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The Starry Messenger
The International Year of Astronomy celebrates the 400-year anniversary of Galileo’s telescope
-Galileo started out as a mathematics teacher at the University of Pisa and later the University of Padua -In 1609, Galileo reinvented the telescope based on hearsay of such a device’s existence in Holland
-In 1610, he studied the heavens with his telescope and discovered mountains on the moon, thousands of stars too faint to be seen by the naked eye, the phases of Venus and other important astronomical findings
-In 1632, Galileo published a defense of the Copernican heliocentric (sun-centered) universe
-Galileo constructed the first thermometer
“Stars Over Deer Park Town Center”
“Stars Over Deer Park Town Center” is one of 24 Developers Diversified Realty shopping centers across the country participating in this 2009 initiative.
-Celebrating the International Year of Astronomy in Chicago, “Stars Over Deer Park Town Center events will take place at the center August 1 – 16, 2009. Visit http://www.shopdeerparktowncenter.com/ for event details
-The International Year of Astronomy is being recognized in 140 countries around the world
-The International Year of Astronomy 2009 is a global effort initiated by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and UNESCO to help the citizens of the world rediscover their place in the universe through the nighttime sky, and thereby engage a personal sense of wonder and discovery
http://www.astronomy2009.org/
-The World at Night (TWAN) photography exhibit is being displayed in 27 locations in the United States, 24 of which will be Developers Diversified Realty shopping centers across the country
-TWAN originally exhibited in Schwenningen, Germany, in September 2008 and will visit a variety of countries, including South Africa, Ireland, China, Norway, Australia, Italy, Korea and the United States, throughout 2009
Astronomical Fun Facts
Little-known facts about the sun, stars and planets.
-From space, the brightest man-made place is Las Vegas, Nevada
-If the sun suddenly stopped shining, it would take eight minutes for people on Earth to be aware of it
-Golf is the only sport to have been played on the moon – on February 6, 1971, Alan Shepard hit a golf ball
-Time slows down near a black hole and inside ceases to exist
-The footprints left by astronauts on the moon should last several million years
-All the planets in our solar system could fit inside Jupiter
-In 1958, the United States sent two mice into space – Benjy and Laska
-A Space Shuttle’s main engine weighs about one-seventh as much as a train engine but can deliver as much horsepower as 39 locomotives
Deer Park Town Center, located at the intersection of Rand and Long Grove Roads in Deer Park, IL is open Monday – Saturday 10:00am – 9:00pm and Sunday from 12:00pm – 5:00pm. For more information, visit http://www.shopdeerparktowncenter.com/.
Deer Park Town Center is owned by Developers Diversified Realty Corporation, which currently owns and manages over 700 retail operating and development properties in 45 states, plus Puerto Rico, Brazil and Canada, totaling approximately 153 million square feet. Developers Diversified Realty Corporation is a self-administered and self-managed REIT operating as a fully integrated real estate company that acquires, develops, leases and manages shopping centers. Additional information about Developers Diversified is available on the Internet at www.ddr.com.
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