I went to a local highschool, set up my gear with two fellow IIS members, and ranted. I tried really hard to make those young people understand the real science in this, not the known facts. I even went to the extent of giving a little demo on how the science actually works to sussing out exoplanets, with real everday applications to show that it isn't rocket science, but something tangible. I was enthusiastic, and animated (at least that's the feedback I got,
).
Did the actual Transit excite me?
No.
Alex, me thinks you spoke with forked tongue
Faining enthusiasm when it was not really there.
So the known facts are not the truth then
Maybe if your heart was not really in it, it would have been better to not have done it at all.
To me at least your post came across as being disappointed in the whole event.
Maybe I am wrong
Cheers
PS where in your post did you praise your fellow amateurs ?