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Cherry Springs Star Party
Cherry Springs Star Party in PA, starting May 17th.
There's not much info "out there" on this one. Does anyone know if it's happening? Anyone going? My friend Art and I currently plan on being there with my Obsession 20, plus PST, and DSLR on a EQ-1 for some wide-field imaging. This is our first trip to the park and if it works out I'll bring my RC10/MI-250 for some imaging on a future expedition. George N |
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George Normandin wrote:
Cherry Springs Star Party in PA, starting May 17th. There's not much info "out there" on this one. Does anyone know if it's happening? Anyone going? I'm not certain what kind of info you were expecting to find, but this page http://www.astrohbg.org/s4/index.php provides dates, a map, on-line registration, rules, a link to other sites on star-party etiquette, a list of sponsors, &c. Davoud -- usenet *at* davidillig dawt com |
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On May 3, 10:13 pm, "George Normandin"
wrote: Cherry Springs Star Party in PA, starting May 17th. There's not much info "out there" on this one. Does anyone know if it's happening? Anyone going? My friend Art and I currently plan on being there with my Obsession 20, plus PST, and DSLR on a EQ-1 for some wide-field imaging. This is our first trip to the park and if it works out I'll bring my RC10/MI-250 for some imaging on a future expedition. George N There have been some problems with updating the star party section of the ASH web site but there are indeed a number of fine speakers and door prizes in store. Here's the schedule of speakers: Friday 1:00 p.m. - Dr. Peter Allen (Penn State) - The Smallest Stars: Their Role in the Universe 3:00 p.m. - T.J. Koller (ASH Stardust Newsletter Editor and The Secretary of the Astronomical Society of Harrisburg) - The Night Sky for the Cherry Springs Star Party 4:00 p.m. - T.J. Koller - The Hubble Space Telescope 7:00 p.m. - Alan Chen ( http://www.heavenlyview.com ) - Imaging with a One-shot Color Camera Saturday 1:00 p.m. - Dr. Al Lamperti (Temple University and The Delaware Valley Amateur Astronomers) - A 3D Tour of the Universe Beyond the Solar System 2:30 p.m. - Karl Krassley (The Pennsylvania Outdoor Lighting Council and The Chesmont Astronomical Society) - Light Pollution Is Hiding My Galaxies 4:00 p.m. - Chip Harrison (Cherry Springs State Park Park Manager) - Cherry Springs Dark Skies (A PowerPoint update on what's new at the park for 2007 and where the future is going to take us.) 6:00 p.m. - Rob Teeter ( http://www.teeterstelescopes.com/ ) - Building the Perfect Telescope |
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On May 3, 10:13 pm, "George Normandin"
wrote: Edit FYI: Alan Chen's talk on astroimaging is going to be advanced to 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Dave Mitsky |
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On May 3, 10:13 pm, "George Normandin"
wrote: Cherry Springs Star Party in PA, starting May 17th. There's not much info "out there" on this one. Does anyone know if it's happening? Anyone going? My friend Art and I currently plan on being there with my Obsession 20, plus PST, and DSLR on a EQ-1 for some wide-field imaging. This is our first trip to the park and if it works out I'll bring my RC10/MI-250 for some imaging on a future expedition. George N There have been some problems with updating the star party section of the ASH web site but there are indeed a number of fine speakers and door prizes in store. Here's the schedule of speakers: Friday 1:00 p.m. - Dr. Peter Allen (Penn State) - The Smallest Stars: Their Role in the Universe 3:00 p.m. - T.J. Koller (ASH Stardust Newsletter Editor and the Secretary of the Astronomical Society of Harrisburg) - The Night Sky for the Cherry Springs Star Party 4:00 p.m. - T.J. Koller - The Hubble Space Telescope 6:30 p.m. - Alan Chen ( http://www.heavenlyview.com ) - Imaging with a One-shot Color Camera Saturday 1:00 p.m. - Dr. Al Lamperti (Temple University and the Delaware Valley Amateur Astronomers) - A 3D Tour of the Universe Beyond the Solar System 2:30 p.m. - Karl Krasley (the Pennsylvania Outdoor Lighting Council and the Chesmont Astronomical Society) - Light Pollution Is Hiding My Galaxies 4:00 p.m. - Chip Harrison (Cherry Springs State Park Park Manager) - Cherry Springs Dark Skies (A PowerPoint update on what's new at the park for 2007 and where the future is going to take us.) 6:00 p.m. - Rob Teeter ( http://www.teeterstelescopes.com/ ) - Building the Perfect Telescope |
