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EVLslayer
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Reged: 01/24/09
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Loc: Bangor, Maine FN54
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Join us in Celebrating IYA2009 by attending:
STELLA-BALOO!
Date: April 4, 2009
Time: 1 pm to 11 pm
Where: The Jordan Planetarium, University of Maine, Orono
Join us for a full day of Astronomy activities.
It starts at the Planetarium and activities snake their way across campus to the Observatory. Sure to delight children and feed "your" inner child. Try the Adventure discovery, Sun viewing with our solar scopes (weather permitting), Planetarium talks and lots more.
Everything is designed for hands-on learning and discovery.
Join us in the evening for the Astro Road Show Night star party. FREE TELESCOPE VIEWING!!! Many club members will be setting up a wide range of telescopes for you to try, don't forget to take an unforgettable look through the 8-inch Alvan Clark refractor telescope in the Maynard F. Jordan Observatory.
FREE Refreshments throughout the day and much much more. (We've got to keep a few surprises)
For more information go to: www.gazers.org
Please join us rain or shine and Celebrate The International Year of Astronomy 2009 at STELLA-BALOO!
Don, Penobscot Valley Star Gazers
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Fish
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Reged: 10/13/07
Posts: 475
Loc: Norridgewock, ME
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Don,
I plan on attending (from Norridgewock.) As a solar affectionado I'm wondering if I may also bring a couple of my solar scopes. The more the merrier I always say!
Regards, Marc
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Goseck Observatory
Kunming 152 f/5.9 & Baader Wedge
Orion ED80 & LS75FHa2/B1200
Meade 102ED & LS18CaKMDd2
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DC5
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Reged: 04/17/06
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Stellar-Baloo was a success.
If you want to see the 'action' of Stella-Baloo, follow this link or visit the web page on PVSG (gazers.org) or GalaxyMaine where we posted 'yourselves' on YOUTUBE:
[ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy61_TYoWfE&feature=player_embedded]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy61_TYoWfE&feature=player_embedded
Here are some of the statistics that show how well it was received:
About 50 stickers each were awarded to AstroCat Prowlers by several activity stations. (Night Sky Network activities)
35 Science Lion Certificates were awarded! (Completed an activity at all ten stations.)
The Astro-Science show had over 60 kids and adults.
About 6 8th-grade students attended the evening talk and planetarium lessons. A surprising number of PVSG'ers managed to stay awake that late, too.
17 people had their pictures taken with the Alvan Clark refractor.
We can safely estimate the crowd at over 300 visitors.
There were 14 members of PVSG and 9 Jordan Planetarium staff members working the day plus spouses and friends who supported the project before and during Stella-Baloo.
A truly successful astronomical event for a cloudy day and night!
Dave Clark
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George N
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Reged: 05/19/06
Posts: 778
Loc: Binghamton & Indian Lake NY
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Stellar-Baloo was a success........
17 people had their pictures taken with the Alvan Clark refractor......
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Dave Clark
Dave,
Great video and it certainly looks like it would have been a lot of fun to attend! I know that it’s tough to run something like this with cloudy weather, but your expeniece shows that it can work out well.
BTW, If Mr. Clark shows up in one of your pictures you have reached a new level of “realism”. 
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George N
Obsession 20
Optical Guidance Systems 10" F/9 R-C Cass
6" F/5 & 8" F/8 home-made Newts
MI-250 mount
SBIG STL-1301E CCD
Member, International Dark-Sky Association
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