Our Saturday evening star party was a roaring success with quite a large crowd coming along to view amongst other objects: Saturn, the Moon (which was a day off full) and our usual menu of summer sky wonders.

No Perseids were spotted, a little too early, but we did spot the ISS going over;- always a crowd pleaser. By 10:30pm high cloud started to spill in from the west and proceedings came to a close.

As previously mentioned Sunday was a wash out and so an unscheduled (although becoming more regular in recent years) solar party event was held on the Monday afternoon, when it proved even windier than Saturday, so we had to set up in the lea of Marcus’s mobile home. 

Given the weather, the phase of the moon and various other uncertainties, Regatta 2014 was reasonably successful, but ohh for some fine settled weather one year, it must be due!

Here are some pictures from Saturday's Star Party, before the storm which put pay to Sunday's planned events.

 

Setting-up at the Regatta Star Party on 09-Aug-2014. (Photo by Mark)

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First Arrival (the Moon) at the Regatta Star Party on 09-Aug-2014. (Photo by Mark)

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Viewing at the Regatta Star Party on 09-Aug-2014. (Photo by Mark)

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Viewing at the Regatta Star Party on 09-Aug-2014. (Photo by Mark)

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