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On May 3, 10:13 pm, "George Normandin"
wrote: Cherry Springs Star Party in PA, starting May 17th. There's not much info "out there" on this one. Does anyone know if it's happening? Anyone going? My friend Art and I currently plan on being there with my Obsession 20, plus PST, and DSLR on a EQ-1 for some wide-field imaging. This is our first trip to the park and if it works out I'll bring my RC10/MI-250 for some imaging on a future expedition. George N There have been some problems with updating the star party section of the ASH web site but there are indeed a number of fine speakers and door prizes in store. Here's the schedule of speakers: Friday 1:00 p.m. - Dr. Peter Allen (Penn State) - The Smallest Stars: Their Role in the Universe 3:00 p.m. - T.J. Koller (ASH Stardust Newsletter Editor and the Secretary of the Astronomical Society of Harrisburg) - The Night Sky for the Cherry Springs Star Party 4:00 p.m. - T.J. Koller - The Hubble Space Telescope 6:30 p.m. - Alan Chen ( http://www.heavenlyview.com ) - Imaging with a One-shot Color Camera Saturday 1:00 p.m. - Dr. Al Lamperti (Temple University and the Delaware Valley Amateur Astronomers) - A 3D Tour of the Universe Beyond the Solar System 2:30 p.m. - Karl Krasley (the Pennsylvania Outdoor Lighting Council and the Chesmont Astronomical Society) - Light Pollution Is Hiding My Galaxies 4:00 p.m. - Chip Harrison (Cherry Springs State Park Park Manager) - Cherry Springs Dark Skies (A PowerPoint update on what's new at the park for 2007 and where the future is going to take us.) 6:00 p.m. - Rob Teeter ( http://www.teeterstelescopes.com/ ) - Building the Perfect Telescope |
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"Dave Mitsky" wrote .... On May 3, 10:13 pm, "George Normandin" wrote: Cherry Springs Star Party in PA, starting May 17th. There's not much info "out there" on this one. Does anyone know if it's happening? Anyone going? ......... There have been some problems with updating the star party section of the ASH web site but there are indeed a number of fine speakers and door prizes in store............ Thanks Dave! I got an e-mail from your "registration person" confirming that I've been registered for CSSP. Now I just need to remember to bring my eyepieces! George N |
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On May 3, 10:13 pm, "George Normandin"
wrote: Edit Vendors who will be present at the Cherry Springs Star Party or who have contributed door prizes are listed at http://www.astrohbg.org/s4/s4_vendors.php Dave Mitsky |
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On May 3, 10:13 pm, "George Normandin"
wrote: Edit Information on the CSSP door prizes has been posted at http://www.astrohbg.org/s4/s4_doorprizes.php Dave Mitsky |
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On May 3, 10:13 pm, "George Normandin"
wrote: Edit Saturday night was superb at Cherry Springs State Park. The clouds were gone by shortly after 11:00 p.m. and the relatively few observers present at the park were treated to a truly excellent night of deep- sky observing. I had great views of many springtime galaxies and other deep-sky objects through my "new" 8" Starsplitter Tube Dob, Tony Donangelo's 14.5" Starmaster Sky Tracker Dob, a 16" Teeter Telescope Dob, the 16" AstroSystems TeleKit Dob owned by John Mills, and the 20" Starmaster Sky Tracker Dob belonging to Gary Honis. I haven't transcribed my taped notes yet but some of the more memorable highlights included seeing at least 9 galaxies simultaneously in the heart of the Virgo Cluster - the environs of M84 and M86 - through the 20" with a 31mm Tele Vue Nagler T5, a near photographic view of M51 and NGC 5195 through the 16" as well as a spectacular view of the Leo Trio using a 28mm W.O. UWAN, and observing an old favorite, NGC 4762 (the Mini-M104 Galaxy), through the 14.5". When I trained my 8" on M104, it looked better than I've ever seen it through such a small aperture. The 8" also provided a fine view of NGC 7000 (the North America Nebula) with the help of an Orion UltraBlock filter and a 35mm Tele Vue Panoptic. Let's hope that Potter County skies will be equally as good for the ASH Cherry Springs Star Party this coming weekend. Dave Mitsky |
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