The July 22, 2011 Astronomy Day.

July 22, 2011: The Friday for astronomers to amuse the students of CNSHS. That day made me curious. I thought astronomers cannot travel and they can only stay in their offices to tackle some research about space. But those astronomers were said to be “travellers” around the country. From Ilocos Norte to Davao, they travel using their mobile station and continue to amuse and not only to amuse, but to let the students excel in their space knowledge by their “props” such as the reigning Space Dome, the thrilling Film Showing, the amazing Exhibit, the challenging Ask An Astronomer portion, and the exciting Stargazing.

 That morning, we students of III-Oxygen were cleaning and bringing our chairs and tables outside the Physics lab, or our respective room. Physics Lab was going to be the place where the Exhibit will take place. We were brought in the Research Lab and had enjoyment because of the air conditioner. We had our English class with fun. We had a game, not just a game, but a word game, where the last letter of the word that the person will give was to be constructed to make a word. After that, I had my recess with Erick. 9:30 a.m.; I thought that time will be the start of the activities in Astronomy day, when Mrs. Berganos went in the room, asking us to prepare our laboratory notebook. I got shocked because I thought we will start the activities. So that came to the result of making Mrs. Berganos coming back to her room.  And then we went out, being excited for the Film Showing. While watching, I heard someone in the movie named as Hans Lippershey. They all looked at me. I said to myself, “Oh God...”. After the Film Showing, we had a 15-minute wait for the Batch 2 to go out of the Dome for us to take place. By surprise, I felt like I was in the Planetarium in Manila. About the constellations, planets and time, I got amazed. So we went in the next station, the Exhibit. I saw some pictures from NASA and the actual meteoroids. But I never had my actual touch in the meteoroids because of the long line. And then lunch, I and Erick went out to eat at my house, expecting “someone” to join me. Ask an Astronomer portion: that made me sleepy (just joking). I learned some answers of those questions that others gave. Unfortunately, we did not tackle the exciting Stargazing, due to heavy rain. And after that, the III – O had a rest and went home safely. And I thank God for the “not so enjoying” day because no one of us got accidents.