If the weather looks rough , check with Bob, he will coordinate with management. The first in this year's series of public star parties at the Island is set for Saturday, April 5 . O.A.S. members can assemble their equipment anytime that day. If the weather is kind, mid day solar viewing is expected to entertain visitors before the stars come out. Members are to introduce themselves at the island gate and there will be no admission fee.
Club caps and shirts are always a help.
At least 14 members showed up with telescopes and binoculars to show the comet, Mars and the other sky objects to an estimated 250 visitors. Too bad the sky-luck let us down again though. The event is considered highly successful anyway since most guests came early enough to see Hale-Bopp before it got too low to the horizon. The other sky viewing was an extra treat to those just expecting to see the comet. The usual oooh's and aaah's were common all night especially from the crowd around B.O.B. Doug Say has completed another upgrade of the club's 18.5 inch by removing about 35 pounds from the structure, making it move much smoother and adding the Sky Wizard.