The NWFAA’s first event of the new year was to support Destin Elementary School’s Science night. While the event’s hours and the rotation of the Earth did not coincide to provide dark skies, we were able to set up static displays inside along with the event’s other science stations. Tom Haugh set up a telescope to demonstrate the inverted image that scopes provide. He also handed out January star charts as well as NWFAA’s state park public star gaze schedules.
The highlight of NWFAA’s participation was club member and Indiana snow bird Norm Dingle. He attended in his guise of NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador and setup several solar system displays. He discussed NASA’s space science as well as current missions. He also handed out a lot of mission informational handouts and NASA stickers.
The event coordinators estimated an attendance of 200+ students, siblings and parents.
We would like to thank Destin Elementary School principal Joe Jannazo for the invitation and support during the evening. We look forward to supporting the school’s future events. We had a great time and we hope the rest of 2019 is as successful as our first event.