Comments and anecdotes about the event:
The forecast said “partly cloudy”. It was total coverage with drizzle… But you know what, I would do it again. Great kids with tons of questions that were deeper than what I typically see and they did get all the mags and flyers, finally! They are actually the reason why I will NEVER cancel. With free software, I can show the sky in greater detail and in a more interesting ways than with my 100mm. Of course, the planets were a hit and I could even show Saturn after it set (just remove the earth!), zooming on M32 and then her story using the artwork of what the ancients saw in the sky (clearly they were smoking some good stuff) and of course, the Heart Nebula on this Valentine night made for a nice event.