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February Open House
Time/Date
20230202T1700-2300
People
Tara, Natalie, Matt, Roy, Onkar, Connor, Henry VIII, John, ???
Spaces Occupied
PHYS 401, 433C, Dome
Goals
Run open house, duh
Cloudy: Not opening dome.
Log
LOTS OF PEOPLE
We needed to get additional chairs. Some were stolen from 306A, the tutorial center, etc.
Coloring! Lots of people enjoyed coloring from 1900-1930
Roy delivered Tara's Current Event slides with Tara's help
Roy delivered Galaxies talk from Prezi
Onkar & Matt led control room tours
Natalie & Tara led dome tours
Roy kept other people busy in 401 with discussions on galactic isophotes, detectors, telescopes, and light.
ToDo
Need to figure out game-plan for the next time too many people show up
Notes
The best estimate based on multiple head-counts and the sign-in sheet is about 70 people.
Weather
Cloudy! No weather reported.
Data
None collected.
Related content
Direct Questions/Concerns to Roy Prouty (roy.prouty@umbc.edu)