Re: (SNES) The Great Star Parties

[Les Coleman <colemans@riconnect.com>]

Doug

Researching other events makes sense. You have to be prepared. With 
almost NO NOTICE, we had about 100 people show up for the Leonids. If we 
advertise in the astronomy newsgroups about a party we could find 
ourselves overwhelemed. I always remember Dr Leslie Brown - Professor of
Astronomy at Conn. College. They had a event where 3800 people showed up 
and literally became such a problem that the college had to call the 
State Police for help. She never expected such a crowd.

Planning, coordination and lots of other groups are the key to a good 
event. Being as lucky as we were with the Leonids won't happen often. We 
had an unexpected crowd but a wonderful bunch of people.

Les

Albireo54@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 2/22/02 4:16:32 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
> colemans@riconnect.com writes:
>
> << Actually if we held a star party, it would only be fitting. FDO was  
> founded as a byproduct of a series of star parties on the grounds of the  
> Frosty Drew Nature Center.  >>
>
> Hi Les,
>
> I missed this message earlier, as I had already left for FDO. So when you 
> mentioned the moniker "SeaStar Party", it was the first I'd heard of it - and 
> I must say it has a pleasant ring! It would certainly embrace the natural 
> surroundings of our state, and would be easy for all to remember and identify 
> with. VT has Stellafane; RI has SeaStar!
>
> Because of the organizational effort needed to get a major star party off the 
> ground, I see this as a necessarily regional event. A starting point might be 
> doing a bit of research on the experience of other groups around the country. 
> How they got started, what obstacles they came across, etc. I'd be happy to 
> look into this. Once we've done some background work we could get feelers out 
> to the other clubs to gauge the level of interest. 
>
> Thanks for the name suggestion - I bet it'll stick!
>
> :o)
> Doug
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