Last year I delivered an astronomy presentation for them. Unfortunately, we were clouded out, so we didn't get to do any stargazing. Still, we had a good crowd, and it generated a lot of interest.
Over the winter, the apple orchard contacted me and immediately asked about 2 dates. Sure! I said it was an especially good idea if we had poor skies again.
Good thing we decided that...
The weather was very poor. Completely unpredictable. When I arrived at the orchard and sat down with Mary-Lynn, she said that only 4 people had called. And they sounded iffy. So, we waited.
A young boy arrived with his Mom. He was carrying his new Vivitar telescope. Never set up. I walked him through the parts and answered his questions. Gave a few pointers. They then set up the 'scope and tripod. I explained to him how things might appear upside down. Happily, as dusk fell, we got a few more visitors. It was enough to run with my prepared presentation.
I gave out the RASC IYA Star Finders. They were well-received.
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I could see Jupiter as I climbed in my car to drive away... Jupiter. And that's about it.
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We're going to do this all again in August. It better be clear!
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