Science night started somewhat ‘iffy’. At least, for the astronomy display. When we arrived the sky was very broken with just small glimpses of blue among the clouds. To cover our bases Tom H. set up his 6″ Newtonian in the cafeteria with the rest of the science displays/stations. The rest of the assembling NWFAA membership went around back to the concrete pad to set up their equipment and to wait for the sky to clear.
Inside, Tom displayed club imagery, answered questions, handed out March sky charts and then directed the students outside to the telescopes to get credit for their participation. Dave H., Ken L., Frank A. had telescopes setup along with Chuck L.’s tripod mounted binoculars; all waiting for the sky to clear, and clear it did. The rapidly widening Venus-Jupiter pair were presented as well as The Great Orion Nebula. Chuck provided the best possible view of the Pleiades via his binoculars.
Students, parents and teachers all commented favorably on the views and commentary provided. We would like to thank Amy K. for inviting us again and the rest of the science night participants for a very enjoyable evening. This was our third year assisting with Kenwood’s science night and we look forward to next years event.