HISTORY
for Island Astronomy Institute

Grand Opening of the shop in Bernard Sep. 27, 2003
Maine’s first Orion and TeleVue Dealer.

2003 Friday Night Lectures and Stargazing Oct. 3, 2003 First of 11 weeks of Free presentations.

Pemetic School Teachers
16 hrs of professional development instruction provided for credit.

2004 Winter Lecture Series
Island Astronomy Jan. 9, 2004
Island Astronomy Jan. 16, 2004
Island Astronomy Jan. 23, 2004
Southwest Harbor Library Feb. 6, 2004
Southwest Harbor Library Feb. 13, 2004
Southwest Harbor Library Feb. 20, 2004

MDI High School Mar.18, 2004
$2000 Emery Grant used to purchase 2 telescopes.

2004 Friday Night Lectures and Stargazing Apr. 9, 2004
First of 33 weeks of Free presentations.

Acadia National Park Jun. 14, 2004
Staff development day at The College of The Atlantic.

Pemetic School’s 1st Grade Class field trip to Bernard Jun. 24, 2004
“Thank you for the fantastic field trip!
We all loved it because we got to use a telescope!”
Maeve Geary

Bobcat Cottage Opens Jun. 26, 2004.

Meadow View Observatory Opens Jul. 1, 2004.

Quietside Campground Free presentation Jul. 17, 2004.

College of the Atlantic Jul. 15, 2004
Collaboration with GIS Lab: Landsat Data Acquisition, written by IA
$1500 awarded by Maine Space Grant Consortium
(relinquished by COA for budgetary reasons).

Humbolt Field Research Institute Cosmos Colloquia Speaker Aug. 7, 2004.

$2000 Emery Science Grant Jul. 10, 2004
Awarded to Pemetic teachers for astronomy tuition.

Maine Space Grant Consortium Annual Meeting Jul. 16, 2004.

Maine Space Grant Consortium Jul. 17, 2004
Affiliate Membership unanimously approved by board.

University of Maine Aug. 12, 2004
“Expert Observer” support for astronomy students.

$10,000 Grant Sep. 7, 2004
from Maine Space Grant Consortium
for the Pemetic Astronomy Initiative.

Pemetic School Second phase of astronomy program starts Sep. 21, 2004.

Private astronomy instruction starts in Bernard Sep. 28, 2004
15 classes for home schoolers.

Union 98 Science Curriculum Team Meeting Sep. 29, 2004.

Inaugural Membership Campaign Oct. 10, 2004
Sponsored by Irving Silverman.

MDI Rotary Club Guest Speaker Nov. 3, 2004.

Illumination Engineers Society Dark Sky Presentation Nov. 18, 2004.

NASA Lunar & Meteorite Sample Training Nov. 19, 2004
Certification to borrow Apollo Moon Rocks.

Union 98 Science Curriculum Team Meeting Jan. 12, 2005.

2005 Winter Lecture Series
Bass Harbor Memorial Library The Constellations of Winter Jan. 14, 2005.
Bass Harbor Memorial Library The Hubble Story Jan. 21, 2005.
Southwest Harbor Library Great Observatories Jan. 28, 2005.
Southwest Harbor Library Mission to Mars & Saturn Feb. 4, 2005.
Northeast Harbor Library Mission to Mars & Saturn Feb. 10, 2005.
Bass Harbor Memorial Library The Moon Feb. 11, 2005.
Northeast Harbor Library Great Observatories Feb. 17, 2005.
Northeast Harbor Library The Hubble Story Feb. 24, 2005.
Bass Harbor Memorial Library Mission to Mars & Saturn Feb. 18, 2005.

Acadia National Park Jan. 11, 2005
Meeting/ Presentation to staff on dark sky issues.

MDI Adult Education “Astronomy for Everyone” Jan. 26, 2005
8 weeks of classes start.

Union 98 Science Curriculum Team Meeting Apr. 12, 2005.

Tremont Historical Society Apr. 13, 2005
Presentation: Astronomy Through History.

Acadia Senior College Apr. 14, 2005
Program for “Scientific Snoops.”

Pemetic Elementary School Apr. 25, 2005
First day of new astronomy curriculum.

Camp Beech Cliff Jun. 19, 2005
First of 7 Summer Astronomy Adventure Programs.

College of the Atlantic Jul. 11, 2005
Summer Program for Teachers.

Trenton School Summer Academy Aug. 1, 2005
First of 8 classes on solar astronomy.

LandEscapes Aug. 6, 2005 “Gone Fishing In The Stars” program.

                   
  Contact Information:
Telephone: 207-244-9477
Postal Address: Peter & Linda Lord Island Astronomy
P.O. Box 249 Bernard, ME 04612
Electronic mail: info@islandastro.com