The NWFAA is finally getting back into the swing of things with our first community event in over a year. The group headed way up north to Defuniak Springs and held a daytime star gaze for students and faculty of the Defuniak Springs Childcare Network. Overall we had 47 students and four educators participate.
The weather cooperated with clear skies. Even though the Sun is starting to come out of its long period of inactivity, there were no sunspots or prominences visible. That did not hamper the enthusiasm of the assembled classes. We were able to provide three different views of the Sun for our guest observers: white light, H-Alpha light and spectroscopic.
Club members Tom Haugh, Dennis Hausch and Ken Leone were able to brush the cobwebs off their equipment and support the event.