AstroCamp Virginia

AstroCamp Virginia is a hands on physical science, space, astronomy, outdoor adventure, STEM based year around residential camp for children ages 8-17.

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Hi, it’s AstroCamp Virginia, and welcome to our crib!
Ok... it’s actually a dome for telescope observing, but we’d live in it if we could! 😁

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There's chillin' on the lake... and then there's AstroCamp chillin' on the lake. 😎😂

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Summer campfire is a place for hanging out, bonding, and being goofy! Got any favorite campfire stories or memories?

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Discovered 90 years ago, (Feb 18, 1930), we had no idea Pluto would look like this, let alone that we would take a space probe called New Horizons to get this close!
📸: NASA
#astrocamp #pluto #newhorizons

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The mad scientist look is strong with this one… This Van De Graaf generator creates a strong charge on anything it can get its hands on, including hair! 😄

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Axe throwing?! Yep, we offer that too at our summer camp! 💪😁

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Throwback Thursday to sweet summer pool days… we can’t wait to jump back in! ☀️😎

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Ga… Ga… BALL! Who else loves playing this game? 😁

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This nebula called the Red Spider Nebula, located some 3,000 light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius. This nebula harbors 1 of the hottest stars known and its powerful stellar winds generate waves 62.4 billion miles high. #astrocampva #NASA #nebula Credit: #ESA

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One of our summer favorites is LARP! Where else do you get to test your battle skills and carry a sweet (foam) sword?

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Throwback to a few beautiful Spitzer telescope images. It’s been studying the cosmos since 2003, & today it’s set to retire 😢It’s given us the first glimpses of exoplanets, and made important discoveries about comets, stars, and distant galaxies. Cheers! 💖🔭🌌
Pics by NASA.

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Why don’t cities have night sky views like AstroCamp? Because cities love lights. This creates “light pollution,” making it very hard to see faint objects (the same way it’s hard to see right looking at a really bright light). So, to see a night sky like this… get out of town!

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Astronomers using NASA’s #Hubble Space Telescope have uncovered surprising new clues about a hefty, rapidly aging star whose behavior has never been seen before in our Milky Way galaxy. 🔭 🌎
Credits: #NASA #astrocampva

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Everyone needs a spa night in their life! #astrocampva #spanight #summercamp #summernights #countdowntocamp

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#TBT 1941 groundbreaking ceremony at the NACA Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory. William R. Hopkins – Cleveland City Manager from 1924-1930, was personally responsible for planning and acquiring the land for the Cleveland Airport. #astrocampva #airport #flight
Credit: #NASA

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Our instructors and counselors are who make our program successful. They inspire learning, growth, and fun! Interested in joining our team, checkout our website for any open positions. https://t.co/SWqwkApAm4 #astrocampva #scienceteachers #sciencecamp #dreamjob

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"It is always the right time to do what is right." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Are brown dwarfs born like stars, as in this rendering, or do they form like planets orbiting another star? A study by researchers using data from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope has led to the preliminary conclusion that they are formed much like a star. #astrocampva
Credit: #NASA

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You are right on the mark! AstroCamp is the best place to spend your summer!
#astrocampva #ontarget #sciencecamp #bullseye #countdowntocamp

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#TBT Apollo 6, the second and last of the unmarned Saturn V test flights, is slowly transported past the Vehicle Assembly Building on the way to launch pad 39-A. #astrocampva #saturn #space #apollo
Credit: #NASA