What was your most embarrasing moment at a public or group viewing night?

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

HA! Funny Rich. They must have thought you were a real expert solving the problem of the covering flaps LOL.

What is it with schools? Our society keeps getting requests from schools to bring the telescopes to them for the kids to see the planets and galaxies, IN SCHOOL HOURS!!!!!!! Duh!

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by ballaratdragons

HA! Funny Rich. They must have thought you were a real expert solving the problem of the covering flaps LOL.

What is it with schools? Our society keeps getting requests from schools to bring the telescopes to them for the kids to see the planets and galaxies, IN SCHOOL HOURS!!!!!!! Duh!

Why ken, shame on you

Jupiter is avialable, venus why hec even the moon, and then you have the sun. Lots on mileage there ken, especially when the kids don't care because all they want to do is have a look through a "BIG" wonderful blue buzz click.

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Laurie, the Club usually takes a VERY BIG 'ORANGE' buzz click to outside bookings. I think it's a 12" Celestron. Never really checked on the size coz it usually just sits in the library collecting dust! (we have too many scopes at the Observatory!)

Plus the teachers that write in or ring up often say they want to show the kids the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way. Teachers! Hmmpphh!

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by ballaratdragons

Laurie, the Club usually takes a VERY BIG 'ORANGE' buzz click to outside bookings. I think it's a 12" Celestron. Never really checked on the size coz it usually just sits in the library collecting dust! (we have too many scopes at the Observatory!)

Plus the teachers that write in or ring up often say they want to show the kids the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way. Teachers! Hmmpphh!

thank goodness for old S&S and S&T magazines!


i just noticed your cool logo Ken. !ffuts taerg

as for the celestron 12", read a bit more

[CosMos (Rich)]

The last time I went to a school during daylight hours was with my friend Jennie. Showed the kids the Sun (suitably filtered of course) and one of the kids gave me mumps. In bed for 2 weeks and as crook as hell. Dangerous things kids.

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by CosMos

Dangerous things kids.

your're not wrong with that summation, but the danger level does change with the situation. The more expensive the equipment the kids come in contact with the increased likelyhood of something going wrong!