7th Annual RASCALS Star Party 2007

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August 24-26, 2007

Victoria Fish and Game Association
Holker Place, Malahat, BC, Canada

RASC Star Party 2007 Poster (48k pdf - legal size page)

Order your RASCALs Star Party t-shirts
Order your t-shirts online and arrange for pickup to avoid shipping.

Events

Friday 24th:

bullet12:00pm noon until dark - gates open, arrivals
bullet5:00pm-6:30pm - dinner time
bullet7:00pm - Presentation "Apollo on the Lunar Surface" - Chris Gainor, RASC member and author. The six successful Apollo Expeditions.  Photos and more of the Lunar surface.
bullet8:00pm - Door prizes
bulletAfterward - viewing the night sky till dawn

Astrophotographs taken at the Star Party

California Nebula
by
Charles Banville

M33 Triangulum Galaxy
by
John McDonald

 

Saturday 25th:

bullet8-10am - breakfast time
bulletSolar viewing - all day
bullet12 noon - lunch time
bullet1:00 pm - Astronomy Swap Meet
bullet2:00 pm - Presentation - Digital Astrophotography - John McDonald, RASC - an instructional session in processing captured images using a variety of processing tools.
bullet5:30pm-7:00pm - dinner time
bullet7:30 pm - Presentation & ATM Awards "Reaching Across Time and Space in a Thirty Metre Telescope" - Dr. Luc Simard, NRC-HIA. This scope, to be operational in 2016 will give us a views of the birth of galaxies, stars and planets. TMT website & TMT Newscast Issue 1 June, 2006
bullet8:30pm - Door prizes
bulletGrand Prize: Celestron 20x80 Binoculars - your ticket is included in your admission
bulletSpecial raffle prize: 125mm Skywatcher telescope and EQ3 mount - tickets $5 each, 3 for $10
bulletAfterward - viewing the night sky till dawn

 


The field

Victoria Centre's 20" Dobsonian

Luc Simard's talk

Sunday 26th:

bullet8:00 am Breakfast
bullet9:30 am Site Cleanup
bullet12 noon - departures

Facilities:

bulletA good sized camping area on the Shotgun Field - camp on the field with your telescope.
bulletLots of parking - both on-field and parking lot
bulletPower is available on the field for telescope-related equipment.
bulletShowers and Washrooms
bulletLarge Clubhouse (seats 200 people)
bulletFood - Brenda's Kitchen will do the cooking for you.  Very reasonable prices, and the food is great! (Approximately CDN$20-25/day per person for 3 meals)
bulletLarge field (complete with power on the field for your astronomy equipment)
bulletLarge Outdoor Covered BBQ Grill
bulletAnd last but not least, a good 360 deg. View of the dark sky
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