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• May BAS Board Meeting

  • When
    Thursday, May 02, 2024
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Anser Charter School

  This is a meeting of the Boise Astronomical Society's board. It is open to the public, but old and new club business, star party planning, and other non-astro topics will be discussed.

  This meeting will be held at:
  Anser Public Charter School
  Located at 202 E 42nd St, Garden City, ID

  
  

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• New (no) Moon

  • When
    Tuesday, May 07, 2024
  • Location
    Idaho

  

  New Moon

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• May Membership Meeting

  • When
    Thursday, May 16, 2024
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Anser Charter Middle school

  The topic of this meeting has yet to be determined. If you have any ideas or area of interest youd care to share with other members please contact leif406@gmail.com

  The event begins at 7:00pm and will be held at Anser Charter Middle School  which is located at:

  202 E 42nd St,
  Garden City, ID

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• Jun. BAS Board Meeting

  • When
    Wednesday, June 05, 2024
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Anser Charter School

  This is a meeting of the Boise Astronomical Society's board. It is open to the public, but old and new club business, star party planning, and other non-astro topics will be discussed.

  This meeting will be held at:
  Anser Public Charter School
  Located at 202 E 42nd St, Garden City, ID

  
  

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• New (no) Moon

  • When
    Thursday, June 06, 2024
  • Location
    Idaho

  

  New Moon

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• June Membership Meeting

  • When
    Thursday, June 20, 2024
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Anser Charter Middle school

  The topic of this meeting has yet to be determined. If you have any ideas or area of interest youd care to share with other members please contact leif406@gmail.com

  The event begins at 7:00pm and will be held at Anser Charter Middle School  which is located at:

  202 E 42nd St,
  Garden City, ID

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• Ponderosa star party

  • Start
    Friday, August 09, 2024
  •  
    5:30 PM (CDT)
  • End
    Sunday, August 11, 2024
  •  
    11:30 AM (CDT)
  • Location
    Ponderosa State Park ID

  Register

  The Ponderosa State Park (McCall) has 8 sites reserved for BAS members on the nights of Aug. 9th and 10th.

  If you would like one of the following sites you need to e-mail me (leif406@gmail.com) to let me know which site you want and register here for a spot.  
  If you would like to attend and participate but are making your own accomodations please email me (leif406@gmail.com) and let me know.

  IF you want to stay an extra night in the State Park before or after the star party please use the statepark system:

  https://idahostateparks.reserveamerica.com/campinghome.page

  
  

  Site: Descirption

  74: 30 ft equipment length; 58 ft driveway length; this is a companion site, so can fit up to 16 people- width is 20 ft

  75: 35 ft equipment, 55 ft driveway

  76: 40 ft, 67 ft

  77: 30 ft, 45 ft

  78: 28 ft pull-through, 44 ft

  79: 35 ft, 48 ft; this is a companion site, so can fit up to 16 people- width is 21 ft

  81: 30ft,55ft

  82: 30 ft, 53 ft; this is companion site, so can fit up to 16 people width is 21 ft

  Check back here or emails for the itnerary/schedule of events

  bring your astro telescope, an Ha Scope if you've got one and a solar filter to share the wonders of the sky Ponderosa St Park campers

  This is a popular event. Last year there were estimates of 50 park visitor attendees. And as long as the weather is nice I expect it will be well attended again this year.

  
  

  
  

  
  

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