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September 30, 2007

astronomy night - 07:16 AM

last night the (usually) thursday group of kids & adults that smiley & i hang out with had an astronomy night. we went to white's hill (at camp hill) for a bbq dinner & met some of a local astronomy group with their telescopes.

unfortunately, the moon wasn't rising until 10pm, too late for families with kids, but, after a short & very interesting talk from one of the astronomy group members, we managed to see jupiter & some cool stars. one of them was two stars which go around each other, but when you look at them with the naked eye, it seems as though you're looking at just one very bright star. i had no idea it was actually two starts until last night.

after that, all the kids got a number of glow sticks each & ran around in the dark with them attached to themselves in various ways or put together in some interesting configurations. they ran off (mostly together) in the dark & what a sight it was! a bunch of brightly lit up kids all trouping off in a bunch & then running off in different directions.

the kids that were running around together (aged from about three to ten years old) organised their own games, such as tiggy & then glow in the dark hide and seek. they had an absolute ball. it was such a great way to keep track of the kids, too.

smiley, with two glow stick necklaces & a small ring around each of his biceps & ankles, was easy to spot. even with just the movement of the glow sticks, i could recognise his funny little running style as he dashed from here to there.

the kids had an absolute blast & the adults seemed to enjoy themselves, too. i had a really great night. with smiley involved in the games with the other kids, i even had time to hang out with some of the adults.

it was an awesome night & an absolute success. smiley & i both enjoy the thursday group a lot & this special family night did not disappoint.

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