Moonrise on the Seekonk: October 2022
by Francine Jackson
It was another great, fun night for Moonrise over the Seekonk Sunday, October 9th. The evening was just cool enough, there were no clouds until later in the evening, and, best of all, there were no mosquitoes. Jim Hendrickson, Michael Corvese, Mark Munkacsy, Ron Zincone, Heidi Morgan and Francine Jackson all brought their portable telescopes, plus Peter, a friend of organizer Rick Richards, had his 20X80 binoculars.
While music played across the street, in the park, the crowd slowly came over to see what was happening with all of us and our telescopes. Surprisingly, the number of people present seemed to be less than previous years, and there were fewer children, possibly because Rick was on the other coast, enjoying his new granddaughter, and Kerry, his replacement, wasn’t aware of its normally incredible appeal. However, there were at least over 70 who did cross the street to see us.
The Moon rose beautifully through the trees across the river soon after 6:30 P.M., and everyone present marveled at its beauty. For those who wanted something different after seeing the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn were also shown, by Michael and Mark.
This was the fifth time we had been invited to this event. It had happened in different months, but November was clearly too chilly, and the summer months were jampacked with mosquitoes, so we will mention to Rick that the month of October seems a perfect time. And, all of us who came with our equipment agreed we will definitely be back next year.
