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Star Parties May 2010 |
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May is another good month for star parties. There is no better place in the northern hemisphere to look at the stars through a telescop than the south west United States. Clear dark skies is what it is all about. There are several star parties in the southwest in the spring. Get your telescope ready and grab your eyepiece case. |
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Texas Star Party
May 9 - 16th, 2010
Near Fort Davis, Texas
The Southwest Region of the Astronomical League presents the 27th annual Texas
Star Party at Prude Ranch near Fort Davis in the Davis Mountains. Activities
include a full week of observing and astrophotography, invited talks, raffles,
swap tables, and daytime tours of nearby McDonald Observatory. Facilities
include cabins, bunkhouses, and RV hookups. The 3,500-acre ranch also offers
swimming, horseback riding, tennis and hiking. It is located a day’s trip away from Carlsbad Caverns and other national parks.
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Two Rivers Spring Star Party
Thu May 13th - Sun May 16th , 2010
Fall Creek Falls State Park, Pikeville , TN
This star party is sponsored by Cumberland Astronomical Society, Astronomy in the Parks Society, |
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New Mexico Star Party
May 2010
City of Rocks State Park, NM
The National Public Observatory, in conjunction with New Mexico
State Parks, will host the Southern New Mexico Star Party at
City of Rocks State Park. The four-day event will be held during
the second annual National Dark Sky Week.
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South Pacific Star Party
May 2010
Wiruna - ASNSW's Premier Dark Sky Site
Ilford, New South Wales, Australia
The South Pacific Star Party (SPSP) is an Annual gathering of Amateur and professional Astronomers from across Australia and the World. The SPSP typically includes formal daytime workshops, as well as formal and informal lectures, while evening events include observing, socializing, and public sky tours for those of you who are not so familiar with the stellar skyscape, or if you just want to view some of the more obscure objects in the sky.
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RTMC Astronomy Expo
May 14 - May 16, 2010
YMCA Camp Oakes, five miles southeast of Big Bear City, CA
Originally called the Telescope Makers Conference, the Riverside Telescope Makers Conference (RTMC) was founded in 1969 by Clifford W. Holmes as a way for amateur telescope makers to share their craft. In 1975, the RTMC moved to its current home at Camp Oakes, a YMCA camp near Big Bear City. Located 50 miles northeast of Riverside in the San Bernardino mountains, the site offers space for camping, several dormitories and 18 three-sided shelters, a meeting/dining hall, and the Charles Walker Observatory. The camp is located at an elevation of 7,600 feet
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Spring Star Party
May 22-25, 2009
Astro-Acres, Beaver City, Indiana
This will be the first year at Astro-Acres for this event. It is currently in the planning stages, but it will definitely be held. During the 1980s and 1990s there was an extremely popular star party in Indiana called NIAGfest. This was held on the last weekend in April at Camp Crossley near North Webster. NIAGfest is gone now, but it is hoped that this event will revive its traditions. The astronomy clubs and societies of Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio have been contacted as of this date to secure sponsorships for this event. It is anticipated that the program for this event will closely follow that of NIAGfest, with astrophoto and telescope making competitions and speakers on the topics of amateur astronomy accomplishments and opportunities to contribute to the science of astronomy
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