Stargazing at FFCW – Pics and Recap
February 1st, 2012
Stargazing has been a hobby of Francois Cordesse since he started in France in 1972. Francois moved to the States in 1996 shortly there after he found himself diving into his current project: a 12-foot tall homemade telescope. The telescope that 60 of our employees and their relatives were able to use his telescope last Saturday, January 28th has taken Francois 10 years to complete, and when asked he says, “there is still more to do.” During the hours of 5pm – 10pm participants had an opportunity to see the moon, Jupiter, Venus, a nebula that was emerald green in appearance, the galaxy Andromeda, stars of an open cluster and learn so much about our solar system it was mind boggling. This truly magical evening was possible due to the hard work, dedication and knowledge Francois has of the science and would not have been possible without support from Evan Schiff. Staff have been raving about this amazing evening; we have already begun making plans for the next one hopefully to take place sometime during February. – Aaron Jewitt, Guest Risk Manager
Please note these photos were all taken during the initial set-up because the flash from a camera would have disrupted the viewing.
