This year, Northwest Florida State College hosted our support of the annual IOMN (International Observe the Moon Night). Since we were observing the Moon, we did not have to find a particularly dark location so the softball field parking lot filled the bill very nicely.
 The action gets started well before sunset. |
 A family gets a view of the Moon via Scott’s Dob. |
For our first IOMN event at the college, we had a fair turnout with lots of students, several faculty members and families enjoying the view. In addition to the Moon, the perfectly clear sky featured Saturn and Jupiter as well. There were plenty of smart phone attempts to get photos but only a couple of successful shots.
 A future astronomer gets a look through Dennis’ Maksutov. |
 Lunar views through Renee & George’s Cassegrain. |
We are hoping to host all our future IOMN events here on the Northwest Florida State College campus.
Club members supporting the IOMN were:
- Renee & George Gollehon
- Tom Haugh
- Dennis & Marietta Hausch
- Scott Morgan