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Hi all,
This was a great night for several reasons:
1. The weather cleared up at the right time.
2. This was my first group event, so it was good to meet fellow enthusiasts. Astronomy folk are a very friendly helpful bunch, and I got lots of tips and help from everyone.
3. It was a good opportunity for my wife to see what goes on when astronomers meet. I suspect if I had taken her to a proper all night meeting with only astronomers, she would have quickly got bored of the jibberish we talk. She quickly picked up how to move the dob to track Orion, and had fun talking to the kids.
4. Mostly importantly some of the kids were in awe of the seeing Jupiter so large, and hearing their comments on how cool it was very rewarding. I’m sure this event will inspire some of the kids to be most interested in science.
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