[Chaos-l] Observing sessions

[Michael Hrivnak]

Indeed, I think there were a good 20 people.  Also, the level of interest 
seemed quite high with some in particular.

Many of them got a look at Orion Nebula, M46, M81/M82, Beehive (naked eye), 
etc.  It's always fun meeting random campers under the stars.

Michael

On Tuesday 23 March 2010 09:59:23 am Robert Nielsen wrote:
> 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:
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I love showing the masses things that make you wonder.
> >
> >
> >
> > What a great weekend.
> >
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