GAA Astro. & Telescopes Night

Our event in the Town Hall on Wednesday the 11th Jan. went well, despite showers and storms in the area, about 50 people turned out to see what we had on offer.
The telescopes section was well set up with a wide variety of scopes from a 70mm Aust Geo. refractor through to a 12" Dobsonian mounted reflector, lots of questions were asked which were handled well by our keen members Notch, Bruce, Graeme & Lance.
Lots of astronomy goodies (charts, books etc) were snapped up by the curious stargazers, with the ranks of the club swelling by the end of the evening with several new members joining up.
A great Art & craft section was put together for the kids by our talented Club public officer & photographer Alicia with the able help of her ever helpful daughters Nicky & Terri.
The door prize of a years Subscription to Australian Sky & Telescope Magazine, was drawn & was won by Alma Joglekar, just prior to the highlight of the night ..... a viewing of the excellent DVD " Hubble 15 years of Discovery", again thanks to AS&T & the European Space Agency who gave us permission for a public viewing.
The photo above show's some of those hungry for astronomical knowledge, who made the effort to come out on this wet, wet night.
Who says you cant do astronomy in the wet season!