Vance Petriew talking about doing astronomy without using a telescope.

Ron Haughey explains all about telescopes and what to look for when purchasing one.

The scouts were eager with many astronomy questions for the presenter, Scott Wilson.

People of all ages were on hand to listen to our introductory presentation about astronomy.

Presenter, Don Moreau, chats with attendees afterward about telescopes.

We set up telescopes in the Southland Mall for Astronomy Day.  We had many of people stop by to talk to us about astronomy.

The sky was clear so we were able to look at sunspots through the central skylight.

This was our first time setting up our new public display board.

During the evening, we set up telescopes in front of the Saskatchewan Science Centre.

Visitors eagerly waited for the telescopes to get set up and the sky to darken.

The sun was visible most of the day so we had lots of visitors of all ages.  Our club had 3 telescopes set up to handle the volumes of people that came over for a look.

There are lots of free brochures about astronomy for anyone that stops by.

The sunspots actually changed shape throughout the day as we watched them through the telescopes.  We use special solar filters protect our eyes from the dangerous rays of the sun.

Alden Foraie explaining what sunpots are to a group of people as they observe them through the astronomy club's 10-inch telescope.

The children really enjoyed the sky eventhough it only cleared off for 30 minutes or so.  Paul Meyer taking one last look before packing up his equipment.

There were no pictures taken at this event but over the course of two evenings at the star party, we had approximately 400 general public visitors taking a look through the club's telescopes.

We had many people stop by to chat about astronomy.  Again, we were able to see some small sunspots through the glass skylight.

Bob Brann demonstrates how he uses his computer controlled telescope.

Skies were mostly clear despite large thunderstorms to the west.  .

Vance Petriew waiting around before the presentation started.  The other club members were busy setting up their telescopes across the road.

Vance Petriew gave a presentation to the Regina Photography Club about Light Pollution.  Since they were also interested in a second optional presentation, Vance talked about Time Delay Integration.

Unfortunately, we didn't take any pictures at this event.  We had approximately 40 people in attendance for our introductory astronomy presentation which was given by Lorne Harasen.  Afterward, we set up telescopes behind the library for some viewing.