BVAC Outreach Activities

Before the restrictions resulting from COVID-19, BVAC members set up telescopes and gave participants a variety of NASA materials as they participated in community outreach activities and star parties. However, once community safety restrictions were put in place, outreach presentations were presented via video conference.

DATE: Tuesday, June 9, 2020

NAME OF EVENT: Civil Air Patrol cadets

LOCATION: Video Conference

TOPIC: Solar Viewing

DESCRIPTION: Tom Campbell set up a webcam presentation and discussed solar viewing safety, sunspots, and telescopes. His presentation included the following topics:

differences between reflectors and refractors
solar viewing safety
closeup views of sunspot group AR2765