Some Dates For The Telescope Guy...

Hi All, Since I have gotten a couple of private e-mails with questions, I thought I would post to the group.

I am an amature astronomer (as well as a post-op patient) that likes to share this hobby with the public.   I occasionally set up my telescopes in public places and let anyone who wanders by take a look!   Since it is usually a bright location we can only see the brightest objects...but they are still fun to look at through a scope! Here are the dates in July and where I will be... Saturday July 7th - 7pm until about 11:30 pm - The Cow - 200 Main Street in Reisterstown Friday July 20th  - 8pm until about 11:00 pm - Constellation Book Store - 303 Main Street in Reisterstown - For the Harry Potter Book Party

Tuesday July 24th - 6pm until 10pm - The Cow - Reisterstown Saturday July 28th - 7pm until 11:00 pm - The Cow - Reisterstown   *** Here are some dates that include observing but that I won't be there for: Friday July 13th - 2pm until 6pm - Shore Leave 29 - Hunt Valley Marriot  Saturday July 14th - 10am until 6pm - Shore Leave 29 - Hunt Valley Marriot Friday July 20th - 7:30pm - Bear Branch Nature Center - 200 John Owings Road - Westminster, MD - There is a planetarium show before hand that involves a $2 fee.   But they generally observe afterwards, in the parking lot, for free. Saturday July 21st - 8pm - 11pm - Soldiers Delight Nature Center, Deer Park Road, Owings Mills, Md. - There is an indoor program for about 40 minutes then they walk to the observing field and will have telescopes set up. Hope you get to enjoy some of the night (or daytime) sky through a telescope. Clear Skies,

Hi Dave, Thanks for posting!!   I will definitely see you there soon. Tell Grace and the girls I said hello!! hugs,

 Dave, I told Mr Mo about your gigs at the COW on Saturday evening while we were waiting for fireworks and he thought he spotted Venus ... we will definitely get there sometime when you are at the COW, just not sure when.   I think I said in another post, we are holding out for Labor Day weekend when we will be in Woodbine! Hugs, Mo

Hi Mo, Chances are I will not be at the Cow Labor day weekend.   Westminster Astronomical Society sets up a booth at the State Fair and we do solar observing.    That is always the last week of the fair and we are usually very busy.  If I have any free time that weekend, I will probably be working the fair. Now...here is another option though. I could do a "remote cow" in Millersville one evening. I will pick a Saturday and stop by The Cow.  I will pick up a couple of large containers of the SF/FF yogurt and then head down to Great Scraps (the scrap book store my wife works in) in Millersville.   I will set up the scope out front and we can have a little party for all my friends over on that side of town! The trick will be picking the date.   How does that sound?

 Dave, Wow, a 'remote' COW in Millersville sounds like a really inspired and awesome idea!   You are right picking a date will be a challenge, but I'm sure we can come up with something. Hugs, Mo