Sutter Creek Primary School Star Party
May 5, 2006
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The Amador Astronomical Society held a star party for all 2nd and 3rd
Grade classes, their parents, and siblings at Sutter Creek Primary
School on Friday, May 5 at 7:30 PM. Participants saw
Saturn, the double star Castor, a first quarter Moon, Mars, the
famous Orion Nebula, and the much talked about crumbling Comet
Schwassmann-Wachmann 3.
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Brandi Ehlers, reporter for the Ledger Dispatch, spent two hours
covering the event and published this excellent article in the
May 12th issue.
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Waiting for the crowd to arrive before starting the presentation.
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Still waiting. It turns out there were baseball games in Ione
that were running late.
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A young Sutter Creek astronomer correctly answering a question.
She was rewarded with a red light.
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Larry Brown describing one of the three red, white, and blue
telescopes loaned to different families every year. In the
background are AAS Astronomers Bob Works, Dennis Mashburn,
Ken Mason, and Harold Connerley. Photo taken by AAS Astronomer
Steve Durham.
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AAS Astronomer Steve Durham helping a young stargazer enjoy
the beautiful contrast between the light and dark sides of a
1st quarter moon through his long focal
length Newtonian telescope.
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Amador County Astronomer Emeritus Bob Works showing a parent
the planet Saturn.
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AAS Astronomer Ken Mason tuning up his
10″ Meade SCT for the nights observing.
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AAS Astronomer Dennis Mashburn explaining inflation theory
to a parent interested in cosmology.
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We saved the worst picture for the last. It does show the
large white tube housing Harold Connerley's
12″ Newtonian telescope.
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