GC1X627 THE UNIVERSE IS OUR PLAYGROUND (Event Cache) in Iowa, United States created by AB-n-AP

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AB-n-AP: Hopefully we can do this again on a clear night! [:D] Thanks for coming everyone.[:)] AB-n-AP

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Hidden : Saturday, October 3, 2009

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- - WELCOME!! - -

~ TO A SPECIAL NIGHT TIME EVENT!! ~

THE UNIVERSE IS OUR PLAYGROUND (LITERALLY!!)
PRESENTED BY

AB-n-AP

Please join us at the Eastern Iowa Observatory and Learning Center at the Palisades-Dows Observatory (EIOLC). Local astronomers from the Cedar Amateur Astronomers (CAA) will open up the grounds ~ including the roofs to the permanently mounted telescopes ~ and take us on a celestial tour of the galaxy...and beyond! We will get close up views (that's the plan anyway) of stars, planets, moons, other galaxy's, and much more! (UFO's and aliens?) There are also observing pads available to set-up your personal telescopes, so if you have a telescope, feel free to bring it!

Perhaps most exciting of all is the EIOLC is home to the huge 24-inch Boller & Chivens telescope (see image below)!! Just think of what we'll be able to see during our tour of the universe...

Photo courtesy of www.cedar-astronomers.org

It won't get dark until after 7:45PM, so starting at 6:00PM we'll feast on a potluck while we wait for darkness to fall. We will provide hot dogs, buns, condiments, paper plates, plastic utensils, and napkins. Everyone else please bring a side dish to share:

Last name begins with 'A' - 'J' = Side Dish
Last name begins with 'K' - 'S' = Desert
Last name begins with 'T' - 'Z' = Salad

IMPORTANT: The CAA requires a $2.00 fee per person/attendee, so if you plan on attending any portion of the event, please plan on paying the fee. The fee is per person and not per geocaching name (for example, the two of us (AB-n-AP) will pay $4.00). Their is no fee for babies and toddlers. If excessive cloud cover blocks celestial viewing, the event will go on, however, the $2.00 fee is non-refundable.

Please pay us (AB-n-AP) when you arrive and sign the event log sheet. If we miss you at the log sheet, please seek us out to pay. We would greatly appreciate this if we miss you. At the conclusion of the event all money will go to the CAA.

STARDATE 09276.01
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TIME: 6:00PM - 11:00PM (give or take)
WHEN: Saturday, October 3rd, 2009
WHERE: The Eastern Iowa Observatory and Learning Center at the Palisades-Dows Observatory
WHAT: A celestial viewing of the night sky!
SPECIAL HOST'S: The Cedar Amateur Astronomers!
POTLUCK: 6:00PM - 7:45PM-ish
TOUR OF UNIVERSE: 8:00PM-ish - 11:00PM (give or take)
(TOUR PROVIDED BY THE CAA)

The EIOLC is wheelchair accessible.
A special thanks to fellow geocachers Temacon and JohnLL who are also members of the Cedar Amateur Astronomers who helped with coordination of this event.

We hope to see you all there!
AB-n-AP

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