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Date: 15 Aug 2006 06:56:16
From: Matthew Ota
Subject: Astronomy Outreach in Long Beach
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I set up my 10 inch SCT at Bixby Park on Ocean Blvd. in Long Beach
last night. Displayed Jupiter, Alberio, Antares, M57 and the Dumbbell
Nebula to friends and passers-by. I had about 17 people look through
the eyepieces.
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Date: 15 Aug 2006 19:33:01
From: A. Pismo Clam
Subject: Re: Astronomy Outreach in Long Beach
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Matthew Ota wrote:
> I set up my 10 inch SCT at Bixby Park on Ocean Blvd. in Long Beach
> last night. Displayed Jupiter, Alberio, Antares, M57 and the Dumbbell
> Nebula to friends and passers-by. I had about 17 people look through
> the eyepieces.
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>
Matthew,
I think your efforts to share your 'scope with others is most
commendable. Well done!
Were any children present to view? I've always found that they just seem
to be the most impressed.
Alain...Palomar Mountain
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Date: 16 Aug 2006 13:26:20
From: Matthew Ota
Subject: Re: Astronomy Outreach in Long Beach
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This time it was mostly adults, that particular neighborhood in Long
Beach is mostly young urban professionals.
However, I have done many outreaches with the Orange County
Astronomers at many schools in Orange County over the past five years,
ranging from elementary through college levels. I agree that chidren
seem to be the most impressed, since they are naturally impressable.
A. Pismo Clam wrote:
> Matthew Ota wrote:
> > I set up my 10 inch SCT at Bixby Park on Ocean Blvd. in Long Beach
> > last night. Displayed Jupiter, Alberio, Antares, M57 and the Dumbbell
> > Nebula to friends and passers-by. I had about 17 people look through
> > the eyepieces.
> >
> >
> Matthew,
>
> I think your efforts to share your 'scope with others is most
> commendable. Well done!
>
> Were any children present to view? I've always found that they just seem
> to be the most impressed.
>
> Alain...Palomar Mountain
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Date: 26 Aug 2006 04:11:27
From: George Normandin
Subject: Re: Astronomy Outreach in Long Beach
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"Matthew Ota" < > wrote
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> I set up my 10 inch SCT at Bixby Park on Ocean Blvd. in Long Beach
> last night. Displayed Jupiter, Alberio, Antares, M57 and the Dumbbell
> Nebula to friends and passers-by. I had about 17 people look through
> the eyepieces.
>
Matthew,
That sounds like a lot of fun!
A friend sets up every year at an all-night American Cancer Society fund
raising "walk" at a local high school. He uses 2 or 3 borrowed Dobs (6 & 8
inchers) and has his kids help. People walking for the fundraiser stop and
look thru the scopes in pretty large numbers. He gives out handouts on what
they're seeing and on light pollution.
George N
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