Society Star Parties

Dates:

Friday, October 24, 2008

Friday, November 21, 2008

~~Friday, December 19, 2008~~ CANCELLED

Friday, January 23, 2009

Friday, February 20, 2009

Friday, March 20, 2009

Friday, May 22, 2009

What to Expect:

Lots of telescopes big and small

Happy sounding silhouettes in the dark

Gasps, Ahhhhhhs, and Wows!

Food, cold, amazing sights

Before you Arrive:

Dress warm!

Bring extra warm clothing

Plan for cold (Getting the hint?)

Bring binoculars if you have them

Snacks (what more do we need to say?)

A significant other (Cause the stars are awfully romantic...)

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Concerning the Cold:

dress twice as warm

Here are some tips for surviving frigid star parties:

Wear a winter hat
Wear a coat (or multiple coats) that come below your bottocks and cinch up. This keeps cold air from coming up from beneath and helps you stay surprisingly warm
Change clothes before coming - change even your underclothes. The slight persperation from the day on these will make you cold despite any other measures you take.
Don't wear cotton close to your skin, when you perspire cotton will make you colder. Synthetic fabrics and wool are your friends in cold weather!
Wool socks. (Enough said.)

Location:
Big Springs Park

Directions:
Travel up Provo Canyon. Turn right at Vivian Park. Travel through Vivian park approximately 3.3 miles. Turn right into Big Springs Park. Travel through the park to the upper parking lot.

Click here for a Google map of the site.

Dark Sky Sites of Central Utah - BYU Astronomical Society

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If you would like more information about the Astronomical Society, or for questions about membership, please send an email to the webmaster at arktour0@gmail.com or to the club president, Nicholas Herrick . For questions about planetarium shows for school and scout groups, please visit the BYU Planetarium website.