Wildcard Innovation's Gary Kopff, StellarCAT's Gary Myers, Obsession's Dave
Kriege and Alan Dyer will be giving presentations on the afternoon of Thurs 19th March 2015
at the 3RF Messier Marathon and Spring Break Star Party at
Comanche
Springs Astronomy Campus near Crowell, Texas.
There will be keynote address from a NASA representative on the Saturday.
The event is a week-long star party for amateurs, under Bortle Class 2 skies
held by the Three Rivers Foundation for the Arts and Sciences (3RF).
The site is a premium dark-sky location, with complete amenities for the visiting astronomer.
These include air-conditioned and heated bunkhouses, a restroom and shower building, RV sites,
plenty of observing-field electricity, and free WiFi access.
Comanche Springs is a working observatory complex dedicated to education and outreach.
Instruments available to visitors include Argo Navis equipped 30", two 20", and two 18" Obsession Classic
Dobsonians, a motorized StarChair outfitted with 25x150mm Giant Fujinon APO binoculars,
a 15" F12 custom D&G achromat in a 28-foot Ash dome, and 90mm Coronado SolarMax
hydrogen-alpha telescopes for daytime use.
Learn more about 3RF here -
http://www.3rf.org/
Registration is limited to 100 participants on a first-come, first-served basis and is now open.
There is a USD50 registration fee, a USD10/day site-use fee, and an optional meal plan.
See here for details and for the registration form -
http://www.3rf.org/sciences-2/2015-s...ssier-marathon
We would look forward to meeting you there.
Qantas operate daily non-stop direct flights from Sydney to Dallas and return using their A380's.
See ya'll in Texas!
Best Regards
Gary Kopff
Managing Director
Wildcard Innovations Pty. Ltd.
20 Kilmory Place
Mount Kuring-Gai NSW 2080
Australia
Phone +61-2-9457-9049
Fax +61-2-9457-9593
sales@wildcard-innovations.com.au
http://www.wildcard-innovations.com.au