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Membership Dues Are Due! Less than the cost of a gallon of gas per month! |
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June 6 Friday 5:00PM 6:30PM 7:30PM |
Public Indoor Club Meeting , Business Meeting 5:00PM Business meeting, all are invited. 6:30PM An astronomy related beginner class by Joan Chamberlin will be held before the main meeting time. 7:30PM Monthly club meeting. Possible observing at Starfield Observatory after meeting. All are welcome! Bring your scope, binoculars, goto control computer, or related astronomy items before main meeting for simple repairs or how to. |
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June tbd Friday Astronomy Day 7PM |
Club Star Party - Open observing session for the public. The public is welcome to join club members and enjoy the night sky. Bring your own telescope and binoculars for the ultimate sky show. Peer through our observatory telescopes. Rain/cloud date as always: Saturday the next day. Some members may arrive at dusk during the winter season. Free admission. Donations welcomed.
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Prepare for observing. If you really want to stay into the evening, dress warmly, even in the summer. Although the weather may seem warm after the long winter, you will be standing still most of the time, so dress like you were going out in subfreezing weather. Note that even though the observatory roof is open, the walls cut the wind. Some have been comfortable through the night (in September!) with: Long underwear, heavy shirt, sweater, winter jacket, warm hat and neck covering, winter socks and boots. There is no running water, but there is a modern Maine outhouse. Bring your own bottled water and snacks. Snacks help keep you warm also. We have general dim red lighting in the observatory. A red flashlight will allow you to read your own star maps and other displays. Use a dim red LED keyring or flashlight, or cover a penlight with red plastic or cellophane. We have a limited number of art store red cellophane scraps if you have none. Note that a 10,000 candlepower lantern with a thin sheet of red plastic is not a dim light! |