Mars Attacks! days 2 & 3

I’ve been so busy with the sessions I haven’t have time to put any updates the last couple of days. The 2 nights at Victoria Gardens (Richmond) were a great success. Last night we had at least 3,000 people patiently waiting to catch a glimpse of the red planet through the clouds. The weather wasn’t kind to us but the crowd was determined to see Mars; every time there was a break in the clouds, a cheer followed… lasting only 10 seconds or so (I was forced to rush people through to give everyone a chance).

While we waited for a break in the clouds I decided to run a ‘Mars quiz’ with the people in my queue (we had to do something) and that was a lot of fun. As per usual, plenty of questions about Mars, telescopes in general, the ASV, the universe, you name it… Lots of $2 donations (thanks everyone!) and I even managed to sell quite a few ‘I saw Mars…” posters too. Next sessions are at Bundoora Thursday-Friday, followed by Mt Waverly on the weekend.

chris on August 28th 2003 in Uncategorized

2 Responses to “Mars Attacks! days 2 & 3”

  1. [jc] responded on 29 Aug 2003 at 12:35 am #

    Good on you buddy. Good to see you are doing your bit to educate people about this stuff.

  2. Tracey responded on 23 Sep 2003 at 6:46 pm #

    Hi Chris
    Can you pls tell me where and when you may have a telscope to view Mars? Where and when? I am in Dingley visiting from Qld and hope to get a chance in the next 2 weeks.

    Thanks a lot.
    Tracey