Once again, the scouts arranged for great weather for their Scout-O-Rama. Plenty of scouts, scout leaders, fire fighters and general public got to look through our telescopes this year. Club members Dennis Hausch, Ken Leone, Chuck Lynch and Tom Haugh manned the NWFAA booth where we had telescopes set up to safely view the sun.
The sun obliged with a large centrally located sun spot for the white light filtered telescopes that Ken and Tom brought. Dennis brought his H-Alpha scope and the sun provided a very nice loop prominence on the limb. Ken was also able to sight Venus as well, but reflections due to the proximity of the sun made viewing the planet difficult.
Only once did the weather intervene and it was unique enough to be a target for the cameras. A high, very thin cloud passed between the sun and the guest observers. The sun and cloud cooperated to display a truly impressive solar halo. Once everyone was impressed, the cloud dissipated and the sun once again monopolized the sky. Thanks go to Ken Leone for the sun spot and solar halo photos.
Apr 142013