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The only time I ever did this I had a constant line of people for an hour and a half and never got of Saturn. Lots of oh's and ah's.
After it quieted down I put it on Orion Neb and found it an interesting thing to ask people what colour it was :-)
I always see it as a bit green. Some agreed while others said blue and the rest said none. Interesting I thought.
As mentioned a small ladder or chair for the kids is helpful. We were using a Dob and found the locking handle was useful for them to steady themselves with.
Only with a few of the older ones was it possible to get the power up on Saturn because they werer able to work out how to 'steer' the scope and keep it in the FOV.
It is a fun thing to do and I look forward to doing it again. I have been invited to help with a star night at the local primary school next month so that should be fun.
Trevor
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