Houston Astronomical Society

51th Anniversary Picnic

September 23, 2006

Event Summary
Our 51st Anniversary Picnic will be held at the Columbus site on the 23rd of this month.  It is a new moon weekend. The gate will open at noon.  Starting around 2:00 PM, we will bury our 2nd time capsule, to be opened on our 75th anniversary in 2030.   Around 5:00 PM, we will be serving hamburgers and hot dogs with all the trimmings, provided by HAS.  You will need to bring your own drinks and snacks for later.  We hope everyone will bring their telescopes and stay for night time observing.  If needed there will be a light window at 10PM,  midnight and at 2:00 AM and if you wish to leave at that time, you may.  Or you can spend the entire night at the site if you wish.
 

Note: This event is intended for the local area astronomy clubs. Unfortunately we do not have the facilities or the room to accommodate the general public. If you are interested in astronomy and would like information about our organization, please see our main web page at http://www.astronomyhouston.org
 

(Event Chairman: If you are planning to attend, please RSVP to your club contact. See the list below)

Here is the planned schedule of activities:


We will need an RSVP by the 19th if you are planning to attend.
Please let your club contact know how many adults and children will be coming.


RV Information. You may bring your RV / trailer / 5th wheel to the site. However, we do not have enough utilities for power, water and dump to support everyone. So if you plan to come to the site be prepared to dry camp (we do have a dump station if you want to dump before leaving). As an alternative, there is an RV park on I-10 at Hatterman Lane, which is the exit to get to the site. From there it is about a 15 minute drive to our site. If you are interested in staying at the RV park, here is their contact info: Motorcoach RV Park, 2965 Hwy 90, Weimar, TX 78962, 979-732-9494, www.motorcoachrvpark.com.

Motel Information: There are several motels in Columbus if you want to spend the night or part of the next day before going back home. Here are 2 hotels in Columbus.

Amelia Goldberg
Event Chairman


Last Updated 9/3/2006

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