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Number of telescopes and binoculars: 5
Number of amateur participants: 10
Number of public observing (best estimate): 1200
Public comments/impressions: All of them expressed feelings of awe after watching the surface of the Moon and Saturn. Children stayed for a long time staring at eyepiece. Many of them requested to repeat the event in the near future. Many people were pleased for our effort in bringing Science to the public.
Viewing conditions: Excepcional clear skies!
Objects viewed: Saturn and the Moon
Types of telescopes used: 1 Newtonian 3", 1 Newtonian 4.5", 1 Refractor 20mm, 1 SCT 8" and 1 Binocular 8x50
Names of club participants: Marlon Zambrana, Maria Jose de Zambrana, Julio Vannini, Sonia de Vannini, Pablo Sanchez, Jorge Pacheco, Alejandro Marin, Donald Alvarado, Francis Barreto, Neville Cross.
If not observing – type of event: Teaching how to use the Astronomical Calendar for Nicaragua
Organizer Comments: We had a huge number of participants! Local Radio News promoted the event. We choose the Central Park Plaza for its focal point for tourist and locals. We discovered that the Catholic Bishop is also an amateur astronomer. He kindly invited us to prepare lectures for the Priest and their Seminar.
Direct URL to photos: Direct link
Direct URL to video: Direct link
Additional websites: http://www.anasa.org.ni
http://ungaman.wordpress.com
http://www.labrujula.com.ni/noticia/219
http://www.labrujula.com.ni/files/edicion/12386317...
http://www.labrujula.com.ni/noticia/157
http://www.laprensa.com.ni/archivo/2009/abril/03/n...
Method used to estimate public attendance: Direct head count from each telescope post. We had two telescopes aiming to the Moon and 2 aiming to Saturn. Numbers were almost identical for both objects.
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