[Chaos-l] Observing sessions

[Robert Nielsen]

And while not a CHAOS or Morehead sponsored event, John Miller, Michael 
Hrivnak and I (along with some others) were over at Medoc Mountain State 
Park Friday night, and quite a few (20?) people showed up from the 
campground to see the sights!   We got to show them the moon, Mars, 
Saturn, and even some deep sky objects like M3!   I always love it when 
these spontaneous public sessions happen!

It was an eventful (pun intended) weekend!

Robert

Jayme Hanzak wrote:
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> Well the past weekend was a very active weekend as seen through the 
> end of a telescope. Thursday we showed the stars to students and 
> parents of Efland Cheeks Elementary school. There were 87 families 
> signed up for the event and all had a great time. I was only able to 
> show two objects the entire time, Mars and the Moon. Tony Rice, Robert 
> Neilsen and Richard McColman had scopes set up and showing other objects.
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> Little River Park in North Durham had about 75 folks show up. This was 
> the second clear night in a row for Little River. Mike Lemon, the 
> Morehead gang and a couple from Oxford had their hands full showing 
> the wonders of the universe to eager crowd. We also watched as the ISS 
> came over the horizon and faded into the Earths shadow. For most of 
> the folks there, this was their first time to see the space station.
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> Finally, Morehead's Jordan Lake Observing session was well attended as 
> well. One hundred plus folks came out to look at Venus, Mars, the Moon 
> and Saturn. Even the ISS showed up and got a standing ovation. The 
> crowd applauded as it faded out of site. Again, for many, this was 
> their first experience viewing the ISS. Mike Gallagher and Tony Rice 
> were there from CHAOS. I'm not sure whom else was there. Several folks 
> from the Raleigh club were there as well. All I know was, I pulled 
> into the parking lot, setup the telescope, put in an eyepiece and 
> focused the Moon, turned around and there was a line. 
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> I love showing the masses things that make you wonder.
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> What a great weekend.
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> -- 
> Jayme Hanzak
> CHAOS President
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