Starry, Starry Nite at Chase Farm: October 2024
by Francine Jackson
Chase Farm, Lincoln
October 16, 2024
By Francine Jackson
October 16, 2024 marked the third Starry, Starry Night at Chase Farm this year. Surprisingly, unlike other dates, the sky was perfectly clear, and after Francine’s PowerPoint, which included both the beautiful auroral display and the new comet, the group went outside, where Jim Hendrickson and Bob Janus had set up telescopes, including Francine’s Astroscan. The Moon was spotlighted through that, and Jim and Bob hopped to Saturn, the comet, and several deep-sky objects. In addition, Denise Turco and Terry Turner had come, who also answered questions concerning the sky. The last persons left much later than scheduled, as happens every time at this event.
As ever, Kathy Hartley, the head of the Friends of Hearthside, who requests these programs, assured us we’d be on next year’s schedule, which we all agreed, as this program is always met with persons delighted to learn about the sky.
