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=Other Important Links:= > > We are pleased to announce that Rainwater Observatory in French Camp, Mississippi was recently awarded a grant from 4 County Electric to provide a free program for five surrounding county schools! The schools eligible for this program must lie within the counties of Winston, Choctaw, Noxubee, Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Clay, Webster, Chickasaw and Monroe. > > This program will include one of our most popular PowerPoint presentations, “Reflections of the Universe”, a planetarium program dealing with lunar, planetary and stellar motion, constellation identification and mythology. It also includes a tour through our new indoor exhibits containing an impressive meteorite collection with such objects as a Mars meteorite and a piece of the Chelyabinsk meteorite that hit Russia in 2013! In addition, we have a new and impressive collection of rocks, minerals, asteroid models, a space science art exhibit and other astronomy related displays. There are also a number of large scale outdoor exhibits such as a solar system scale model and solstice-equinox alignment exhibits. > > > The program will need to be scheduled and utilized before the end of the 2015 year and limited to a “first come first serve basis”. It does not include transportation here to Rainwater Observatory but it is possible for us to travel to your location and present our “Reflections of the Universe” program before your class or student body. > > To learn more about Rainwater Observatory visit www.rainwaterobservatory.org, email : edwin@rainwaterobservatory.org or call: 662-547-7283. > Edwin Faughn > Director, Rainwater Observatory >
 * 1) **French Camp's Rainwater Observatory** - Dear Science Teachers,