Mar 012020
We had a great time at our first visit to the Freeport Bayfest. The trees kept us of the main concourse but the ballfield we were set up on had adequate horizons for what was visible in the sky.
We had several club members support the event:
- Walter Dunn
- Chris Foley
- Tom Haugh
- Dennis & Marietta Hausch
The first object was, of course, the Sun. Venus was also up but a little too close to the Sun for safe viewing. As the skies eventually darkened Jupiter, Saturn and a 5-day old crescent Moon were added to our list of objects.
Even though we were a bit off the main drag, over the course of the day we had 132 guest observers.
Good weather, good food, live music and getting to spend the afternoon sharing our passion for Astronomy. There aren’t many better Saturday afternoons.