Central Arkansas Astronomical Society

Clouds permitting we will adjourn to the observing field for fun and fellowship under the Gibbous Moon and stars! We hope to see you there.

Congratulations to Nancy Jackman of Little Rock who won the Bushnell ARES 5″ Compact Truss Tube Dobsonian Telescope – donated to CAAS by OpticsPlanet.net – in the drawing held at the conclusion the “Halloween Tricks and Celstial Treats Star Party” at Woolly Hollow State Park on October 29, 2011! http://www.caasastro.org/2011/10/12/central-arkansas-astronomical-society-and-optics-planet-net-team-up-to-give-away-telescope

On October 29^thCAAS invades beautiful Woolly Hollow State Park, under dark skies near Greenbrier, Arkansas, for our final public event of the year – the “Halloween Tricks or Celestial Treats” star party! Costumes are welcome, but NO FACE PAINT PLEASE. CAAS members will have plenty of candy for the ghosts and ghouls. The fun starts just before sunset (7:26 p.m.) and runs until 10 p.m. The planet Jupiter will be at its closest point in its orbit to earth until 2022 on the evening of the star party and will put on a great show!

Meeting place: Swim Beach. As with all CAAS star parties the admission is free!

At the conclusion of the “Halloween Tricks or Celestial Treats” star party, CAAS will hold the drawing for a Bushnell ARES 5” Compact Truss Tube Dobsonian Telescope Optics Planet Edition to be awarded to one lucky attendee at one of the last three CAAS star parties in 2011! The telescope was donated to CAAS by OpticsPlanet.net and retails for $159.99. http://www.opticsplanet.net/bushnell-dob-5-compact-truss-tube-dobsonian-telescope-opticsplanet-edition.html

The telescope contest is open to all star party guests with a limit of one entry per star party. No purchase is necessary. Members of CAAS, employees of the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and their immediate family members are ineligible. The drawing will be held near the conclusion of the October 29^th Woolly Hollow event (approximately 10 p.m.) or at the November 12^th monthly meeting of CAAS in the event of a cancellation. The winner need not be present to win and will be notified the following day if not in attendance for the drawing.