Tickhill Gala - 4 July 2009

Tickhill Gala. We were invited to have a stand there again and jumped at the chance. It's always a fun day, rain or shine and it's usually shine. So we took along a solar telescope, the big binoculars, the 8" Celestron and the 12" Meade. The day is usually quiet till the floats, having toured the village, come into the show field, then it's all hands to the pump and we're very busy offering views of the Sun and other things through the telescopes and showing and talking to visitors about the society and our pictures.
Prior to this hectic period, we can enjoy the day and the sunshine.
A particular point of interest was that after several months of quiescence, the Sun burst into life that day with a major Solar Flare which spawned 4 Sun Spots and we were able to watch the whole process during the afternoon. Well, you can see how it took Malcolm's attention, can't you!More on the Events page.