Star Finder Program @ SMU
@smustarfinder.bsky.social
Star Finder - The David Lane Astronomy Outreach Program at Saint Mary's University: connecting NS teachers (and beyond!) to the universe with ready-to-use lesson plans and more with the Burke-Gaffney Observatory. ✨
https://observatory.smu.ca/starfinder
https://observatory.smu.ca/starfinder
Did you see the northern lights last night? There's a small chance we get another view tonight (Nov 12) if you have clear skies. ✨ It's easiest to see the aurora when using a camera, as it'll pick up the lights long before our eyes. Point north, try a long exposure, and see what you can see! 📷
Wow! The Burke-Gaffney Observatory all-sky camera @smuhalifax.bsky.social captured the brief surge in aurora last night when the sky lit up RED by-eye. The camera is black & white, but we can see the band of aurora start in the north (bottom) and work its way southward, before the clouds took over 🤯
November 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Did you see the northern lights last night? There's a small chance we get another view tonight (Nov 12) if you have clear skies. ✨ It's easiest to see the aurora when using a camera, as it'll pick up the lights long before our eyes. Point north, try a long exposure, and see what you can see! 📷
We're here!!!
October 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
We're here!!!
Nova Scotia teachers! The Star Finder team will be at the Association of Science Teachers conference on Oct 24! We'll have a table & we'll do a presentation to share resources with you. We hope we'll see you there! We'll have some printed materials (and maybe even some pens!) to hand out! 👀 ✨
October 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Nova Scotia teachers! The Star Finder team will be at the Association of Science Teachers conference on Oct 24! We'll have a table & we'll do a presentation to share resources with you. We hope we'll see you there! We'll have some printed materials (and maybe even some pens!) to hand out! 👀 ✨
Although the weather isn't in our favour, the Orionids Meteor Shower peaks tonight! It's caused by Earth moving through its orbit where Halley's Comet left lots of tiny pieces of debris. As Earth moves through, we'd see more shooting stars than normal! Check out this TimeAndDate webpage about it:
Look Up to See the Orionids Light Up the Night Skies
Check out our meteor shower animation to find out how, where, and when to see these shooting stars.
www.timeanddate.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Although the weather isn't in our favour, the Orionids Meteor Shower peaks tonight! It's caused by Earth moving through its orbit where Halley's Comet left lots of tiny pieces of debris. As Earth moves through, we'd see more shooting stars than normal! Check out this TimeAndDate webpage about it:
It was sooo inspiring to meet with many NS science teachers last month! We shared all of the (free!!) astronomy-focused,
hands-on lesson plans we've put together, which can all be found online now, too: observatory.smu.ca/starfinder
hands-on lesson plans we've put together, which can all be found online now, too: observatory.smu.ca/starfinder
We had a great time exploring astronomy eduction with these great teachers last month! @smustarfinder.bsky.social
Star Finder program prepares NS teachers with astronomy lesson plans | SMU News and Events
An enthusiastic group of elementary and junior high educators attended the first Star Finder Teachers’ Workshop in August, and they are now ready to share an appreciation of astronomical understanding...
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September 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
It was sooo inspiring to meet with many NS science teachers last month! We shared all of the (free!!) astronomy-focused,
hands-on lesson plans we've put together, which can all be found online now, too: observatory.smu.ca/starfinder
hands-on lesson plans we've put together, which can all be found online now, too: observatory.smu.ca/starfinder
New Star Finder Newsletter!
sway.cloud.microsoft/hYupvkznJi9o...
In this issue:
🔭 Highlights from the first Star Finder Teachers' Workshop
📚 New astronomy lesson plans and resources now available
☁️ Upcoming content on Bluesky!
🌟 Star Finder at the Association of Science Teachers Conference
sway.cloud.microsoft/hYupvkznJi9o...
In this issue:
🔭 Highlights from the first Star Finder Teachers' Workshop
📚 New astronomy lesson plans and resources now available
☁️ Upcoming content on Bluesky!
🌟 Star Finder at the Association of Science Teachers Conference
September 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
New Star Finder Newsletter!
sway.cloud.microsoft/hYupvkznJi9o...
In this issue:
🔭 Highlights from the first Star Finder Teachers' Workshop
📚 New astronomy lesson plans and resources now available
☁️ Upcoming content on Bluesky!
🌟 Star Finder at the Association of Science Teachers Conference
sway.cloud.microsoft/hYupvkznJi9o...
In this issue:
🔭 Highlights from the first Star Finder Teachers' Workshop
📚 New astronomy lesson plans and resources now available
☁️ Upcoming content on Bluesky!
🌟 Star Finder at the Association of Science Teachers Conference
Hello world! ✨
August 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Hello world! ✨