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The Newcastle Astronomical Society was lucky enough to have organised a public viewing at Horseshoe Beach Car Park where it was broadcast live by our local ABC radio. With crowds of over 500+ and the radio broadcast it was a fantastic event. It was at a time when we all wished the equipment was better suited and the cameras weren’t so basic. Was great to watch and like you mike – very basic shots. I arrived early as I could to set the gear up and then after the banners and exclusion zones were set we just waited. The local outside broadcast crew arrived about 30 minutes before the afternoon programme was due to start and set up directly behind me. It made for some interesting conversations with the presenters being able to see live (on the back of the camera screen) the transit. Our then club president was interviewed and took questions, but the public flocked in and around which at times was becoming very distracting. While I think public outreach is great – when it is a major event like this next time I will be very selfish and keep it to myself so I can concentrate on the event in full.
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