Thank you to all our volunteers last night.? I was so happy to have folks with telescope as well as folks without? telescopes who were able to help all of our new astronomers. It was a piece that we may have fallen short on in earlier events and this time I had dedicated people that I was able to call upon to support the newcomers arriving with their new scopes. Which was perfect!

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My teenage assistants have noted on more than one occasion that this event is just such a positive experience. People arrive in great spirits,? and are? genuinely thrilled? to view and learn more about the night sky.???

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It? wasn’t quite as busy as August but I would say it was close, and the flow of people lasted much longer, from 7:00 – 11:00 pm. Considering the late breaking high cloud that developed I still can’t believe we had around? 300 or so people. We ran out of? every single handout and 150 star finders (and? we only gave? out 1-2 per family). I am so happy though that we had our bright planets , Saturn and Jupiter? appearing all evening? slipping in and out of the clouds.

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That wraps up this years’ ?RASC Public Stargazing program for 2022.? We actually had ( mostly) clear skies on all 4 scheduled events. Thank you all again for all your help and dedication to these important outreach events.

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Please let me know if there are any sidewalk evening planned in October.

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Andrea Girones

Ottawa- RASC Public Stargazing Coordinator

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Andrea Girones BA, LL.B, MBA

Girones Lawyers Professional Corporation -? Ottawa

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Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice

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