Today was a day. I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this aspect, but the temps this week are upwards of 98F and we have about 450 people camping in tents or RVs. Most people are up all night doing astronomy and then sleep during the day. Except kids. Kids are up at all hours and therefore so am I. 

So anyways, something I honestly didn’t realize was going to be a challenge today was mixing paint colors. Yes, as in blue and yellow make green. For today’s youth, most of them have only ever been given green, not asked to make it. So although we painted solar systems, we really ended up learning a lot about color theory and how to deal with frustration when things aren’t perfect. This is how my solar system ended up in a slightly different orientation, in completely unrealistic colors that glow in the dark and have smiley faces. It’s good to not be to serious about these things. All in all, everything turned out okay but I’d definitely plan for a full rainbow of colors next time. 

Also, this morning’s planet walk was fabulous! There was a surprising amount of people that attended it for being fairly early in the morning. The planets were spaced apart accurately over 300ft and there was a scavenger hunt that went along with them. Later in the day, a twister came through and launched Uranus into outer space, never to be seen again.  Concerned about littering, the youth and I did go around asking people if they’d seen Uranus. You can definitely tell who has a sense of humor depending on the pronunciation and jokes that may or may not have followed.

Acrylic on foam.

The planet walk.