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A TESSA youth volunteer facilitates an activity about the planets for young visitors. Credit: Pacific Science Center

Astronomy Day at the Pacific Science Center

Youth from TESSA (Track for Earth and Space Science Achievement) hosted an Astronomy Day celebration at the Pacific Science Center on April 27th. Drawing on content and activities from the Museum Alliance the TESSA volunteers planned the activities, coordinated the logistics and facilitated the event.

TESSA was funded through NASA’s Competitive Program for Science Museums and Planetariums (CP4SMP+) Grant # NNX10AK17G. The Pacific Science Center has been a Museum Alliance partner since 2003.

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