It's a new year, and that puts me in the mind to start thinking about star parties to attend. There aren't many firm dates for these yet, so right now I have to guess a little on when they'll be. Let's look at the dates we know and use the new moons for guidance:
MAY NEW MOON: 20th
JUNE NEW MOON: 19th
JULY NEW MOON: 19th
July 15-20: Nebraska Star Party.
July 19-22: Wisconsin Observer's Weekend (WOW). This looks promising, and is much close than the Nebraska Star Party
AUGUST NEW MOON: 17th
The August new moon is around the date of the weekend that items are submitted to the Minnesota State Fair.
South Dakota Star Party/Northwoods Starfest. Dates unknown.
North Dakota Badlands Star Party, in Teddy Roosevelt National Park North Unit. Dates unknown.
SEPTEMBER NEW MOON: 16th
Iowa Star Party. This is usually around labor day, but this year the Moon is full on August 31. Probably they will have to push it to September 6 through 9. Augsburg College (where I teach) doesn't have the schedule out for Fall of 2012 yet, so it's about a 50% chance I can make it.
Jeffers Petroglyphs star party (once promoted as the Prairie Grass Stargaze). This is probably going to be in around the time of new moon in September, the 13th to 16th. I will be able to attend only Friday and Saturday nights at most, possibly only Saturday night. Bummer.
OCTOBER:
October 10-14: Heart of America Star Party, October 10-14. Day Classes make it impossible to attend.
So the year does not look very good at all. I'll probably go to the WOW, and make trips to Onan and Cherry Grove.
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