By Norma Dittman
Fulda Free Press staff writer
More than eighty people gathered in the cafeteria of Fulda High School on Friday evening for a night of star gazing with Mike Lynch.
Lynch grew up in Richfield, Minnesota. He attended St. Peter’s Grade School and Holy Angels High School. After two years at the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities he transferred to the University of Wisconsin in Madison and earned his B.S. degree in Meteorology in 1979. Shortly after he was hired as a broadcast meteorologist at WCCO Radio in Minneapolis and has been there for over 30 years.
Lynch’s other passion since he was a teenager has been astronomy. For over 40 years he has been teaching classes and putting on star parties.
Guests at Friday night’s Starwatch Party were given a multi-page handout with the first page stating, “Make the Stars Your Old Friends”. On the page is a map of the stars in an April sky, featuring viewing time of the stars at about 9 p.m.
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