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In addition to the "Friday Night Open Houses", which are free and open to the public every clear Friday evening at Broemmelsiek Park, we have selectively scheduled some special dates this year with the St Charles County Parks department.
All Public events feature several telescopes and operators who provide views thru their scopes free of charge. Both members and non-members bring scopes. Anyone who needs help with their own scopes are encouraged to bring them, however please have them available for us to help you with them before sundown. If your scope is working fine, but you'd like help to find some objects, please just ask one of our members (most of which will have a name tag). We are glad to help you find things with your scope, please ask! General rules at star parties apply to help all of us retain our night vision. Please avoid bringing flashlights (unless they are red or covered by red plastic) or any other lighted devices. Try to avoid shining car headlights at the telescope field as you park or leave, else please minimize it as much as possible while remaining safe (use your parking lights). Kids are welcome. Here are the "Saturday Night" events as scheduled for 2011: SAT JUNE 4 Indian Camp Creek Park
SAT SEPT 3 Klondike Park (Family Camping)
(must register with the St Charles County Parks department if you plan to camp) Again, we are at Broemmelsiek Park every Friday night if the weather is decent.
Indian Camp Creek Park is located about 6 miles north of I-70 on Hwy 61, go west just before leaving St Charles County. Klondike Park offers camping facilities and a fairly dark sky. It is located on Hwy 94 in south St Charles county just a couple miles past Augusta It is a very beautiful setting in a very nice park close to nearby attractions such as the Daniel Boone home and several wineries. If you've never been to this park, you owe it to yourself to come out and see it at one of our events.
Both locations offer nice restroom facilities. If it is hot outside, you may want to bring liquids (and repellent)! The best views are after it gets really dark (2 hours after sunset or later), but most folks show up at sunset. These events will typically last until 11pm or 11:30 pm, depending on the sky conditions. These events will be canceled without notice if the sky is more than 70% cloud covered or if it is raining. We are an optimistic bunch, but wet equipment is to be avoided. [ St Charles County Parks Info: Phone: 636-949-7535 ( or email: parks@sccmo.org) ] |
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