The 7th annual White Sands Star Party will be held this year on September 30th and October 1st at the White Sands National Monument (a.k.a. missle range) in Southern New Mexico.
Participants will be allowed to camp directly in the very dark dunes, but not the general public. Also, no one will be allowed in or out from 8: pm to 11:30PM to prevent car lights from interfering with observations. At 11:30 pm all non-campers must exit, and then no one else will be allowed to leave and the rest of the night is DARK and all yours! See the Southern Skies like you’ve never seen before!
There will be guest speakers, trips to the NM Museum of Science History, and free Pizza to participants! Ummmm... PIZZA
And while your in the area, take a trip up to Socorro New Mexico to the Very Large Array (VLA) on October 1st for a free guided tour! You can also swing over and visit the TRINITY test site, where the first Atomic Bomb was detonated in 1945. This is a rare event as the Trinity site normally only offers tours one day a year!
Come on out and enjoy the Land of Enchantment and the incredible Dark Skies of New Mexico!
Website link: www.zianet.com/wssp/
White Sands: www.nps.gov/whsa/
NM Museum of Space: www.spacefame.org/
VLA: www.vla.nrao.edu/
Trinity: www.wsmr.army.mil/pao/TrinitySite/trinst.htm
Participants will be allowed to camp directly in the very dark dunes, but not the general public. Also, no one will be allowed in or out from 8: pm to 11:30PM to prevent car lights from interfering with observations. At 11:30 pm all non-campers must exit, and then no one else will be allowed to leave and the rest of the night is DARK and all yours! See the Southern Skies like you’ve never seen before!
There will be guest speakers, trips to the NM Museum of Science History, and free Pizza to participants! Ummmm... PIZZA
And while your in the area, take a trip up to Socorro New Mexico to the Very Large Array (VLA) on October 1st for a free guided tour! You can also swing over and visit the TRINITY test site, where the first Atomic Bomb was detonated in 1945. This is a rare event as the Trinity site normally only offers tours one day a year!
Come on out and enjoy the Land of Enchantment and the incredible Dark Skies of New Mexico!
Website link: www.zianet.com/wssp/
White Sands: www.nps.gov/whsa/
NM Museum of Space: www.spacefame.org/
VLA: www.vla.nrao.edu/
Trinity: www.wsmr.army.mil/pao/TrinitySite/trinst.htm
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