Summer Star Parties
Published on May 4, 2009 at 9:58 pm.
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Filed under amateur astronomy, skywatching.
Mark your calendars.
I will be doing two star parties this summer at Dinosaur Valley State Park, in Glen Rose, TX. The dates are June 27, 2009, and July 18, 2009. As soon as it is dark enough to see the projector, I’ll have a short presentation. Then, we’ll have telescopes set up for viewing until people get tired and leave. If it is cloudy, of course we won’t be viewing anything. But, as you may remember from an earlier posting, sometimes it clears up even when it is cloudy all day long. Watch the weather.
If you arrive early, be sure to visit the dinosaur tracks for which the park is named. There are also a couple of dinosaur statues standing outside the park store — great for photos!
-Astroprof
Hair on May 5, 2009 at 10:12 am: 1
i think star parties are a really cool idea. i don’t know if i’ve ever heard of them. i wish i lived farther away from a major city, star watching is pretty hard here.