Mark, Jeff, and myself braved the elements (only clouds, no rain) plus one chap who I did not recognize, but drove up to the two telescopes without turning off his headlights, but then perhaps, a Prius cannot douse its headlamps while running. We had a fierce crowd. One was a ham operator who heard me announce (Thursday was UARC's club meeting) SLAS's preparations for both the eclipse and the transit, who had some specific questions. The other two, a mother with a young girl. They looked at Venus, which was really the only object to be seen, and it was frequently obscured by some strange looking cotton balls in the sky. Mars did appear a few times, but I did not catch it in my scope; I do not know if Mark caught it or not. I did not expect a number of club members, but thought a few more might have given it a try, being it was the first public star party of the year. I will say this: Personally, I was not disappointed in the evening. I knew what to expect, and enjoyed myself. 73, lh On 4/13/2012 6:21 PM, D P Pierce wrote:
Is anyone going to show up at Wheeler tonight?
Deloy Pierce