Wrap-up Report - A few high clouds early on, but a fairly warm night for January, marked this very successful star party.  Jupiter made it's star party debut for the year, which was viewed by most of the 300+ parents, teachers, and kids that attended. The school provided lot's of volunteers, and food/drink for the docents.  John Laning, Brock Parker, Jay Harding, Larry Cash, Barry Spletzer, and Sam & Sammy Lockwood manned the telescope field. Nancy Davis, Mark Kroska, Dale Murray, Chris Wilson, and Eric Bucheit tackled the indoor demonstrations. 

Barry Splezer shows the moons of Jupiter to kids and parents through his homebuilt 17½ Dob.

Brock Parker shows the Orion Nebula to lines people at Hoover through his handmade 18" Dob..

Jay Harding, (2nd, right of scope), showing Saturn to the eager crowd.

John Laning, (right) is often the first to arrive, and the last to leave TAAS School Star Parties.  Hoover was no exception.

Sam Lockwood IV (left) and Sammy Lockwood III (right) working a 10" scope that they built together.  Sam IV is a student at Hoover.  Sammy III is the TAAS Educational Chairman.

Eric Bucheit (left) reveals his secret recipe  for making icy comets to a full class of parents and kids.

Mark Kroska (left) introduces "Astronomy Jeopardy" to the group.  About 90 kids played the game during the night

Nancy Davis takes a well deserved break after a series of slide show demonstrations to the kids of Hoover Middle School.

Chris Wilson  talks over his Spectral Analysis Demonstrations with a teacher at Hoover Middle School.

Dale Murray watches the show, while distributing TAAS Astronomy literature.

Hoover Middle School teacher Bev Reno working with kids and parents at the school party that she sponsored.  Bev provided snacks and drinks for the TAAS docents, and arranged for several teachers and parents to lend a hand for the evening.

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