[Chaos-l] Staunton River Star Party a Reality

[matted]

Sounds great, guys... great work!  I'm hoping I can make it (the first
night coincides with my wife's birthday).

Is there full information coming out about the party soon?  Fees, site
(map, horizons, etc), what's included, daytime activities, nearby food,
camping next to scopes, are cabins close to observing field, how many
people can we hold, etc?  I saw somewhere that advance registration is
required - no on-site registration?

When I was up near Richmond a couple months ago there was a lot of interest
in this - from both the Richmond group and even a few folks from the
Washington DC club.  Once details are out, perhaps a webpage, I will pass
it along to my contacts up there.

-Matt



On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 9:12 PM, Jayme Hanzak <jhanzak at unctv.org> wrote:

> Thanks for the promotion Walter. The dates for the Star Party are actually
> March 21st to the 25th and there is plenty of space for
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> star party enthusiasts. Walter is correct in that the cabins are going
> fast.
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> We will post more information early next week as far as the fees go.
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> Jayme
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> *From: *"walter fowler" <walterfowler at gmail.com>
> *To: *"chaos" <chaos-l at rtpnet.org>
> *Sent: *Wednesday, January 11, 2012 8:29:15 PM
> *Subject: *[Chaos-l] Staunton River Star Party a Reality
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> Jayme presented the latest plans on *CHAOS's Staunton River Star Party*at last night's meeting in addition to Mike Gallagher's excellent if
> somewhat whacky (you know Mike) presentation at last night's meeting.  This
> star party is scheduled for *Thurs. Mar 22 to Sun. Mar 25* at the
> Staunton River State Park just over the state line in Virginia (prob a bit
> *less than 2 hrs drive from here*) and it's really going to happen!
> Jayme and others have made plans for a MASPesque type event with talks,
> food, vendors as well as a dark site.  I made a reservation for a 2 bedroom
> cabin today and there are others that are still available.  I think that
> I probably have enough family coming to fill my cabin (although we can
> accomodate visitors if it's cold, rainy or otherwise inclement) but I would
> suggest that those who are planning on going think about carpooling and
> sharing a 2 bedroom cabin which would cut the cost in half (even less
> if you "pack 'em in!").  I haven't been to the park yet but Jayme has made
> several trips and these star parties will be regular club events that may
> well grow into regional events.  The Richmond Astronomy Club is interested
> in participating as well as the Raleigh Club so* get those cabins quick*!
> Of course there is also space for tents and I think that there are also
> plans for RV spaces.  A website describing all of this in detail will be up
> soon but I got excited and wanted those interested to get those cabin
> reservations now.  This will put CHAOS as well as Staunton River State Park
> on the map.  *Start making plans*.  Walter
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