Hurry! Time is running out for you to enter Astronomy magazine’s 2011 Youth Essay Contest. To enter, write a 300 to 500 word essay in the next 10 days telling us what you love best about astronomy, and you could win an all-expenses-paid trip to the 2011 Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAF) April 16 and 17 in Suffern, New York. NEAF is the nation’s largest telescope event and meeting of amateur astronomers. Each year, NEAF features an A-list of exciting speakers, more than 100 vendors, and hundreds of telescopes and accessories on display.
NEAF Chairman Alan Traino is focused on engaging young astronomy enthusiasts at the event. This year, there will be daily solar observing, STARLAB planetarium shows, classes for beginners, and special events specifically for kids. You can also meet world-renowned scientists, chat with different telescope companies, get observing advice from those who have been studying the cosmos for years, and even meet Astronomy Editor David J. Eicher.
To learn more about the contest rules and how to enter, visit our main contest page. Good luck!