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A beautiful dark sky and glistening white sand dunes await you at the 2008 White Sands Star Party. Participants enjoy activities and two nights of observing deep in the heart of the dunes, as well as observing at 9,000 feet in the Sacramento Mountains.
Sponsored by White Sands National Monument, the Alamogordo Astronomy Club, the Astronomical Society of Las Cruces, and the New Mexico Museum of Space History, the WSSP provides the chance to meet other astronomers, and share astronomy with the public. Registered participants with viewing equipment and astronomy knowledge are allowed to camp in the dunes and view all night. On Saturday evening, the public is invited. Daylight activities include workshops, a visit to the museum and an IMAX film.
More info: http://www.zianet.com/wssp/
Funds benefit Project Astro in New Mexico
Project Astro pairs teachers with astronomers, and trains them at an annual workshop at the National Solar Observatory in Sunspot, NM. They work together in the classroom at least four times annually to get students interested in science. Log onto www.nmspacemuseum.org. Click on Education Programs, then Project ASTRO for registration forms.
Area information: Climate Data for late SeptemberAverage High: 70 Average Low: 40
Please Note:
Registered participants attending White Sands Star Party should note that this event is intended to share astronomy. Therefore, participants are asked to make their viewing instruments available, on Saturday night, to the general public. Friday night is for participants only, and astronomers stay up through the night to view and photograph the dark sky. This is a family event; federal regulations are in effect at WSNM. Water is unavailable within the dune field. There will be porta-potties. Electricity is unavailable. Generators can only be used between noon and 3 p.m. There will be no tables or picnic shelters in the astronomical area. Open fires are prohibited except in grills; all charcoal must be removed from WSNM and not dumped in trash cans. Containerized fuel can be used for cooking. Alcohol is permitted, but glass bottles and beer kegs are prohibited. Pets must be kept on a leash when outside the vehicles. Please clean up after your pet. Failure to abide by Star Party regulations will result in being asked to leave without refund. Failure to abide by park regulations could result in federal charges and fines.
Registered participants attending White Sands Star Party should note that this event is intended to share astronomy. Therefore, participants are asked to make their viewing instruments available, on Saturday night, to the general public. Friday night is for participants only, and astronomers stay up through the night to view and photograph the dark sky. This is a family event; federal regulations are in effect at WSNM. Water is unavailable within the dune field. There will be porta-potties. Electricity is unavailable. Generators can only be used between noon and 3 p.m. There will be no tables or picnic shelters in the astronomical area. Open fires are prohibited except in grills; all charcoal must be removed from WSNM and not dumped in trash cans. Containerized fuel can be used for cooking. Alcohol is permitted, but glass bottles and beer kegs are prohibited. Pets must be kept on a leash when outside the vehicles. Please clean up after your pet. Failure to abide by Star Party regulations will result in being asked to leave without refund. Failure to abide by park regulations could result in federal charges and fines.
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