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X-ORIGINAL-URL:http://meetup.warrenastro.org/calendar/10694675/ical/Stargat
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X-WR-CALNAME:Events - Stargate Observatory Open House
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SUMMARY:Stargate Observatory Open House
DESCRIPTION:Warren Astronomical Society\n\nWe are participating in an amazi
 ng and huge public event\, Astronomy at the Beach at Kensington Metro Park 
 this evening.  If you can attend that event\, we strongly recommend it.  We
  will have a few members out at Stargate because we're obligated to\, but i
 t will be pretty sparse.\n\nIt's our mostly-monthly public open house: you 
 get to use our equipment and our volunteers' knowledge to see what's out th
 ere in the sky tonight.  \n\nWe usually stay as long as the skies are clear
  and there are interested observers - usually around midnight\, but on nice
  nights even later.  \n\nYou don't have to stay the whole time - though we 
 ask that you aim your headlights away from the observing field in case you 
 have to leave early.  Feel free to email us if you have any questions.\n\nW
 e only require a few things for your safety and enjoyment:\nAstronomical tw
 ilight will begin around 10 PM\, so please plan to be at the observatory ea
 rlier.  Be careful with headlights on your way in\, especially after sundow
 n.  Make sure to turn the dome lights off if possible\, and park your car f
 acing away from the observing field if you have running lights.\nPlease don
 't use white light flashlights when others are observing.  Others will have
  flashlights\, but if you'd like to bring your own\, you can easily make a 
 red-light flashlight that will help you get around in the dark and is safe 
 for night vision.  I make reasonably decent ones with a red marker and an i
 ndex card*\, but you can read other ideas here. \nNo alcoholic beverages ar
 e permitted.\n\nOther advice to help you make the most of your evening:\nWe
 ather\, especially in Michigan\, is unpredictable.  We are always (some mig
 ht say irrationally) hopeful\, but if there's a solid chance of an extended
  downpour we are not likely to do any observing!  If you're not sure about 
 the weather\, call Bob Berta\, Marty Kunz\, or Jonathan Kade to check if th
 e open house has been canceled.\nObserving is an outside activity\, so dres
 s accordingly - a little warmer than the temperature would indicate.  Even 
 in the summer\, it can get surprisingly chilly at night.  Like any other ac
 tivity\, the key to lasting is layers\, layers\, layers!  In the wintertime
  and early spring\, plan to wear at least two layers of every garment: sock
 s\, pants\, and a shirt.  Core temperature is important too\, so pay extra 
 attention to keeping your torso warm - an insulated vest can work wonders. 
  \n\nImportantly\, the Camp Rotary grounds have full-service public restroo
 ms\, with warm running water and other modern conveniences.\n\nIf there's s
 omething specific you'd like to see\, we'll do our best to make it happen. 
  We have safe\, filtered solar telescopes to look at the sun in amazing det
 ail before it gets dark\; if you're interested in seeing our local star\, l
 et us know and we'll try to make a solar telescope available.  \n\n* Take a
  cheap drugstore flashlight - preferably not too bright to start with.  The
  omnipresent Eveready $1 plastic flashlight works well. Screw off the plast
 ic cap and pop out the clear plastic "lens" (aka bezel).  You can paint the
  bezel with translucent nail polish\, use a red permanent marker\, or red c
 ellophane.  For better light blocking\, you can trace the disk on a sheet o
 f white paper or an index card.  Cut out the disk of paper\, line it up wit
 h the bezel\, and screw the cap back on.\n\nRay\, MI  48096 - USA\n\nSaturd
 ay\, September 26 at 7:00 PM\n\nPhoto: http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/phot
 os/event/a/6/7/5/event_9762613.jpeg\n\nAttending: 19\n\nDetails: http://mee
 tup.warrenastro.org/calendar/10694675/
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LOCATION:Stargate Observatory @ Camp Rotary in Wolcott Mill Metropark - 205
 05 29 Mile Rd\, (1.8 miles east of Romeo Plank Rd) - Ray\, MI  48096 - USA
URL:http://meetup.warrenastro.org/calendar/10694675/
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