The Stars Were Out~ 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed~Astronomy Night at the White House.

[Cha]

President Barack Obama talks with 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed during the second Astronomy Night on the South Lawn of the White House. Invited to the White House for the science event, Mohamed was handcuffed and questioned by police last month when he brought a homemade electronic clock to class at MacArthur High School in Irving, TX, and officials ‘mistook’ it for a bomb.

The White House
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"We need to inspire more young people to ask about the stars." —@POTUS #AstronomyNight
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Former astronaut and NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate John Grunsfeld poses for a selfie with Ahmed Mohamed

President Obama with Brooklyn student Agatha Sofia Alvarez-Bareiro

http://theobamadiary.com/2015/10/19/the-stars-were-out/

Clock-maker Ahmed Mohamed meets Obama during White House Astronomy Night

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President Barack Obama got a guided tour of the moon on Monday, peering at its craters through a large reflective telescope set up on the South Lawn of the White House to promote science and technology careers at “Astronomy Night.”

Obama was joined by budding young scientists who checked out a moon rock and took selfies with NASA astronauts and other science celebrities.

Chief among the selfie targets: Ahmed Mohamed, better known as “clock boy.” Mohamed, 14, was arrested last month when he brought a homemade clock to his Dallas-area school that teachers mistook for a bomb.

Mohamed was wearing a NASA t-shirt when he was arrested. The photo went viral, prompting an invitation from Obama to the astronomy event.

Obama briefly met Mohamed as he shook hands with students at the event, giving the student a hug.

https://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/clock-maker-ahmed-mohamed-meets-obama-during-white-house-astronomy-night/

The BOG

[lamp_shade]

1. What a thrill... for both of them. Also - what gorgeous smiles...

from both of them. I think the young man is "going places".

[Cha]

2. I know.. what a beautiful night for all those attending Astronomy night at the White House!

Mahalo, lamp_shade~

[longship]

3. Great pic, Cha!

Caption: "The power is mine!"

[Cha]

4. Isn't it though, longship! Great caption.. thank you!

[Cha]

11. Here's another pic for you, too..

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[ucrdem]

5. way cool!

[Cha]

6. Thank you for the 5th Rec, urc.. I wanted it out of the BOG so more could see this in case

they might enjoy Astronomy and Stars! With young Ahmed Mohamed



Mahalo for helping out!

[jtuck004]

7. Makes the school and all the lying, ignorant, racist teachers and cops involved look pathetic.

"his Dallas-area school that teachers mistook for a bomb. " < No, they didn't. First a teacher saw it, knew it was a clock, and suggested he put it away. When it beeped (clocks beep, bombs generally don't, btw, except on Flashpoint or some other juvenile tv offering) a teacher decided to call it a bomb and create all the drama, even though it had already been identified as a clock. Liars.

Perhaps because he was a Muslim, and not a little white boy. Racist teacher will take every opportunity, eh?

[lamp_shade]

8. Kick and rec - Wonderful photos. :-)

[Cha]

9. Thank you! We're out of the BOG! Here's another for you, lamp shadey..

NASA
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We’re celebrating 20 yrs of finding distant worlds w/ #ExoplanetWeek! See our @Tumblr post: http://nasa.tumblr.com/post/131493842134/nasas-fleet-of-planet-hunters-and-world-explorers …
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[lamp_shade]

10. Fascinating stuff. Wow. Thanks.

[Cha]

20. Just our Beautiful Universe!

[brer cat]

12. Beautiful, Cha!

I love seeing PBO encourage budding scientists, and your pictures down thread are spectacular!

[Cha]

14. I know brer cat.. I'm fascinated by it. How sweet that Ahmed Mohamed got to come and hang out

with former astronaut(and NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate) John Grunsfeld, President Obama, and every other science geek there!


edidah Isler, PhD ‎@JedidahIslerPhD
A pleasure to start the #WhiteHouse #AstronomyNight w a chat abt the #100yearStarship w @maejemison. #VanguardSTEM
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A night under the stars to remember!

[treestar]

13. He has a great smile for the President

Must have been very happy to be at this event!

[Cha]

17. Beautiful smile.. what a geek!

treestar~

[sheshe2]

15. Ahmed was in heaven.

So glad he was there with the President, Cha.

BOG

[Cha]

18. That's a briliant analogy, she~

All the stars were aligned~

Is that a Secret Service guy giving Ahmed such a sweet look in the pic with the President?

BOG

[yallerdawg]

16. Hasn't lost his hopeful optimism!

Example after example of expecting the best of all people (including Republicans) instead of living in fear and mistrust.

Of course, he can give 'em hell when they don't meet his expectations, but his hell has always seemed tinged with resigned disappointment.

We can all do better.

[Cha]

19. Tweet from Ahmed..

Ahmed Mohamed
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IT WAS AMAZING, AND A HONOR MEETING #PRESIDENT #OBAMA!!! #YOY #THEWHITEHOUSE
6:50 AM - 20 Oct 2015
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Thanks yallerdawg!