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Live observing with a group of fascinated beginners is fantastically rewarding. The questions come thick and
fast and despite having advertised finishing at 10.00pm the scopes were still up long after 11.00pm! We were
joined by two local Police officers, now converts to astronomy and who have signed up for a new local club!
We had over 350 local people through the door
‘Just wanted to say a huge thank you for today’s
and the feedback has been staggering. We
event, it was absolutely brilliant from start to
have, without doubt, had a significant impact
finish. My family and I learned a lot (the pre-
on the uptake of astronomy in our community.
sentations were fantastic - please pass on our
And the good news?
thanks to the other speakers), and seeing the
bands on Jupiter through one of the tele-
‘We are doing it all again on Saturday the 8th
scopes was just wonderful! We got home and
March for National Astronomy Week’
have spent the last hour or so wrapped up in
the garden checking out Jupiter’s moons, the
Orion nebula, the Seven Sisters cluster, and the
Moon with our 15x70 binoculars... I think we
may be adding a telescope fairly soon! Thanks
again for an inspiring day.’ (email Michaela)
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