100-hours of Astronomy in Cebu City - Ayala Terraces, April 4, 6:00 pm

[rodsky]

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Around 4:30pm...

mjdianne's scope and Chris' C8 (covered in mylar, because Chris was worried nga basin mag ulan)


Around 5:00pm...still Chris's C8 and mjdianne's Newtonian.


Around 5:30pm...Divemaster and I set up his 5" Newtonian and small refractor at the north end of the area. At this point, people have begun to mill around the scopes...




6PM...moon becomes visible, but still veiled in clouds. People are a bit disappointed...





6:30PM...sky begins to clear up! In this photo you see Chris Go (white T-shirt) commenting on the dissipation of clouds.


7:00PM at this point onwards, hundreds of people were starting to line up, because the views of the moon through the scopes were a lot clearer and very entertaining.

Chris monitoring his C8...


People also enjoyed the moon through the small refractor...


...as well as the 5" Newtonian.


Tomio's 8" Schmidt-Cass. on a Vixen EQ mount (his group arrived at around 6pm)...first time I've seen a Vixen up close.


The endless lines of people...


...young and old alike...






Chris delivering an "Introduction to Astronomy" lecture for the crowd.




I really enjoyed reactions from kids when they saw the moon and/or planet Saturn for the first time...it's that pure reaction of delight and joy at seeing a real object in space, and not just from a page in an encyclopaedia




See you guys around next time

-RODION

[splendid moonlight]

Wow wow wow! If I was there I'd surely have brought my younger sisters.

[stealthghost]

good thing naka pass-by mi diha before the crowd get's too many (taas kaau linya around 7pm) and my friend shyrwin kept his status in YM about this event and remembered it...

Anyways, I saw the moon through the scope..

Mura'g gipatungan ra og Picture.. So clear and so nice to see..

[KE-25]

Great event for people that want to learn a thing or two about this subject and a fun family event

[Divemaster]

thanks for the update rodsky, here's a link of the photo's i have taken during the event

Jeffrey's Site - 100H of Astronomy in Ayala Mall - Cebu

hope we can do another star party next time, preferably before ko molarga napod

[rodsky]

Thanks bro! Yes, let's do one before your next trip

-RODION

[unfamous]

Sayanga wa jud ko kakita next time nalang.

[rodsky]

Sayanga wa jud ko kakita next time nalang.

Join the group!

-RODION

[beyee]

hala ka bad... didn't know about this... nahan ta ko

[BeoR]

Wow! My daughter would have loved this. Please let me know next time. Chris Go is my dad's cousin... my daughter wants to meet him too.