Event

Public viewing event at the East Coast Star Party!
 

The Back Bay Amateur Astronomers and the Virginia Department of Conservation and Resources at Chippokes State Park encourage the public to attend on Friday, November 1, from 6-10pm during the East Coast Star Party.

BBAA members will use their telescopes to share the night time sky with park visitors. Please feel free to ask questions and look through the telescopes during this public outreach event.

If you have never been to a star party before please review the "Event Etiquette" guide we have created to ensure everyone has a great time:
http://backbayastro.org/documents/Event_Etiquette.pdf

Date: Friday, November 1, 2024

Time: 6 p.m. - 10 p.m. Eastern

Location: Chippokes State Park
695 Chippokes Park Road
Surry, VA 23883

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Information for Visitors

Location Details

Chippokes State Park
Club location for our monthly Night Watch event and for our semi-annual ECSP. Due to a limitation on the NSN the "Directions" feature for this location only takes you to the entrance to the park. Please use our custom Google Map to navigate to the precise location you are trying to reach: http://backbayastro.org/map.php

695 Chippokes Park Road
Surry, VA 23883
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Chippokes Plantation State Park

Notes:
Due to a limitation on the NSN the "Directions" feature for this location only takes you to the entrance to the park. Please use our custom Google Map to navigate to the precise location you are trying to reach: http://backbayastro.org/map.php

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- Sun 11/3/2024
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