Successful Stratford Hall Star Party
Despite very cold, blustery conditions, our annual star party at Stratford Hall drew a good crowd. The Milky Way was already bright only an hour after sunset. With our five telescopes, we were able to show views of the variety of objects– the Moon, Saturn, Mars, Andromeda Galaxy, and the Ring and Dumbbell nebulae. It was a very engaged and curious crowd with all kinds of questions about celestial objects and telescopes–just what we hope for at our star parties.