The 2004/2005 Star Party season!

Star Party >

Sheesh. What a slow year, and apparently it's epidemic around the area. Other astro clubs are finding these events few and far between.

This year we managed to have one star party at Cole Canyon Elementary and that was a fluke. We called it because of clouds. Five minutes later it was clearing up to the point where we raced in and told the principal that we'd try it anyway.

It ended up being a great party with lots of people seeing Saturn and satellites and the Moon and Orion.

Weeks earlier we had a party for a Cub Scout group in Temecula. It was pretty much Ritter doing it while Branden and Martin were driving around Temecula looking for the house, and not bringing a scope. Ahem.

Now, just yesterday (18 March) we were rained out of a party at French Valley elementary. Sigh...

Still we have a couple more chances this year. Plans are being made now...

Posted by Mark Ritter at 2005.03.19 03:16 PM | Comments (0)