50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing Lunar and solar observing event

On Saturday July 20th 2019 it was 50 years since Neil Armstrong first set foot on the Moon.
In celebration of this, the Swansea Astronomical Society held an event at the National Botanic Garden of Wales.
There were slide shows and talks about both the Sun and the Moon during the morning and the afternoon.

Photographs by Chris Bowden

Although this was a Solar and Lunar day it was inevitable that the emphasis was on the Moon given that this was the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing.  And the Sun didn't help by refusing to come out until we were ready to leave.  So despite Chris's attempts at the end, we and the Brownies, who were patiently waiting, didn't get more than a glimpse.

Nevertheless in the morning Howard Davies did a very successful slide show on Apollo and another on the night sky in the afternoon for the Brownies and Beavers.  Overall visitor numbers were down, probably due to the weather and the aftermath of the previous days Antique Roadshow.

Many thanks to Alistair Vowles and Andrew Sprott for their boards and displays and for providing the music - and to Chris, Howard, Susan, Jeff and Roger for their support during the day.

Colin Miles