[Friends_of_SSASTROS] "Blackout Braintree"...

[SUE D'ARCANGELO]

Wow, that is absolutely fantastic.   Such a big and enthusiastic crowd.   Nice job by everyone involved.   It is lovely to see the club get recognition, too.   

Sue D.

>     On 12/14/2022 1:48 PM Mike McCabe <cartech2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>     ...a huge success despite a little snafu with the lighting situation!
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>     Last night, myself and Alden Wells showed up at Braintree High School in support of Alden's nephew, Calvin O'Brien, who had organized an environmental awareness event called "Blackout Braintree". There, it was expected that the school would shut off all the outside lights so that attendees could better see some Geminid meteors and also gain an appreciation for the problem of light pollution.
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>     Unfortunately there was some confusion surrounding who controlled what lights, and even though most of them stayed on for the duration of the event it would still be rated as a raging success! In spite of the very winter-like conditions with cold temps and snow covering the fields, literally hundreds of people came out in support of the cause and to maybe see some meteors.
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>     Alden and I manned a scope that stayed pointed at Jupiter for nearly two hours, and after a huge crowd had assembled in the parking lot they were led to the observing field, which many came back from simply delighted that they had gotten to see some meteors.
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>     One of the more notable facets of this event was the amount of media coverage it commanded. Kudos to Calvin and physics teacher/Environmental Club advisor Molly Fitzgerald for doing an exemplary job of attracting the right kind of attention to the cause!
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>     Below you'll find two links to the local media coverage. One is from a segment that aired on Boston 25  news prior to the event, and the other is from a segment that aired last night after the event on NBC Boston news. Both do an excellent job of helping to spread the word about light pollution.
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>     Braintree High junior urges ‘black out’ for meteor shower https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/braintree-high-junior-urges-black-out-meteor-shower/HOTRO73AQZETDM5YS3ZEMNUNJQ/
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>     ‘Black Out Braintree': Students Call for Darkness During Meteor Shower https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/black-out-braintree-students-call-for-darkness-during-meteor-shower/2919467/
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>     ‘Black Out Braintree': Students Call for Darkness During Meteor Shower
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>     All eyes were on the skies Tuesday night in Braintree, Massachusetts, as students and community members gathered...
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>     Keep Looking Up!
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>     Mike McCabe
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