The clouds held off...at least for a little while!
Here's what we managed to sneak in:
- The Moon was delightful through the 14-inch, being just a day past first quarter.
- We also observed Jupiter and Saturn through both the 14-inch and 8-inch scopes.
- I think at least a few folks got to see Venus through the 8-inch before it was lost to clouds.
- The beautiful double star Albireo showed up nicely through both scopes. Even with the clouds, the difference in color between the two Albirio A and Albirio B was apparent.
- Deep sky objects were out of the question, but I did make an earnest attempt to show NGC 6826, "the blinking planetary" before we closed up. I thought I could (maybe) see it, but the clouds had taken over by then.
Once again, big thanks to Maryam and Iadviga their assistance with the event.
And of course, thanks to everyone for attending and asking such great questions! I absolutely loved the enthusiasm of the kids, and wow, I was super impressed with their astronomical knowledge. You all make doing these events such a pleasure! :)
