Constellation Spring 2013 The Art of Space Imagery Middle Atlantic Planetarium Society Education Research Grant President's Message Losing the Dark Planetarium News George Mason University works with Winkler Botanical Preserve on Outreach Hamilton Planetarium Scholarship Fund Announces New Grant GLPA Looking for Quilt Images African Cosmos: Stellar Arts Education Committee Reach for the [...]
Constellation Winter 2012 It Takes More Than Warm Porridge to Make a Goldilocks Zone Maps Conference President's Message Elections 2013 Education Committee What College Students Know (and Don’t Know) About Astronomy Everyone’s Universe Read the Newsletter
Make plans for a summer trip to Frederick when MAPS will assemble at the Earth and Space Science Lab of Frederick MD July 17-20, 2013. […]
Constellation Fall 2012 A Brand New Age: Queue Observing at Mt. Paranal Elections President's Message Education Committee Day and Night Planetarium News Museum Educators Workshop VISTA Teachers Learn To Make Use Of Inflatable Planetarium Neil A. Armstrong (1930-2012) Maps Conference: MAPS in Maryland Read the Newsletter
Constellation Summer 2012 NASA Helps Europe Study a Comet – Up Close and Personal MAPS Conference President's Message Education Committee Curiosity about Mars Evaluating the Effect of Your Planetarium on Students Conference Sponsors Planetarium News Awards Planetarium Scholarship Fund Announces Recipient How Many Discoveries Can You Make in a Month? Light Pollution Film [...]
July 17-20, 2013 Ausherman Planetarium, Earth and Space Science Laboratory, Fredrick County Pubic Schools, Frederick, Maryland […]
Thank You Very Much! We would like to thank the following who made MAPS 2012 possible by their generous contributions! […]
MAPS recently responded to the National Science Teachers’ Association call for financial support from its affiliate organizations in their effort to complete the new John Glenn Center for Science Education in Washington, D.C. […]
The MAPS conference schedule is posted here and will be updated as presentation and demonstration requests come in. Get this schedule on your smart phone! iPhone and Android users can save this schedule and check it right on your phone live during the conference. […]
The MAPS Award of Recognition is given to a person who has made extraordinary contributions to the institution, for the student at graduation, or for the student completing coursework with the highest achievement. The certificate will be presented formally at some important meeting or event and publicly announced that the commendation is also made by [...]
Constellation Spring 2012 Dawn Takes a Closer Look Election Results President's Message Education Committee Equinox 2012 Planetarium News MAPS Conference Strategic Planning Ad Hoc Committee Strengthens Organization: A Personal Reflection Read the Newsletter
Invitation to MAPS 2012: When Worlds Align The Robert J. Novins Planetarium at Ocean County College in Toms River, New Jersey invites you the 2012 Middle Atlantic Planetarium Society Conference, May 16-19, 2012. […]
The society by-laws, voted on and passed by the membership, are now available for viewing.
The organization came into formal existence on Saturday, May 22, 1965, during a meeting of planetarium educators held in the Earth and Space Science Laboratory of Frederick County, Frederick, Maryland. The original objectives of the society were described as follows: […]
Constellation Winter 2011 Elections President's Message Education Awards MAPS Conference Bylaws
The following .pdf files are the present state of the data I've been collecting. Please peruse these documents and feel free to send additions and corrections. All the information provided here has been gleaned from past issues of the Constellation, documents in the archives, and personal contacts from members. There are also fields that will [...]
In 1999 I began a project at the meeting in Lancaster, PA. That year I started interviewing MAPS members, collecting the history, stories and anecdotes of our organization. I interviewed Charlie Walker, Sam Storch, Tom Stec, Laura Deines (Meader), and Norm Dean. I am interested in interviewing more people. I enjoy the process and I [...]
