IOTMN 2023 attracted about 300 people to the roof of the Math Sciences building on Saturday
night. Between 7:00 pm and 9:30 pm, and under perfect skies, visitors were able to use five
different telescopes to view the Moon, Jupiter (with all four Galilean satellites neatly aligned)
and Saturn (with rings). In addition, numerous large meteorites, including examples from the
Moon and Mars were on display, provided by the Utas Family. A continuous loop Apollo
movie projected on the side of a dome attracted a lot of interest, as did non-stop narration of a
Diviner-related display supported by an IR camera. Most visitors attended every station, some
returning for another look through the same telescope or to ask another question with a
scientist.
IOTMN 2023 Contributors were
Abraham Amiri
Tyler Horvath (the new Tyler)
David Jewitt
Yoonyoung Kim
Jing Li
Emmanuel Masongsong
Dave Milewski
David Paige
The Family Utas (Peter & Jason Utas and Barbara Broide)
Jaahnavee Venkatraman
Apologies if I left anybody off the list.
We will welcome volunteers next year to help make IOTMN 2024 even better.
Pictures by Abraham Amiri, Dave Paige and David Jewitt