idea spread across the world, promoted by surplus suppliers like JerryCo and C&H Sales, and led to the construction of thousands of high quality rich field telescopes at very affordable prices. Like many other astronomy clubs, the EAAA has since 2014 been donating 4" reflectors to local libraries. They have now placed seven of the loaner telescopes for the public to check out and use in Escambia and Santa Rosa county. The EAAA has enlisted many student members at Pensacola State College and the University of West Florida. Since 2015, they have been involved in a "Galileoscopes for the Eclipse" project. Over 70 of the kits have been built by the students, fitted with safe Baader solar filters from Draco Productions and given to local schools in west Florida and South Alabama. Events Escambia Amateur Astronomers Association set up meet dates to study the sky; typically, business meetings are on the Friday closest to the Full Moon for that calendar year. For a current listing, refer to their Facebook page "Escambia Amateur Astronomers". See also List of astronomical societies References External links home web site Amateur astronomy organizations Astronomy societies