Crayford Manor House Astronomical Society Dartford (CMHASD) were out in force at the recent New Scientist Live event at ExCel Centre, London Docklands on the 7th to 9th October 2023. We were there to help the British Astronomical Association (BAA) on their stand over the 3 days to promote the BAA and answer questions from members of the public, school children and teachers on all things astronomical.
CMHASD member Diane Clarke wrote ''As part of our display we had several 3D printed items which included: M51, painted scale models of the planets Mars & Jupiter and a section of the largest canyon in the Solar System the Valles Marineris.
Issac and Tinie the CMHASD Dobsonian telescopes were a favourite with all. Visitors to the stand were able to look through Issac and Tinie at a 7m diameter inflated printed globe of the planet Mars.
All of these proved great talking points enabling us to make several sales as well as promoting membership of the BAA.
Among the visitors to the BAA’s stand was Professor Richard S. Ellis with his family; who had earlier in the day given a talk titled When galaxies were born: First results from the James Webb Space Telescope to a packed audience.
All in all, everybody who staffed the stand enjoyed the experience. Over the 3 days their enthusiasm & knowledge radiated to everybody that visited the stand, hopefully resulting in future new members of the BAA.''
CMHASD would like to thank all their members who helped over the 3 days and to Diane Clarke for sharing her photos of the event.
