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Old 02-08-2011, 06:38 AM
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Astronomy Camps

I recently attended the Queensland Astrofest, which was excellent, and got to thinking about when and where to have astronomy camps.
I think it would be ideal to have two astronomy camps a year, six months apart, so that you can see all of the sky.
I don't like astrocamps in summer because it is hot and the nights are short.
Camps in winter have long nights but they can be cold and frosty.
I think the best time to have camps is in autumn and in spring when it is not hot or cold.
If you have camps between the equinoxes (21/3 to 21/9) the nights are also longer.
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