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100 Hours of Astronomy (IYA 2009) Winners announced
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15-07-2009 1:10pm#1
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The weather was perfect on both the Thursday, the first day of the event on and the Saturday, the third day of the event.
For my part I was on the verge of heading to a Dunsink event when I suddenly changed my mind because I didn't relish the thoughts of loading the scope in the car that night. I set up on my own on the footpath outside our business instead. Set up at 8:30 pm.......finished up at 1:30am!!
Had 60 or 70 passersby view through my scope, Doesn't necessarily sound like a lot for 5 hours but I literally was not alone for the hole time. Had at least 2 or 3 at the scope at any one time and quite often 7 or 8. Packed it in when I had been alone for 5 minutes.
The Saturday group outreach event in Glendalough was a massive success too with perfect weather. A Miracle!! 200 people attended that with 8 or 9 scopers in attendance.
The perfect end to the perfect Astronomy 100 hours came when I was putting my key in the door after arriving home from Glendalough. Looked back at the sky one last time before I headed inside and saw the famous April massive Bollide!!
Heres a few pics from mine.
Heres the rest.....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ca1ibos/sets/72157621524043154/0 -
The weather was perfect on both the Thursday, the first day of the event on and the Saturday, the third day of the event.
For my part I was on the verge of heading to a Dunsink event when I suddenly changed my mind because I didn't relish the thoughts of loading the scope in the car that night. I set up on my own on the footpath outside our business instead. Set up at 8:30 pm.......finished up at 1:30am!! Had 60 or 70 passersby view through my scope, Doesn't necessarily sound like a lot for 5 hours but I literally was not alone for the hole time. Had at least 2 or 3 at the scope at any one time and quite often 7 or 8. Packed it in when I had been alone for 5 minutes.
The Saturday group outreach event in Glendalough was a massive success too with perfect weather. A Miracle!! 200 people attended that with 8 or 9 scopers in attendance.
The perfect end to the perfect Astronomy 100 hours came when I was putting my key in the door after arriving home from Glendalough. Looked back at the sky one last time before I headed inside and saw the famous April massive Bollide!!
Sounds great Calibos
Great that you got into the real spirit of what the event was about! I just hope you weren't charging people to take a look like certain people lol!! 0 -
I did ask for a peck on the cheek as payment from some of the lovelies in their glad-rags on their way to the pub. I'm not ageist though. I asked the grannies as well
There is something very beautiful about a perfect black sky and the planet Saturn gleaming like a jewel in the heavens....and a blonde stunner in a miniskirt perched on my little stepladder looking through the scope!
BTW, I am not an oulfella or dirty old man. I am a single virile 35 year old. So its all allowed 0 -
Hadouken!! wrote: »Well done to all the winners! Was there a good turn out for the events you held Seanie??
There was and there wasn't Hadouken.
In the Midlands Astronomy Club, an outreach even was held in the primary school in Castledermot, Co. Carlow on Friday April 3rd. It was a wet night, no chance of clear skies, and the school hall was almost filled with kids and parents!
On Saturday night, a similar one was held on Saturday night in Scoil Mhuire in Tullamore. We had clear skies, more telescopes than the Friday night, but less people. The reason for that was a school play in another school in the town!
We bought extra binoculars for the people to use, gave out loads of info sheets and CD's with freeware astronomy programs, satellite predictions, copies of our club magazine Réalta, and free demos on both nights with laptops and equipment on display.
Maybe not as big an event to win a prize, but it sure was worth it. The kids were taking snaps with their camera phones held to the eyepiece of the Moon and Saturn, they were blown away that they could do such a thing!
All in all, a successful series of events we think.
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Sounds great Seanie, fair play.We bought extra binoculars for the people to use, gave out loads of info sheets and CD's with freeware astronomy programs, satellite predictions, copies of our club magazine Réalta, and free demos on both nights with laptops and equipment on display.
Man I really have to join a proper Astronomy club.
That's how it should be done... that's how you get members of the public interested!! Hats off for all the hard work dude. 0 -
Hadouken!! wrote: »Sounds great Seanie, fair play.
Man I really have to join a proper Astronomy club.
That's how it should be done... that's how you get members of the public interested!! Hats off for all the hard work dude.
Thanks mate, it was team effort after all, I'm sure the other members will appreciate your kind words!
Seanie.0
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