Seagrave Observatory Night: July 1, 2023

Anyway, we did open.  Unfortunately, the moon  was shrouded in hazy clouds and so low in  the south that for a while it was hidden behind the tree tops.  With the exception of an eventual appearance by Arcturus and Vega nothing else was visible.  

In spite of these terrible viewing conditions  we had four guests.  They were all first time visitors.

A boy scout working on his Astronomy merit badge came with his dad.  Later two young ladies 

arrived.  They all were interested in coming back on a clearer night. 

The scout lives in Scituate.  He was told about the loaner telescope that is available at the North Scituate library.

Mark Munkacsy, Francine Jackson, Jim Hendrickson and Bob Janus provided tours of the Alvan Clark and the 12 inch Meade.  Linda Bergemann ran the program in the meeting hall.

So, even though the sky conditions were at best lousy, the outreach portion of the evening was still successful. We decided to call it a night at 10 pm.

If anyone else on the observatory crew would like to add their thoughts please do so.  

Thanks again to everyone who ventured out to volunteer their time.  Have a great July 4th!