Hello all,
In 2024, the Nashville Outpost of The Moon Society, presented space exploration and space science programs and exhibits at 29 public events to ~16,500 people and spoke directly with ~3,200 guests promoting space education and human expansion into the solar system. We expect 2025 will be even better.
We gave away many Artemis Society Artemis lunar mission posters along with many other space exploration, space science and science fiction posters, books and magazines during several of these events. Hopefully these will help inspire further interest in space exploration and future STEM careers.
We already have 2025 plans to go to the Adventure Science Center Astronomy Engineering Week, Dyer Observatory Telescope Nights, BSAS star parties, Full Moon Pickin’ Parties, the USSRC International Observe the Moon night and much more.
Live long and prosper 
Chuck Schlemm
Nashville Outpost of The Moon Society,
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Nashville Outpost of The Moon Society, 2024 activities.
2/18 Engineering Week at Adventure Science Center. 9-5:00 pm. Chuck Schlemm, Bridgett Lynam and her father Mark talked directly to ~200 of their ~2,050 guests about our APOLLO TO ARTEMIS AND BEYOND spacecraft exhibit and BUILD A MOONBASE activity.
2/27 STEAM Night at Stoner Creek Elementary School. 5-7:00 pm. Presented APOLLO TO ARTEMIS AND BEYOND exhibit, BUILD A MOONBASE activity and astronomy exhibits. Spoke directly to ~120 of the ~750 guests.
4/8. Total solar eclipse. Anna, Illinois. 11:00-3:40 pm. Public observing with 3 scopes and ~100 observers. Great views!
4/12. Dyer Observatory Public Telescope Night. APOLLO TO ARTEMIS AND BEYOND exhibit. 8:30-10:30 pm. ~125 guests.
4/13. Bells Bend Outdoor Recreation Expo with Barnard Seyfert Astronomical Society, BSAS. 9-3:30 pm. Solar system science, astronomy and telescope solar and lunar observing. We had ~200 observers of the ~600 guests.
4/13. Warner Park star party with BSAS. 8:30-10:30. ~100 guests.
5/19. Bowie Park star party with BSAS. 8:30-10:30. ~25 guest observers.
6/7. Dyer Observatory Public Telescope Night APOLLO TO ARTEMIS AND BEYOND exhibit. 9-11:00. We had ~150 guests.
6/15. Bells Bend star party with BSAS. Telescope observing. 9-11:00. We had ~50 guest observers.
6/22 Montgomery Bell SP star party. 6:00-10:30. We had 75-100 guest observers.
7/20 Montgomery Bell SP star party and Moon Day. 5:00-10:30 pm. I presented many astronomy posters and did some star viewing with ~40 guests.
8/1. Colonel Jeff Williams at Wonders Center in Dickson. APOLLO TO ARTEMIS AND BEYOND exhibit. 5:30-9:30. I spoke with ~100 of 450 guests. Colonel Williams used my ISS to show people what he did. He autographed the ISS model.
8/10. Warner Park star party with BSAS. 8:30-10:30. ~150 guests.
8/16. Full Moon Pickin Party 6-10 pm.
Did solar and night sky observing with ~200 of 1500 guests.
8/22. Adventure Science Center. Presented APOLLO TO ARTEMIS AND BEYOND exhibit and BUILD A MOONBASE activity to ~150 of the 450 guests. 9-3:00 pm.
8/23. Dyer Observatory Public Telescope Night 9-11:00 pm. Presented APOLLO TO ARTEMIS AND BEYOND exhibit to ~75 of ~150 guests.
8/29. Adventure Science Center. APOLLO TO ARTEMIS AND BEYOND exhibit and BUILD A MOONBASE activity. 9-3:00 pm. Spoke with ~100 of ~350 guests.
9/7. Bowie Park star party with BSAS. 8-10:00. We did observing with ~30 guests.
9/13. NASH ST – Nashville Star Trek convention. 10-6:00. Spoke with ~150 of ~600 guests.
9/14. International Observe the Moon Night at US Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville. 5:30-8:00 pm. Presented APOLLO TO ARTEMIS AND BEYOND exhibit to ~1,000 guests and spoke directly with ~100.
9/21. Fairview Naturefest 9-4:00 pm. Did solar observing with ~200 of ~5,000 guests and Bridgett Lynam and her father Mark talked with guests about our astronomy and space exhibits.
10/1. “Read Under the Stars” at Gallatin’s Liberty Creek Elementary School 5:30-7:00 pm. Did solar and Venus observing with ~75-100 students.
10/4. Dyer Observatory Public Telescope Night 8-10 pm. APOLLO TO ARTEMIS AND BEYOND exhibit. I spoke with ~100 of their ~170 guests.
10/6. ICCC’24 Collector’s Convention, Music City Sheraton. 10-5:00 pm. Presented APOLLO TO ARTEMIS AND BEYOND to ~1,000 Star Wars fans and spoke directly with ~100.
10/12. STEAM Festival at Discovery Center in Murfreesboro. 12-4:00 pm.
Solar observing with ~120 guests and astronomy exhibit for ~400 visitors.
10/12. Bells Bend Park star party with BSAS. 6-9:00. ~150 guests. Highlight was Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS).
11/8. Dyer Observatory Public Telescope Night. 8:30-10:30 pm. APOLLO TO ARTEMIS AND BEYOND exhibit. I talked with many of their ~140 guests
11/21. Dyer Observatory “Meet an Astronomer”. 7-9:00 pm. I presented an ARTEMIS exhibit to ~20 of their ~60 guests.
12/20. Winter Solstice Celebration at Warner Park Nature Center. 4-7:00 pm. Presented APOLLO TO ARTEMIS AND BEYOND exhibit along with many astronomy posters to ~100 of the ~650 guests.