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Black Forest Star Party (Cherry Springs SP, PA) September 6-8, 2024

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#151 impreza276

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Posted 06 August 2024 - 07:47 AM

Everyone, rev your engines! I'd say 20 minutes shocked.gif


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#152 c172jeff

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Posted 06 August 2024 - 07:50 AM

It said 8PM, but maybe they are in a different time zone.

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#153 FXM

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Posted 06 August 2024 - 07:02 PM

Go go go


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Posted 06 August 2024 - 07:04 PM

Got mine. Looking forward to seeing everybody in September!

 

I got skunked by about three minutes for the June party. C'est la vie.


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#155 Menefist

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Posted 06 August 2024 - 07:04 PM

got em!


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#156 impreza276

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Posted 06 August 2024 - 07:04 PM

Safe!
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Posted 06 August 2024 - 07:05 PM

its 8:05.  sold out yet?  lol.gif


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Posted 06 August 2024 - 07:09 PM

its 8:05.  sold out yet?  lol.gif

8:08 so far tickets still available.  


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#159 Menefist

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Posted 06 August 2024 - 07:12 PM

you see guys, it's not that crazy....


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Posted 06 August 2024 - 07:18 PM

Got mine....it's 17 mins after and says "few left"....

Good luck to all.

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Posted 06 August 2024 - 07:19 PM

Got mine literally the moment it hit 8 ha!

 

Hope for clear skies!


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Posted 06 August 2024 - 07:23 PM

Got mine too. The "Few Tickets Left" warning started at 8:10. They might not make it to 8:30.


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#163 WillR

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Posted 06 August 2024 - 07:25 PM

Got mine.


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#164 Menefist

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Posted 06 August 2024 - 08:07 PM

Does anyone know how many tickets are available totally ?



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Posted 06 August 2024 - 08:12 PM

I believe they cap the astronomy field to around 500 people in total.  I'm actually shocked that tickets are still available 1hr 12 minutes after they went on sale!


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#166 Menefist

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Posted 06 August 2024 - 08:19 PM

I would think there are probably 100 or less tickets left.. and I would dare to say that perhaps 80-90% of the tickets buyers are CloudyNights members.


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#167 John O'Hara

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Posted 06 August 2024 - 09:19 PM

I got mine right at 8:00, but I'm very surprised that there are still tickets available at 10:18 PM EDT.  


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Posted 06 August 2024 - 10:07 PM

Sold out now. There is a join wait list button. The CSSP in June was sold out in less than a half hour. Maybe they allowed more tickets in a single transaction?


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#169 John O'Hara

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Posted 06 August 2024 - 10:38 PM

I hope vendors come this year. That's one of the bigger attractions at star parties for me. It was disappointing that none showed last year.
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Posted 06 August 2024 - 11:10 PM

I hope vendors come this year. That's one of the bigger attractions at star parties for me. It was disappointing that none showed last year.

Agree!!
 


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#171 MSJK1171

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Posted 06 August 2024 - 11:18 PM

I got mine right at 8pm too but there are still tickets available and it's after midnight. So I guess I'll see some of you there. Clear skys everyone.


Edited by MSJK1171, 07 August 2024 - 03:22 AM.

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#172 MSJK1171

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Posted 07 August 2024 - 03:27 AM

Welp I just checked at 4:25am before I went to bed and BFSP is sold out. Only thing now is the join wait list button.


Edited by MSJK1171, 07 August 2024 - 03:28 AM.

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#173 bigbangbaby

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Posted 07 August 2024 - 06:48 AM

The “slow” sell out may partly been the result of power and internet outages. Severe storms late afternoon yesterday, including a possible tornado, swept through northern Ohio and PA. 400,000 are without power in Ohio. 


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#174 John O'Hara

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Posted 07 August 2024 - 07:30 AM

I don't think it was as slow as we thought.  Even now, 8:29 AM EDT, if you go to Eventbrite's BFSP page, it still says "Few Tickets Left".  However, if you click on the "Get Tickets" link, the only option is to get on the waiting list.  You have to take that extra step to see that the tickets are actually sold out.


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Posted 07 August 2024 - 09:02 AM

The “slow” sell out may partly been the result of power and internet outages. Severe storms late afternoon yesterday, including a possible tornado, swept through northern Ohio and PA. 400,000 are without power in Ohio. 

This is true!  My ConCast internet went out shortly after 9PM.  And in the true ConCast way, I got a notice this morning they would "look into the reported outage".  Internet came back on many hours before that "automated" notice was even sent out. lol.gif




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