We must be doing something right since this was the 12th year we have been invited to support the Boy Scout Tiger Growl at the Spanish Trails Scout Reservation. During that time, the Lion rank scouts were added making the event a Lion/Tiger growl.
Even though the Moon was only 12 hours from being full, we were able to observe some of the brighter celestial objects visible. Along with the Moon we were able to see Jupiter and its Galilean moons, M 41 and M 42 as well as several bright stars and clusters. James pointed out the winter constellations providing some basic information for future Astronomy belt loop awards.
This year we counted 63 scouts, parents and siblings as guest observers.
We had great support from the club:
- Norm Dingle
- James Dubben
- George & Renee Gollehon
- Dave Halupowski
- Tom Haugh
We, once again, want to thank the scouts for the invitation to share our passion for the universe and look forward to invitation number 13.