We were finally able to synchronize with the Hurlburt Library and hold our annual star gaze with picture perfect skies. We had plenty of club support as Dean Covey, James Dubben, Tom Haugh and Dennis Hausch all brought scopes. We started off with some solar observing with the Sun providing a couple of small prominences and a small filament. Ultimately, the filament dissipated just before the Sun set.
 Viewing the Sun through Dennis’ white light filtered Maksutov. |
 Tom’s H-alpha scope provides a view of the Sun. |
By the time we transitioned to nighttime viewing club member Scott Morgan joined in the activity. We had a smaller crowd than our last gaze, but the group that was there was enthusiastic. As usual, Saturn was the star of the show but quite a few guest observers were also able to check Uranus off on their observing lists. Among the other deep sky targets was Alberio, the Ring Nebula as well as Messier objects 7, 8, and 13.
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