Astronomer and Woodstock local Bob Berman visited Bennett Intermediate School in Boiceville on January 30, bringing meteorites and a spectroscope to Bennett's after-school science club.
Berman is the author of The Sun's Heartbeat and other astronomy books, and the director of the Overlook Observatory in Woodstock. Check out his website here.
Ulster BOCES Community Relations staffer Valerie Havas (who also works as a publicist for the Onteora School District) was onhand to take photos of the students checking out Berman's tools of the astronomical trade. She shared a few of her photos with the Watershed Post.
Above, Berman watches as Gracie Foster looks at a cloud through a spectroscope. Below, Samuel Buono examines a meteor.
Photos by Valerie Havas/Ulster BOCES Community Relations. Used with permission.
We have updated this post to note that Havas works for the Onteora School District, which runs the Bennett school. --Ed.
