Nov 172016
This year the attendees of the Explore The Outdoors Festival had a 50/50 chance of observing the Sun. The cloud cover was broken enough for us to setup the scopes but not clear enough for everyone to get to see our nearest star. Dave Halupowski setup his Unitron and projected a clear image of the Sun while Tom Haugh setup his H-alpha scope for a different view. We had plenty of people stop by and we handed out quite a few flyers and star charts as well as some photos of the recent transit of Mercury that were donated by a member of the Escambia Amateur Astronomers Association (EAAA).
Hopefully, next year will be free of clouds so all the guests get a chance.