Boy Scout Troop #49

On the 21^st of February I took 22 Boy Scouts and 17 adults to the summit of Haleakala for a Tour of AEOS, FTN, and Mees as part of the requirements for their astronomy merit badge. After the tour we broke into three groups to work on a couple more requirements. I helped the boys learn the constellations and stars they needed to know for the badge. The amateur astronomers helped them pass of their telescope competency part and Dr. John Pye helped them observe with FTN. Observing on FTN was just to get them really fired up. I ran into some of the scouts a few weeks later and they asked me for the pictures that the troop took on Faulkes. I of course gave them a copy.

Thanks to Mark Elphick for helping out. For information on the Boy Scout astronomy merit badge requirements go to:

  

http://www.boyscouttrail.com/boy-scouts/meritbadges/astronomymb.asp