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Star Party @ Hampi!
Update: Signups are now officially closed. However, if you are interested, you can care to ping us using our contact form as to enquire on any potential vacancies. You will be promptly waitlisted until (if at all) something positive comes forth.
The Bangalore Astronomical Society will be organizing a star party under the exotic skies and environment of Hampi on the 7th, 8th and 9th of December, 2007.
Hampi is a 15th-century Vijayanagara-era city now amidst wonderful rocky landscapes and temple-ruins. Hampi is in all, about 300KM from Bangalore in the district of Bellary, While the closest Railway station is Hospet. Hampi is a UNESCO - World-Heritage site.
Our tentative schedule would be to make the departure from Bangalore to Hampi on the evening of Friday the 7th of December and reach our destination by the morning of Saturday, the 8th. The agenda by the day on 8th would include surveying around Hampi while the star party would begin by nightfall. Sunday, the 9th would be another field-day looking around Hampi before we start the journey back home by late afternoon. The final proposition would be that we reach Bangalore by nightfall.
Food, accomodation, Transport issues, Per Head Costs shall be sorted out as a function of the number of entrants/participants. All potential participants are hereforth requested to Sign-Up for this event as soon as they can. Families & Children are welcome. BAS however, shall not be responsible for any individual-caretaking of logistics, individual-caretaking, sky conditions, loss / damage of any property in the context of this trip. All these, shall be worked out purely on a voluntary-involvement basis. Please also note that all entrants will be required to provide Identity-Proof, Contact-Details and a lump-sum advance for all logistics-arrangements.
Signups shall be open until the 1st of December, 2007. All potential entrants are also requested to provide as much data about their involvement as possible. This could involve details about multiple-participants from one party, equipment (Telescopes, Binoculars), Transport (Request for arrangement or inform us of your own), Other misc logistics (Accomodation, Food)
Updates regarding equipment and the participant-count shall be posted on our google group and our forums. Please watch both these spaces for updates. You can contact us for any enquiries whatsoever.
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Whew!! What a "rocking" star party it was...everything was just memorable; the entire gang, the skies and observations, the prime historic location, the super-explosive dance party while returning, and the moments with all! I cant come out of the Hampi mood!!
I would take another couple of days to prepare the observing report. BTW those ever who have posted the pictures, I would like to say thanks very much and the pictures are...truly amazing! Still there are many others who have clicked pics and videos and not uploaded, I request them to post it here ASAP, we are very eager to see it.
Wish we have such mass events quite frequently...
wonderful star party.
Photos shared at
BAS's Gallery
and
http://picasaweb.google.com/naveen.nanjundappa/StarPartyHampi
Glad to have joined the society.Looking forward to some awesome time at the Star Party.
Cheers
Yes! I am very thankful to my Team Leader at my work place for heeding my request, and with sufficient fortune on my side I've been granted weekly off for 7th and 8th nights. I was pretty doubtful of coming there until now!
People, please be informed as of now we have Hemanth's mega 12" f/4.5 scope for observing. Now all we need to do is find a very dark place amidst the ruins. I would prepare a presentation for beginners, and the laser pointer would make our work easier pointing at the stars.
It would be a great time with all during this event. Looking forward for Hampi-2007.
Amar A. Sharma (BAS Observing Co-ordinator)
Signups shall be closed on Saturday night.
Late entrants shall not be entertained lest there are vacancies created
All current registrants shall be put on a google group / mailing list where we'll have the next followups.
Hey! cool to hear ur plans abt Hampi.Me and my friend are anxious to join ul. Hope the team will help us as we know not much abt astronomy....
Guys.. Green Laser Pointer is available for this trip.
I'm sure it will rock the show, and everyone present will experience the difference.
Register yourself for this trip !!!
~Naveen
I would try to make it. However, I cannot say anything about it as per my current schedule. And even if I come, it would be for 2 days, as I have to report for work on the 3rd night.