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Al Canarelli
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Reged: 12/06/07
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Re: Black Forest Star Party...
07/13/08 11:09 AM
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This is probably one of the most popular of the east coast star parties and is held in a truly dark sky area...probably the darkest in the east coast. You should certainly attend and rest assured that it will be worth the drive. I'm going and I also live in Central NJ.
You will find that people who attend star parties LOVE to show their hardware to people like you and help them to learn as much as possible about astronomy...this is one of the reasons why they go in the first place. A star party is surely one place where your lack of knowledge about astronomy will not hurt you.
You ask, "what does one do during daylight hours?" Well, since you're viewing all night, you will need to charge your batteries and sleep during part of the day. During the remainder of the daylight hours, look for someone like me (there are many others) who will be viewing the sun with an H-alpha telescope. This is a special telescope that actually lets you see the surface and atmosphere of the sun along with proms, ejections, sun spots, etc.
Regarding lodging: There are some hotels in the area but you better make reservations soon. Otherwise, take a sleeping bag along and do the best you can. There may also be some sleeping alternatives available at the site...check the official web page. Btw, I live in the E. Brunswick area...where do you live?
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