镜为公众进行观测。除了对公众参与者的广泛影响外，学生们还学习如何准备和向普通观众做演讲，磨练他们对天空的了解，并了解最近的天文事件。该奖项将资助大约60个Universe in the Park会议，并将达到数千名观众。该计划的网页是：http://www.astro.wisc.edu/uitp/

This award will fund the 2011 season of 'Universe in the Park', an outreach program that is held throughout the State park system in Wisconsin. Each Universe in the Park session starts with a presentation on a current astronomical topic or a recent discovery by an undergraduate (or graduate) student form the University of Wisconsin. The students then lead an observing session for the public using large-aperture, but portable, telescopes. In addition to the broad impact on the public participants, the students learn how to prepare and make presentations to lay audiences, hone their knowledge of the sky, and keep current on recent astronomical events. This award will fund approximately 60 Universe in the Park sessions and will reach an audience of several thousand. The web page for the program is: http://www.astro.wisc.edu/uitp/