I arrived there about 6:50 PM and proceeded to set up the GWS for the inspection of the attendees. It was very cloudy and i was assured that they would not clear.

Ann set up a Dob as an additional scope. I also set up the Big Binoculars, and pointed them at a nearby Cell Tower.

Megan Fox (travelling incognito) arrived and posed with me for a photo-op, as my car transformed into a telescope:

Reporters from Rogers Cable and some local newspapers also conducted interviews with me and with our presenters. As usual, Don was also a great spokesman for the club.

The talks went well and I sniped some photos of the proceedings, while keeping one eye on the GWS and the other on the clouds.

At about 9:20 PM, the clouds started to clear. Alas, many of our number had already headed home.

I got this photo of the Moon afocally through the eyepiece:

ADDITION from John Gauvreau:

Well, I think it is also important to mention that besides Steve, there were at least 17 other members of the HAA that turned out to this event. Tim did a great presentation and represented the club well to his hometown, and many others brought scopes in case it cleared up. The efforts of so many members willing to travel out of town on a cloudy night demonstrates clearly that this is an active and dynamic club that works so well because everyone is willing to contribute towards a team effort. The club was so well represented, in fact, that we (sadly) outnumbered the public.

The club owes a big thank you to everyone who travelled all the way to Brantford to help out with this public event. Please forgive me if I don’t remember everyone, but here goes:
Alex, Ann, Bill, Bob, Don, Ed, Kevin, Ed, Jim, Joe, Les, Linda, Wayne, Mario, Marcel and Tim. I enjoyed seeing all of you there!