Long Eaton School Star Gazing Event.

[BAZ]

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Perkins  (FRAS), Has requested our help with providing some telescopes for the public to look through at Long Eaton School.

This will be on Tuesday the 10th of January 2017 at the school. Setting up will be from 16.30 on wards with the public being admitted from 18.00 until 21.00.

 

If the weather is inclement, then there will be room to set them up indoors.

Anyone who is able to assist, please stick your name in this thread so we can get an idea of who will be attending. (I will be! It's a good night)

 

The Address: Thoresby Rd, Long Eaton, Nottingham NG10 3NP

 

Contact me if you need any further info, If I don't know, I can find out.

 

[Cazz]

I can bring my C8 and Heritage 130p for display if needed, but I have no knowledge to share lol, also I'm not good in busy places.

[tuckstar]

I'll be there with the idas lot. If there are enough of us from IDAS I might be able to set up outside if we're short.

[philjay]

Still hope to be there with big brassy. Will be inside though if that's OK.

[Perkil8r]

Flyer:

 

Thanks Martyn for helping to sort this. Yes please to all those above will leave Martyn to co-ordinate though, too many chefs and all that......

[BAZ]

Anyone who can attend and bring a scope, please pm me and I'll co-ordinate with Mike. We had a good time last year with shed loads of kids going wow.

 

If you have a step stool, bring that, so the little un's can get to the eyepiece, we were short of those last year.

[Daz Type-R]

Let me check with the boss as I have not been finishing work until 18:30 - 19:00 ish time for the past few months, as I will need to leave work early.

 

Will PM you @BAZ either way.

[Daz Type-R]

Sorry everyone, cant make this now, still at work.....   

[philjay]

Thanks Mike for a good evening.

There were plenty of things for folks to see and do. There were plenty of folks through the doors, shame it wasn't clear so they could look through a scope but you cant have everything. We did get a 30 seconds glegg through the obs scope at the moon before it completely vanished though. Nice to see Baz, Cazz and Sheila again, shame others from EMS couldn't make it

[BAZ]

Although I struggled to get there due to heavy traffic, it was totally worth the effort. There was a good turn out despite the weather. It as great to see the Ilkeston and Nottingham Astro soc guys again, and to catch up with Sheila,Phil, Cazz and Ibbo doing his stars in a tent show. Another good evening, just a shame about the weather, but hey ho.

Good one Mike.

[+TasKiNG]

Great night, thanks Mike.

Nice to meat up again with some of the EMS members.

[Perkil8r]

Thanks to those that came along in both capacities. We estimate around 150 punters attended but it's difficult to know for sure. The BBC didn't help this year by not deciding when the TV show is going to be on air. Even the BBC Outreach team have events organized over the next few weeks so it's not just us! Sadly I have to book things so far in advance that I have to make an educated guess early on. For instance I am starting the planning for the 2018 event next week!

 

Prof. Andy Newsam did us proud. I didn't get chance to see the talk but from those that I spoke to who did sit in for it all said it was really good. Andy was also hosting Q&A sessions with our students all day long and even helped with putting tables and chairs out.