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“Exploring New Horizons”
Pluto, once known as our Solar System’s 9th planet, has captured the interest of astronomers for decades. After its reclassification to a dwarf planet in 2006, Pluto sparked much conversation about its unique planetary behavior. “Exploring New Horizons” takes audiences through time to witness the forward progression of discovery in our Solar System and find out how important the scientific method really is. We see how Pluto was discovered and how we understand it today as the most popular of dwarf planets.
In this program, take a thrilling ride along the New Horizons spacecraft and experience Pluto for the very first time up-close. The program includes an update on Pluto and other Kuiper Belt objects as they’ve been seen by NASA’s New Horizons in recent years. Additionally, this program concludes with a brief tour of our current evening sky.
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EVENT CALENDAR PURPOSE AND CRITERIA
A calendar has been created called the This is Kingsport events calendar which will serve as a non-public forum to provide citizens with information about social and organizational gatherings held within the city. The city will disseminate information to the public through this online calendar about social and organizational gatherings which are conducted or promoted by community partners with which the city currently has partnership agreements. Additionally, social or organizational gatherings held on city owned property to which the public at large is invited will be published on this calendar.
Each year the city enters into partnership agreements with multiple community partners some of whom in turn support the city by organizing events or promoting events of members and affiliates. By creating a common source for the dissemination of information about community events the city will be furthering its support of those community partners which in turn support the city. Moreover, the city wishes to and will benefit from highlighting gatherings which will be of benefit and enjoyment to the public.
Community partners may communicate their events or those which they promote to the city which will disseminate the information through the event calendar. Furthermore, the city of Kingsport will publish on the calendar those community events which are held on city property. In order to achieve the city’s goals only those events described herein will be published on the This is Kingsport event calendar which will be curated by city staff.