Geocahing, the great adventure
These are the voyages of the geocaching members
Their ongoing mission
To explore wonderful new locations
To seek out treasures
And sign the logbooks
To boldly go where to places they never knew before.
Another event to kick off some shorter days and to usher in the approaching Day Lights Savings. I thought it would be fun to take an evening and look at some stars. The Placerville Observatory was kind enough to opens its doors to us geocachers on a wonderful Sunday evening, giving us geocachers to go a little interstellar! This is not a community open time, the observatory is opening to us for this event and event attendees. General public times are on Friday and Saturday nights, we get this spot to ourselves on Sunday! Thanks to the Placerville Observatory and randallh for allowing this event and for offering their time to us geocachers.
Please log your will attend so I can get a count of attendees to randallh so he can know an approximation of people and be set up for that. Note in your Will Attend if you may be bringing others (kids, family, etc.) to allow for a count of people allowing randallh to set up for the appropriate amount of attendees.
- Location: Placerville Observatory - A short hike from the parking lot
- Date: Sunday, October 15th, 2023
- Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm (come when you want, leave when you want, but read the description below so you know what/where we will be if you show up after 7:30)
- Bring: 😷 if desired, flash light or headlamp possible for the hike up, it will be getting dark
Event will be located at observatory.
THE PLAN:
- 7:00 - 7:30: Logbook signing, meet and greet
- 7:25ish: trackable/coin giveaway (may vary depending on what I have to giveaway)
- 7:30: go to the Observatory with randallh, check out space and stuff!
- 8:30: departing for the evening, thanks to the Observatory for their time
THE LOGBOOK:
TEAM ROCK ABLUM:
TEAM ROCK ALBUM is my group of caching buddies, people I cached with and taught the sport of caching to back in Idaho. Bringing the Band Name here to keep it rocking and to encourage them to do the same.
PLACERVILLE COMMUNITY OBSERVATORY:
The Community Observatory is your window to the night sky! See the stars through the 17-inch and 14-inch reflecting telescopes on a clear, dark night. Follow planets or the moon as they travel across the sky. Bring the whole family for an unforgettable experience in the foothills of El Dorado County.
Free Admission/No reservations required
Enjoy your visit and thank you for supporting your Community Observatory.
Etiquette: The Community Observatory is located on El Dorado County Office of Education property. This means NO drugs, NO tobacco/vaping, and NO alcohol is allowed on the premises!
Safety: For visitor safety, (a) NO Pets are allowed (Service animals trained to aid persons with disabilities are welcome). (b) NO Private/unauthorized telescopes or other stargazing equipment is allowed.
We thank you for your cooperation in our effort to maintain a safe environment.
NOTE: Please be aware, in the event of rain or bad weather I will post a note/announcement as to what will happen with this event. Regardless, I will show up at the parking lot with a logbook, but if we cannot do the observatory due to weather I will work with randallh for a chance to still do this in the future. But please, log your Will Attends so you can receive announcments if the need arrives. We will adapt as needed.