Moon Society Nashville Outpost at Vanderbilt’s Dyer Observatory’s Telescope Night 4/18

Hi all, I represented Moon Society Nashville Outpost by presenting my “Apollo to Artemis” exhibit at Vanderbilt’s Dyer Observatory’s Telescope Night on Friday 4/18 from 8:30-10:30pm using spacecraft models of the Apollo Saturn V, LM, STS Space Shuttle, Soyuz and Artemis’s SLS, Orion, Lunar Gateway, and SpaceX and Blue Origin’s Human Landing Systems. Commercial space […]

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Moon Society Nashville Outpost at Nashville Outdoor Recreational Expo 4/12

Hello all, I exhibited at the Nashville Outdoor Recreational Expo in Bells Bend Park Saturday 4/12 from 9-3:00.  I spoke directly with ~100 of their ~600 guests.   I used an 8” Dobsonian telescope to show  guests the sun and many sunspots.  Theo Wellington used an H-alpha solar scope to show prominences and flares.  Unfortunately […]

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Moon Society Nashville Outpost at Nashville Symphony 4/6

I, Chuck Schlemm, the Moon Society Nashville Outpost, had a fun afternoon at the Nashville Symphony family performance of “Orchestra in Space” at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center Sunday 4/6 1:30-4:30.  I presented my “Apollo to Artemis and Beyond“ exhibit to their ~500 guests and spoke directly with ~120 children and adults. I used 33 models […]

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Moon Society Nashville Outpost at Dyer Observatory Telescope Night 3/21/25

Hi all, I represented MTSS by presenting my “Apollo to Artemis” exhibit at Vanderbilt’s Dyer Observatory’s Telescope Night on Friday 3/21 from 8:00-10:00 using spacecraft models of the Apollo Saturn V, LM, STS Space Shuttle, Soyuz and Artemis’s SLS, Orion, Lunar Gateway, and SpaceX and Blue Origin’s Human Landing Systems. Commercial space models shown were […]

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Moon Society Nashville Outpost at Montgomery Bell star party 3/14/25

On Friday March 14, BSAS had a star party at Montgomery Bell State Park in Dickson, Tennessee from 5-9:30. The weather forecast looked poor with clouds and wind, but the sun kept shining between clouds, so Ranger Runkle and I agreed to not cancel and see what happened.  I arrived at 5:00 and setup for […]

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Moon Society Nashville Outpost at SBES STEAM Night 3/14/25

Chuck Schlemm, MTSS and Nashville Outpost of the Moon Society, presented an  astronomy and space exploration exhibit at the Burns, Tennessee Stuart Burns Elementary School STEAM Night from 5-7:00 Thursday March 13. I had a great time sharing my  astronomy and space exploration exhibits with an estimated 300 students and guests.  I spoke directly with […]

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Moon Society Nashville Outpost at Vanderbilt’s Dyer Observatory 2/28

Hi all, I presented my “Apollo to Artemis” exhibit at Vanderbilt’s Dyer Observatory’s Telescope Night on Friday 2/28 from 8:00-10:00.  I talked with many of their 150 guests  using spacecraft models of the Apollo Saturn V, LM, STS Space Shuttle, Soyuz and Artemis’s SLS, Orion, Lunar Gateway, and SpaceX and Blue Origin’s Human Landing Systems. […]

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