Saturday, November 6 was a busy day on the hill. Boy Scout Troop 45 from Southington, CT made camp early on Saturday. They spent the day completing the Astronomy Merit Badge training. The astronomy merit badge is demanding, with observing projects and setting up public observing as part of the requirements. Eighteen boys went through the training, and I'm confident several of this bright and motivated group will achieve the badge.
During a break, Barry Herveiux and I went with two groups who did trail maintenance on the Piliated Path, Amanda's trail, and the Klondike Connector.
Tom, Kevin, Jonathan, and Ray replaced the interior stove pipe in the warming hut. Once the piping "broke in" and the coatings burned off, the new piping drew a strong draft, but not before the smoke drove everyone out of the hut.
Dan Carnevale did massive amount of chainsawing, and gave the scouts a hands on demonstration of a computerized "Go To" telescope.
The forecast break in the clouds didn't happen early enough and the Notchview viewing was canceled. The Boy Scouts persevered and were rewarded with a few holes in the clouds to catch some views of Jupiter, Albireo, the Andromeda Galaxy, and the ring nebula.
-Ed
Sunday, November 7, 2010
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