[LVAS] Red Rock Public Event

[Robert Lambert]

Hi Fred,

First, let me thank you for being there last night along with Harry and Nick, Paul and Laura, and David.  I know I missed somebody, but I didn't get around to seeing everyone after the presentation.  I had to finish setting my stuff up and then got caught in the crowd.

I know we had some of our new members there checking things out - John and Mark were the two I remember talking with.  And we had some older members there, too.

There were about 55 chairs set up in the presentation room and there were about 15 or so folks standing at the back and around the wall.  So we probably had somewhere between 75 and 100 visitors there last night.  It was a little cold - the temperature forecast may have kept some folks home.  There were a couple of folks that called me about coming, but I didn't see them, so I'm sure the weather was a factor.  Those that were there were quite appreciative.  Several mentioned being at the white 16-inch, so you made an impression on quite a few of them.

As it warms up again, the crowds will get a little larger.  Our largest crowd last year was about 175 people.

I think our combination of visual scopes and the Mallincam provide the visitors great options for seeing the night sky.  Folks will always want the experience of looking through the eyepiece and I strongly encourage folks that visit my Mallincam to get around to the other scopes and observe through the various scopes.  Although the Mallincam has its place, you can't replace that 3D effect of looking through the eyepiece.

Thanks again to everyone for supporting our Red Rock event last night.

Rob


 
On Jan 24, 2010, at 6:10 PM, Fred Rayworth wrote:

> Elena,
>  
> Hope you get better! I kind of have the same thing today.
>  
> I think it is always special when you first use a new piece of equipment, especially if it goes well. Many of those memories are the ones that will stick with you forever.
>  
> I don't think attendance was as big as some events, but Rob DID have standing room only, so there had to be quite a few there. Rob, got your ears on? How many do you think attended? I remember quite a line at the 24" and a bunch crowded around the Mallincam.
> 
> Fred
>  
> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:35:50 -0800
> From: elenadlp at gmail.com
> To: lvas at lvlug.org
> Subject: [LVAS] Red Rock Public Event
> 
> Thanks for the update, Fred. I had you all in mind wondering how it was going. That's neat that the Star Party turned out good. I was disappointed to miss  but unfortunately I came up with some intestinal thing that kept me home bound. Today I am much better and set up the Star Blast out on my balcony for a look at the moon. I got to use my new moon map that includes the Apollo landing sites. I hadn't used a Telrad before so it was fun learning how to use it.  ***Elena
> 
> On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 4:32 PM, Fred Rayworth  wrote:
> All, It was sure a pleasure to go out last night and help show people the sky. I set up next to Dave Blanchette who had the club's 24" set up. Beyond him was Rob and his Mallincam setup and next to him were three other scopes set up (sorry I forgot your names).
>  
> As some of you know, I haven't made the public outings for quite some time. The main reason is that last year they were all scheduled on dark nights and I couldn't sacrifice one of them for a public event. Last night was perfect for the public in that regard.
>  
> I was able to show a few people the moon, Jupiter, Mars, M-42/M-43 and M-31, M-32, and M-110. As you may have guessed, the conditions were less than ideal. The sky was clearer than we thought it would be, but the glare from Las Vegas and the moon kept us from seeing much detail. That didn't matter as the people that looked through our scopes seemed to love it. I even got to talk with a couple of brand new club members.
>  
> At first, Rob was doing his presentation to a standing room only crowd. When he finally got out to the scope field, he showed a few more objects than either Dave or I could find. I remember him trying for the moon, but it was too bright for the camera. I also remember the Plieades and M-1.
>  
> The visitors station is really up there on the hill, not too far from the snow line. When the temperature dropped into the 30's, it was tolerable until the slight breeze came along. I got so cold that I couldn't move my hands. I finally whimped out at 7:00, but by then, most of the public had left anyway.
>  
> It was worth it.
>   
> 
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