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The Astronomy Club of
Augusta met for their monthly star gaze, the Messier Marathon. Twelve attended.
The evening started out
without much expectation that we could get a very high count on Messier
Objects, as it was rather cloudy. We
enjoyed checking out the 43 goat kids and measuring their growth in numbers and
size.
John W. asked us all to come in for his surprise announcement:
By that time, the skies were
dark and had cleared mostly, and we had nice views of the Winter Hexagon, Venus
and Jupiter, the Big Dipper. Pat N. focused
on some clusters in Monoceros. The club
12”MeadeLX200 seemed to be properly balanced, and tracked fairly well. Pat R. was pleased to handle some scopes
after a seven year hiatus.
We came in for soup with
chips, coffee, and Maryglenn’s delicious German Chocolate
cake.
Kenneth and Tedda worked
on a map and directions for our Road Trip, which we handed out. Kenneth provided final details, asked that we
check the website, Calendar of Events page, and email him ahead if needed. About 15 people are signed up for our March
28, Sat. 7:00 AM all day trip to Georgia Southern University Planetarium and
Statesboro area. We have plenty of room
for more, so come and have a great day!
It our MEA3: Most Excellent
Adventure 3. Kenneth plans to copy off
more directions for those arriving at the Lowe’s parking lot before 7:00
AM. Come and get yours.
We went out to observe
again.
Respectfully submitted,
Tedda Howard