Credit: Photo by Leigh Anne Lagoe of telescopes set up at Virginia Beach Central Library
Eleven club members participated in International Astronomy Day, setting up ten sets of telescopes at the Virginia Beach Central Library from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Chuck Jagow had two scopes, one solar-filtered and one with a sun funnel; Dale Cary had two, a solar Ha filtered scope and one with a white light filter; Jim Tallman had two, one with a white light filter, and one Ha. Mel Spruill, Ron Neale, Mark Gerlach, Chris Jarvis, Tommy Jarvis, and George Reynolds each set up one telescope. Leigh Anne Lagoe ran the NASA/JPL/NSN table in the the lobby, passing out handout materials to interested kids and adults. Kent Blackwell made an appearance for a little while and talked to some of the visitors. The sky was hazy, and there were only two small sunspots and one small prominence, but everyone enjoyed the views through the telescopes and the sun funnels. Ron had an educational table showing how a telescope works, and what to look for in the sky. It was another successful Astronomy Day at the library.
Credit: Photo by Leigh Anne Lagoe of information table and NSN kits set up at Virginia Beach Central Library for International Astronomy Day