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The Texas Star Party (TSP) is a large annual star party in the United States. TSP was started by Deborah Byrd, members of the Austin Astronomical Society, and McDonald Observatory in August 1979. It was a weekend gathering of amateur astronomers at Davis Mountains State Park near McDonald Observatory in far west Texas.
McDonald Observatory is an astronomical observatory located near unincorporated community of Fort Davis in Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States.The facility is located on Mount Locke in the Davis Mountains of West Texas, with additional facilities on Mount Fowlkes, approximately 1.3 kilometers (0.81 mi) to the northeast. [1]
Star party in California A trailer-mounted Newtonian telescope on daytime display at the Stellafane star party in Vermont. A star party is a gathering of amateur astronomers for the purpose of observing objects and events in the sky. Local star parties may be one-night affairs, but larger events can last a week or longer and attract hundreds or ...
Sharing the Christina Torres Memorial Observatory telescope and hearing first hand from Dr. Mario Diaz about astronomical research being conducted locally is a rare opportunity.
The Oregon Star Party (OSP) was founded in 1987 and is considered one of the best annual events in the United States for observational astronomy. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Oregon Star Party takes place in the Ochoco National Forest , near the geographical center of the state of Oregon .
Joni Mitchell made a rare public appearance on Saturday night at Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammys gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The 75-year-old singer, who has been a regular at the star ...
The Jack C. Davis Observatory is an astronomical observatory at Western Nevada College in Carson City, Nevada. The facility has three telescopes: two 0.4 m (16 in) reflecting telescopes and one 0.25 m (9.8 in) reflector. One telescope is equipped with a spectrograph.
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