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Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum
990 SW Rock Creek Drive
P.O. Box 396
Stevenson, WA 98648
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Featured Guest Articles
- Gorge Skies
- Progressing into 2008.
Read More - Gorge Skies - Jan. 30th, 2008
- January is going out in style.
Read More - Gorge Skies - July and August
- Welcome to the skies of July.
Read More - Gorge Skies - May 2007
- Predicting weather in the Gorge.
Read More - Gorge Skies - September 2008
- Sunday night Venus could be seen just above Table Mountain in the early sunset...............................
Read More - Gorge Skies 10-1-08
- October has arrived and with it comes a month of astronomical events that will be fun to watch as the month progresses..............
Read More - Gorge Skies 10-28-08
- Indian summer seems to have arrived, so enjoy the sun, the beautiful colors of fall and the star viewing before we return to the cloudy skies of late autumn..........................................
Read More - Gorge Skies 10-8-2008
- Rain has returned to the Columbia Gorge,and although it seems very natural it sure raised havoc with seeing the night skies........................................................
Read More - Gorge Skies 11-26-2008
- Thanksgiving is almost here, which means we are running out of November..................................
Read More - Gorge Skies 11-5-08
- November has arrived and several days of rain with snow on the mountains are staring us in the face......................................
Read More - Gorge Skies 12-12-08
- While searching on the Internet, I came across the Space.com Satellite Tracker. If you haven't used it yet , it is sure convenient.......................................................
Read More - Gorge Skies 12-31-08
- With snow and rain blocking the view of the night sky during the last two weeks of 2008, it is time to anticipate clearer skies, and to look forward to what will be happening in the Gorge skies of 2009................................................. ...
Read More - Gorge Skies 3-19-08
- At approximately 10:43 tonight the sun will center on the celestial equator. One minute later the sun will have established itself in the northern part of the sky, and we will officially be in spring.
Read More - Gorge Skies 4-2-08
- April is now upon us, and clear skies are forecasted for this week. With that in mind let’s talk a little about what is happening in the night skies.
Read More - Gorge Skies 4-9-08
- Spring vacation is upon us, and true to form cloudy skies seem to be the forecast for the week.
Read More - Gorge Skies 5-7-08
- In last week’s article, the planets of our current evening skies were featured. This week’s article will discuss the two brightest planets, and where they can be found.
Read More - Gorge Skies 6-4-08
- NASA was Hitting on all cyclinders last week. NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander made a successful landing in the Mars artic zone, and then later on in the week NASA made a successful launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery.................................... ...
Read More - Gorge Skies; Feburary 20 2008
- Tonight is the big night.
Read More - Gorge Skies; March 6, 2008
- March is now upon us, and the big event for the month is naturally the long-awaited return of spring.
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Archieved Guest Articles
- Gorge Skies 4-30-08
- May is almost upon us, and being the eternal optimist, I look forward to the warmer weather and the clearer skies of May.
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About Guest Author Les Hasting
Les Hastings was a science and math teacher at Stevenson High School from 1971 to 2002. One of his favorite memories is of the opportunity to participate in the Australian Exchange program in 1987. He actually taught at Burra, South Australia. It was while he was there he was able to observe the famous supernova which is only visible in the southern hemisphere. Les continues to serve the Stevenson High School as a substitute teacher and writes a weekly astronomy column for the local paper, The Skamania County Pioneer.
Les' accomplishments are many. In 1972, he received a National Science Foundation grant to participate in the high school Project Physics program at the University of Washington. In 1989, his Columbia Gorge Study class won the NASA Orbiter-Naming Program for Washington State secondary schools. In 1990, he received the NASA New Mast Honors Teacher Award for high school math and science teachers.
In 1991, Les received a GTE GIFT Fellowship Award for the Advancement of Secondary Mathematics and Science. He was awarded this for initiating and teaching a space science class at Stevenson High School that integrated math and science. In 1992, he was selected to participate in the Support Program for Instructional Competency in Astronomy. This training was accomplished at the Center for Astrophysics at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory at Harvard University. In 2006, Les was qualified as a NASA Solar System Ambassador. He is endorsed by NASA to give presentations on space science to schools and communities in our area.
Les is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum and is an active member of the education committee. He will author two columns for the Museum’s web site: Gorge Skies and Gorge Happenings. The first will focus on astronomy and the second on Gorge geology and natural phenomena.
