The Full Moon, Jupiter and Cadette Girl Scouts

looking at Jupiter and the Moon with the 10″ scope

learning how to use the FunScopes to find the moon and Jupiter

Learning about people who work at night

What a beautiful night last night!  This special groups of Girl Scouts you see in the photos above have been together since they were in first grade!  We met at Brushy Creek Lake Park: a great location for an unobstructed view of the night sky. They definitely earned their Night Owl Badge last night!  They braved the cold and it was worth it.  We saw the beautiful full moon and Jupiter was right above it!  We got very close to a deer on our night hike while we were practicing our fox walk and heard some nocturnal animals up and about.  We shared personal experiences about what it is like to work at night and learned about people who work the night shift.  Thank you girls for a great evening!