EurAstro: the society that never disappoints
Readers of the 100 Hours of Astronomy LiveBlog will surely agree that visiting EurAstro’s Sky Bar was a highlight. Well, this dedicated group of stargazers have risen to the challenge of Galilean Nights and are running a few events. The first of which is back at their Sky Bar.
Step one: get there. Let’s pile into the IYA2009-mobile, a.k.a. Pedro’s car. Roll-call for those travelling:
* Pedro Russo, coordinator of IYA2009.
* Catherine Moloney, coordinator of Galilean Nights.
* Lee Pullen, coordinator of… umm, coordinator of… hmm… coordinator of getting the cereal out of the cupboard at Hotel Mariana.
Despite hitting every red light and getting stuck in traffic, we made it. The security guard was the same guy as last time. He didn’t give any bother though. Obviously he learnt his lesson. Whatever that may have been.
They’re running another tombola! Fate conspired to make me miss the last one, and the same happened again. The only logical explanation is that a higher force does not approve of my participation in EurAstro tombolas.
The weather was pretty awful but that didn’t stop EurAstro members from setting up their telescopes, exhibition-style.
Or maybe they were being used to spy on people. Possibilities…
Galilescopes were on display, and Jean-Luc Dighaye, EurAstro President, gave us a demonstration. Here he is, giving the low-down to Catherine.
And the same, but from a marginally different angle.
EurAstro have discovered a low-cost versatile tripod, ideally suited to Galileoscopes. I’ll ask Jean-Luc for the details, should any of you readers want to buy one. [Update! Jean-Luc says "Jérôme procured the tripods through www.pearl.de - see here: http://www.pearl.de/a-PE2340-1123.shtml"] Here it is in action:
And it’s a clamp too. Safe as houses, Sir.
There was a quiz with prizes. Quizzes with prizes are better than quizzes without prizes. Here’s Jean-Luc, announcing the winners.
Can you see Pedro in the background? Clue: he’s sporting incredibly bright shoes.
EurAstro events never disappoint, in part because you can guarantee there will be a superb surprise. This was no exception. Jean-Luc announced that Catherine had been elected to the role of “Miss EurAstro 2010”, for her sterling work running Galilean Nights. She got to kiss Jean-Luc, European styleeee.
THANK YOU Jean-Luc
THANK YOU EurAstro members
THANK YOU Pay-dro Ruuuusso
THANK YOU Miss EurAstro 2010
THANK YOU for reading this far.
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06 Nov: The Bangalore Astronomical Society are this –> ACE
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01 Nov: Hooray for Mrs. Tykoski
01 Nov: Two events for the price of one
01 Nov: Galileo-tastic
01 Nov: And relaaaaax
26 Oct: Hi ho! Hi ho! It’s off to the Presidential Observatory we go!
25 Oct: Science stayed in Garching a bit longer
24 Oct: Science has arrived in Garching
23 Oct: Remote astronomy: quite possibly the best idea ever
23 Oct: EurAstro: the society that never disappoints <– You are here, alrighty?
23 Oct: Bucharest gets ready for a cup of hot tea and a journey to Jupiter
22 Oct: Astronomy on a budget
22 Oct: Onward, to Pune
22 Oct: The press release is out
22 Oct: Portugal: another possible holiday location
22 Oct: Stargazing at Blackrock Castle Observatory, Cork
22 Oct: Debra got a message through
22 Oct: Galilean Nights says THANKS to Alexander Prokofiev…
22 Oct: The Solar System, Scottish style
22 Oct: Delicious, delicious astronomy
20 Oct: Munich weather forecast
20 Oct: Mystery event
20 Oct: New Zealanders look UP
20 Oct: We’re not in Kansas anymore. Except we are.
19 Oct: It’s getting more exotic!
18 Oct: When gas-well drillers and astronomy collide
15 Oct: Just when you thought you were safe…
Confused? You should be. Go to the Galilean Nights website and see what the fuss is all about.
