GAA Astro. & Telescopes Night in the NT

[gaa_ian]

Our event certainly went well, despite showers and storms in the area, about 50 people turned out to see what we had on offer.
The telescopes section was well set up with a wide varity of scopes from a 70mm Aust Geo. refractor through to a 12" dob, lots of questions were asked which were handled by our keen members Notch, Bruce, Graeme & Lance.
Lots of astronomy goodies (charts, books etc) were snapped up by the curious stargazers, with the ranks of the club swelling by the end of the evening with several new members joining up.
A great Art & craft section was put together for the kids by our talented Club public officer & photographer Alicia with the able help of her two wonderful daughters Nicky & Terry.
The doorprize of a years Subscription to AS&T (thanks to Greg Bryant) was drawn just prior to the highlight of the night ..... a viewing of the excellent DVD "15 years of Hubble", again thanks to AS&T & the ESA.
The following photos show some of those hungry for astronoimical knowledge, who made the effort to come out on this wet, wet night.
Who says you cant do astronomy in the wet season! ;)

[h0ughy]

Congratulations on a successful Night Mate!

[RAJAH235]

Congrats on the new members too. Can never get 'em too young. :D L.

[gaa_ian]

Our youngest member is 7 our oldest almost 70 !

[asimov]

:thumbsup: Good one Ian.

[Striker]

Great turn out Ian....you must be happy with 50 people considering the weather.

I cant see your little hand held Reflector...you know the little red beast.

[gaa_ian]

Yes Tony we certainly were happy with the roll up.
Yes, the little "Astrobong" was there in all its glory
If you have ever taken one of these as hand luggage through security, you would understand where the "Astrobong" name comes from :lol:

[hogly52]

Hey Ian, I've just realised, it hasn't stopped raining since the night, coincidence??? :confuse3: :confuse3: Or is it because we assembled the scope for Cam Mc??:sad: :sad:

:drink:
Graeme

[iceman]

Great report Ian.

Can you PM me your postal address? I'll send you up a bunch of IceInSpace stickers to have on display at your next event! :)

[gaa_ian]

Thanks Mike.
No worries, I had a bunch of your brochures on display on the night & handed out a few myself.

[notch]

Dam shame we didn't have something to put in the "Astrobong" seeing as it was raining.
We may have seen some stars. :)

[iceman]

Have sent you 50 stickers today, Ian!

[gaa_ian]

Thanks Mike !
Hey Notch, good to see you here :thumbsup:
For everyones Info, Notch is our trusty "Equipment Curator" of GAA.
& a successful ATM to boot (thats the telescope making kind) :P