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2010 HiDAS Schedule Astronomical observing is a very special time at the Luz Observatory. During these times, the observatory is open to the public. We encourage families to come, and please include the children. There is no charge to participate at the public viewings, and everyone will have the opportunity to view the skies through the powerful telescopes under guidance of on site astronomers. Though this is not a structured class or lecture, the astronomers are there to explain some of the wonders of the universe.
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December 2009
4th 7pm Planetarium show at the Victor Valley College.
5th, 6:30 pm- Public viewing at the Lewis Center, 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley
11th, 6:30 pm- Public viewing at the Lewis Center, 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley
19th at dusk Star Party at the Johnson road site.
There is no HiDAS meeting scheduled for December.
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15th, 6:30 pm- Public viewing at the Lewis Center, 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley
16th at dusk Star Party at the Johnson road site
22nd 6:30.pm- Public viewing at the Lewis Center, 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley
23rd 7pm HiDAS club meeting at the Lewis Center , Public viewing to follow at 8:30pm. Everyone is invited to attend. 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley, CA. 92307
29th 7pm Planetarium show at the Victor Valley College.
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5th 7pm Planetarium show at the Victor Valley College
12th, 6:30 pm- Public viewing at the Lewis Center, 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley
13th at dusk Star Party at the Johnson road site
19th, 6:30 pm- Public viewing at the Lewis Center, 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley
20th 7pm HiDAS club meeting at the Lewis Center , Public viewing to follow at 8:30pm. Everyone is invited to attend. 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley, CA. 92307
26th 7pm Planetarium show at the Victor Valley College.
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5th 7pm Planetarium show at the Victor Valley College.
12th, 7:00 pm- Public viewing at the Lewis Center, 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley 12th &13th Camping with the stars! Afton Canyon Dark Sky Star party and Messier Marathon located in the Afton Canyon campground. .19th, 7:00 pm- Public viewing at the Lewis Center, 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley 20th 7pm HiDAS club meeting at the Lewis Center , Mojave River Campus 17500 Mana Rd. Bldg. C,. Apple Valley, CA. 92307. Brian Day of NASA will be our special guest. Day will speak on the LCROSS mission, it's history and current discoveries plus his life chasing solar eclipses around the world! 26th 6:30 pm we will be holding a SIDEWALK ASTRONOMY event at 1010 W. Main St. in Barstow. This event will be advertised in the Barstow newspaper.26th 7pm Planetarium show at the Victor Valley College.
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9th, 8:00 pm- Public viewing at the Lewis Center, 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley
NEW STAR PARTY SITE! 10th at dusk, HiDAS Star Party at the Wild Wash Road site.
16th, 8:00 pm- Public viewing at the Lewis Center, 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley
17th 7pm HiDAS club meeting at the Lewis Center , Public viewing to follow at 8:30pm. Everyone is invited to attend. 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley, CA. 92307
23rd 7pm Planetarium show at the Victor Valley College.
30th pm Planetarium show at the Victor Valley College.
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7th 7pm Planetarium show at the Victor Valley College.
14th 8:00 pm- Public viewing at the Lewis Center, 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley
15th at dusk, for members who do not attend RTMC there will be a HiDAS Star Party at the Wild Wash Road site.
The 42nd annual RTMC Astronomy Expo will take place on Wednesday, May 12 through Sunday, May 16
21st 8:00 pm- Public viewing at the Lewis Center, 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley
22nd 7pm HiDAS club meeting at the Lewis Center , Public viewing to follow at 8:30pm. Everyone is invited to attend. 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley, CA. 92307
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4th, 8:00 pm- Public viewing at the Lewis Center, 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley 11th, 8:00 pm- Public viewing at the Lewis Center, 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley 12th 5pm HiDAS Annual Potluck Star Party for club members. This event will be held at the home of the Deuels
18th at dusk we will have telescopes set up at Barnes & Noble at The Mall of Victor Valley 14400 Bear Valley Road Victorville, CA 92392. Feel free to join us!
19th 7pm HiDAS club meeting at the Lewis Center , Public viewing to follow at 8:30pm. Everyone is invited to attend. 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley, CA. 92307 |
10th at dusk, HiDAS Star Party at the Johnson Road site in Apple Valley
.16th, 8:30 pm- Public viewing at the Lewis Center, 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley
16th at dusk we will have telescopes set up at Barnes & Noble at The Mall of Victor Valley 14400 Bear Valley Road Victorville, CA 92392. Feel free to join us!
23rd 8:30 pm- Public viewing at the Lewis Center, 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley
24th 7pm HiDAS club meeting at the Lewis Center , Public viewing to follow at 8:30pm. Everyone is invited to attend. 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley, CA. 92307
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7th at dusk, Star Party at the Wild Wash Road site .13th, 8:30 pm- Public viewing at the Lewis Center, 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley 14th 7pm HiDAS club meeting at the Lewis Center , Public viewing to follow at 8:30pm. Everyone is invited to attend. 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley, CA. 92307 20th, 8:00 pm- Public viewing at the Lewis Center, 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley 20th at dusk we will have telescopes set up at Barnes & Noble at The Mall of Victor Valley 14400 Bear Valley Road Victorville, CA 92392. Feel free to join us!
