Went to Toa Payoh to do solar sidewalk for the public. Dave, Gary, Ava, and I were there at about 1pm. Ivan and Uncle Wayne came later.
The Sun seemed to be playing peek-a-boo with us. Huge patch of clouds swooped in from the Western sector and then there were several intermittent breaks for clear viewing amongst the fluffy clouds.
Strangely, there were no sunspots today.
Gary brought his Orion ST-80 along. Attached to the front of the tube, was Dave's white light solar filter from Thousand Oaks.
Dave brought along his Lunt 50mm hydrogen alpha scope from yesterday at Bishan Park. We set up near Mac's for all passers-by to view.
When the massive clouds came in, all we could do was explain to the public what the scopes were meant to do and what they could expect to see when the sky cleared up. Some stayed until they could see the Sun during intermittent breaks in the cloud cover, some left in a hurry.
Spoke to Ivan for awhile to catch up with him. It's been some time since I last saw that chap.
Uncle Wayne was a considerate man. He brought along with him several umbrellas for us. We used them to shelter the public when they were looking through the telescopes and when there was no one, we sheltered ourselves from the blazing heat.
Overall, still a satisfying sidewalk today!
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| Gary's ST-80 with white light solar filter. |
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| Dave's 50mm Lunt HA solar scope. |
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| The busy crew of Singapore Sidewalk Astronomy. |
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