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Crowdfunding Astronomy Outreach

Started by jadamslh, 05/26/2014 08:25AM
Posted 05/26/2014 08:25AM Opening Post
Several years ago I had to sell my scope mounts due to foreclosure; now things are more stable for me and I wanted to get back to giving star parties in our small town in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California's Central Coast.

I looked into several crowdfunding sites as a way to get money to purchase a mount. I still had my scopes and accessories.

I eventually decided to try our local town Yahoo Group site directly. I offered contributors a private star party with refreshments, followed by a public one for our local elementary school kids. I used to do those a couple times a year before I lost my home.

Success! Ten folks contributed an average of about $100.00 each and I got enough to purchase a used Losmandy G-9! The weather is warming and our first star party will happen soon, possibly early June when the moon is a waxing crescent.

No more wasted photons!

J. Adams