Monday night saw a visit by 1st (St. Ouen) Beavers to the astronomy club. Before they went into the club house, the planets Jupiter and Venus were pointed out to them, shining brightly in the night sky.
A brief presentation was given about different aspects of astronomy, looking at telescopes, the moon, stars, galaxies, comets, constellations, how to find the North Star. Samples of meteorites were also handed round for the children to see and touch.
A game was played with identifying and lining up large blow-up planets, and the second half looked at the difference between stars and planets and ended with a lively quiz.
Despite the cloudy skies, a telescope set up outside did manage to show some of the Beavers glimpses of the moon closer up.