27th 7pm Planetarium show at the Victor Valley College.
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3rd, 7:30 pm- Public viewing at the Lewis Center, 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley 4th, 5pm HiDAS STAR-B-QUE Star Party for club members. This event will be held at the home of the Bishops' 10th 7:30 pm- Public viewing at the Lewis Center, 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley 11th 7pm HiDAS club meeting at the Lewis Center , Public viewing to follow at 8:30pm. Everyone is invited to attend. 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley, CA. 92307 17th 7pm Planetarium show at the Victor Valley College 17th at dusk we will have telescopes set up at Barnes & Noble at The Mall of Victor Valley 14400 Bear Valley Road Victorville, CA 92392. Feel free to join us! 18th & 19th Pacific Astronomy and Telescope Show .at the Pasadena Convention Center. 24th 7pm Planetarium show at the Victor Valley College. |
1st, 7:00 pm- Public viewing at the Lewis Center, 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley 2nd at dusk. Pinion Hills Chamber of Commerce star party. 8th 7:00 pm- Public viewing at the Lewis Center, 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley 8th & 9th Camping with the stars! Afton Canyon Dark Sky Star party located in the Afton Canyon campground. 15th 7pm Planetarium show at the Victor Valley College. 15th at dusk we will have telescopes set up at Barnes & Noble at The Mall of Victor Valley 14400 Bear Valley Road Victorville, CA 92392. Feel free to join us! 22nd 7pm Planetarium show at the Victor Valley College. 23rd 7pm HiDAS club meeting at the Lewis Center , Public viewing to follow at 8:30pm. Everyone is invited to attend. 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley, CA. 92307
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5th 7pm Planetarium show at the Victor Valley College. 6th Star Party at the Wild Wash Road site 12th 6:30 pm- Public viewing at the Lewis Center, 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley 19th 7pm Planetarium show at the Victor Valley College. 19th at dusk we will have telescopes set up at Barnes & Noble at The Mall of Victor Valley 14400 Bear Valley Road Victorville, CA 92392. Feel free to join us! 20th 7pm HiDAS club meeting at the Lewis Center , Public viewing to follow at 8:30pm. Everyone is invited to attend. 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley, CA. 92307 |
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3rd 7pm Planetarium show at the Victor Valley College. 4th, 6:30 pm- Public viewing at the Lewis Center, 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley 10th, 6:30 pm- Public viewing at the Lewis Center, 20702 Thunderbird Rd. Apple Valley 11th at dusk star party at the Johnson Rd. site, we want to keep this near by since it will be cold. No meeting Scheduled for December
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Star Party Rules.
1. The first rule is to have fun. Move around and
visit all of the scopes. Talk with the owners and learn about their scopes. This
will help you in deciding what scope you would like to purchase in the future.
2. Bright lights are fundamentally frowned upon
after dark. Dome lights in vehicles should be switched off and the use of any
flashlight should be covered with red plastic or red paint. Red light affects
the eye's dark adaptation the least. Use flashlights that have give off red
light.
3. Keep young children under control. There is a lot of expensive hardware
around for them to run into.
4. Most of our sites there will be parking a short distance from the viewing
site. Many of the sites are chosen for the accessibility of driving your car to
your viewing spot. If you did not bring a viewing instrument, please consider
parking a short distance away from the viewing site. If you absolutely need to
use a white light please warn everybody, that way they can protect their eyes from the light.
5. Most of our sites are in the desert and tend to be rather dusty, especially
in summer, and dust on a mirror is seldom beneficial. Be careful when driving or
walking. When powering your scope from your car, try to tuck the power cord away
so as to minimize danger of tripping over it.
6. Soft music in the background is relaxing and tends to hide the boring noises
of the night. If you are going to play music, please check with others to make
sure you don't disturb them with your music. Tastes in music differ so violently
so please respect others requests to turn it down or even off.
7. Eventually you will want to view the sky through another person's scope.
Before moving another's scope, be sure to ask if you can peer into it. Some
scopes have electrical lines running in weird places.
8. Always bring some extra warm clothing. Few people realize just how chilly it
gets out here in the desert nights. In the summer, a light and heavy jacket,
warm shirt, jeans may be all you need. The Winter calls for insulated boots,
thermal underwear, corduroy jeans, parka, flannel shirt, gloves, and, very
important, a warm knit cap! The greatest heat loss is from your head, so you'll
want the hood on your coat, too, especially if there's a breeze.
9. You'll need extra energy to remain effective through an observing session, so
you'll want to bring along plenty of sandwiches, snacks, coffee, and soft drinks
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10. Be sure to properly dispose of wrappings, cans, bottle caps, etc. so that we
continue to be welcome in the various sites. If you bring it with you, take it
with you when you leave.
11. Never leave anyone by themselves at the end of the evening, we don't want anyone to be stranded alone.