As mentioned earlier by Chair Steve, on Saturday, April 25, in Winona, from 10am to 4pm, there’s the annual RaptorFest festival. Some members of the HAA will be there with a daytime astronomy display. (Solar observing, and telescope and binocular demonstrations).

The binocular demonstration will be of special interest to bird watchers in that binoculars allow good views of distant nests to be shared.

Since it is also the dark of the moon, there may be an evening observing session at a location to be determined.

Here’s a link to the Raptorfestival web site:

http://www.raptorfestival.com

Directions can be found here:

http://www.raptorfestival.com/Html%20Pages/Directions.html

For members who wish to set up equipment, the gate should be open by 9am. We’ll be on the back (south facing) side of the building under the overhang.

Hope to see you there.