GHRO Star Party
CAAC members and their guests are invited to CAAC's owned and operated Gayle H. Riggsbee Observatory (GHRO) near Taxahaw, SC. Bring your own telescope or use one of the permanently housed telescopes. Come down 2 hours before sunset and view sun through our H-alpha Solar scope, then stay and observe the night sky. For dinner, pack a picnic or stop at JoJo Backyard BBQ on way to GHRO.
GHRO Information (see http://1drv.ms/1m2wPUn)
GHRO is located at 1427 Bloomwood Drive, Lancaster, SC. (some GPS show city as Pageland). Gravel road leading to the observatory is located 5.22 miles east of the "522 Grill" on Taxahaw, Rd.
Visitor Information: On same link above you'll find "Visitor Information" sheet with directions to the observatory. If binging guests, share rules such as back into parking with lights facing away from the observatory and no cell phones around telescopes, even on "low light" cell phones are still too bright..
Alarm System: For direction on building alarm system watch "How UNLOCK" and "How LOCK" training videos.
Telescope Guide: For members comfortable with telescope operations, the link above also includes instruction booklets on GHRO 8", 16", and 24" telescopes. The booklets cover startup, scope alignment, and shutdown procedures. Booklets and alignments stars are located at each telescope. Never use a telescope before, no worries, come on down, we'll have members available willing to drive, just come for the viewing.
Check out http://skymaps.com/downloads.html for downloadable list of objects and map for the night sky.
If weather looks cloudy in Charlotte, it may still be clear the observatory. You can also call the observatory at 704-909-0604 for a recording of current event information or check the Sky Camera from our club's weather page at http://charlotteastronomers.org/weather/
Chris Skorlinski, Director Gayle H. Riggsbee Observatory (GHRO)
704-996-4215
ChrisSkor@Hotmail.com
CAAC members and their guests are invited to CAAC's owned and operated Gayle H. Riggsbee Observatory (GHRO) near Taxahaw, SC. Bring your own telescope or use one of the permanently housed telescopes. Come down 2 hours before sunset and view sun through our H-alpha Solar scope, then stay and observe the night sky. For dinner, pack a picnic or stop at JoJo Backyard BBQ on way to GHRO.
GHRO Information (see http://1drv.ms/1m2wPUn)
GHRO is located at 1427 Bloomwood Drive, Lancaster, SC. (some GPS show city as Pageland). Gravel road leading to the observatory is located 5.22 miles east of the "522 Grill" on Taxahaw, Rd.
Visitor Information: On same link above you'll find "Visitor Information" sheet with directions to the observatory. If binging guests, share rules such as back into parking with lights facing away from the observatory and no cell phones around telescopes, even on "low light" cell phones are still too bright..
Alarm System: For direction on building alarm system watch "How UNLOCK" and "How LOCK" training videos.
Telescope Guide: For members comfortable with telescope operations, the link above also includes instruction booklets on GHRO 8", 16", and 24" telescopes. The booklets cover startup, scope alignment, and shutdown procedures. Booklets and alignments stars are located at each telescope. Never use a telescope before, no worries, come on down, we'll have members available willing to drive, just come for the viewing.
Check out http://skymaps.com/downloads.html for downloadable list of objects and map for the night sky.
If weather looks cloudy in Charlotte, it may still be clear the observatory. You can also call the observatory at 704-909-0604 for a recording of current event information or check the Sky Camera from our club's weather page at http://charlotteastronomers.org/weather/
Chris Skorlinski, Director Gayle H. Riggsbee Observatory (GHRO)
704-996-4215
ChrisSkor@Hotmail.com
Date: Saturday, August 26, 2017
Time: 5 p.m. - 11 p.m. Eastern
Location:
GHRO
1427 Bloomwood dr.
Kershaw
Taxahaw, SC 29720
