The Chapter did put on two Star Gazing parties for the Children’s School of Atlanta. The first group came on the 20th to Charlie Elliott and had a chance to observe a number of sky objects under very good seeing conditions. In addition to the moon they were able to see Jupiter with its banding and several moons and some open and globular clusters . They also received a lecture from Jon about the constellations. And most of all, they all saw our Milky Way expanding from the Teapot all the way up north. The second group came on the 21nd, but the skies were cloudy. However they also saw Jupiter and had more time to observe the moon. Thanks to Stephen Ramsden, Jon Wood, Jim Sobeleski, Frank and Theo for being there for the students. We hope they learned something and maybe some of them did get inspired by the beauty of the night sky.

Thanks to Julie Duncan also for giving us the chance again to do this for these students during their stay at the Wildlife Center.

Clear Skies
Theo Ramakers