What is Blue Star Museums? Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and museums across America to offer free admission to the nation’s active duty military personnel including National Guard and Reserve and their families each summer.
How do I get a Blue Star Card?
To apply for your card, please visit Army Community Service, Bldg. 5700, Rm. 177. Please remember to bring a copy of the Soldier’s deployment, PCS or TDY orders and your military ID card.
Are blue stars real?
Blue stars are stars that have at least 3 times the mass of the Sun and up. Whether a star has 10 times the mass of the Sun or 150 solar masses, it’s going to appear blue to our eyes. An example of a blue star is the familiar Rigel, the brightest star in the constellation Orion and the 6th brightest star in the sky.
How many Gold Star families are there?
In 2015, there was a reported total of 1,728,710 family members who served alongside their Active Duty service member. Of that number, there were 1,076,803 children and 641,639 spouses.
How hot is a blue star compared to the sun?
Blue giants blaze with a surface temperature of 20,000 Kelvin or more, and are extremely luminous. Just for comparison, a star like our Sun only has a surface temperature of about 6,000 Kelvin. A blue giant star can put out 10,000 times as much energy as the Sun.
What is a gold star flag?
A Gold Star Family can display a Gold Star Service Flag for service members who were killed or died, while serving in the Armed Forces, from causes other than dishonorable. The number of gold stars on the flag corresponds to with the number of individuals who were killed or died.
What does the Blue Star mean military?
Today, families display these banners when they have a loved one serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. The blue star represents one family member serving, and a banner can have up to five stars. If the individual is killed or dies, a smaller golden star is placed over it.
What is the largest known blue star?
The largest known star in the universe is UY Scuti, a hypergiant with a radius around 1,700 times larger than the sun. And it’s not alone in dwarfing Earth’s dominant star.
What is Bluestar museums?
Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and museums across America to offer free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel, including the National Guard and Reserves, and their families.
When does the 2021 Blue Star Museums Program begin?
The 2021 Blue Star Museums program begins on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 15, 2021, and ends Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6, 2021. The program is a collaborative effort between the Department of Defense, the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families and participating museums.
What is the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families?
The program is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense and thousands of museums across the country. Leadership support is provided by the MetLife Foundation through Blue Star Families.
Are there any museums that offer free admission to active military?
Thank you to all the museums that participated in the 2021 Blue Star Museums program, offering free admission to active military personnel and their families from Armed Forces Day until Labor Day!
