Alachua Astronomy Club: Alachua Astronomy Day (AAD) at Marlboro Farms: Spring 2000

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Alachua Astronomy Day at Morningstar Ranch, Marlboro Farms

Promoting Astronomy In Our Community

March 11, 2000
A Star Party and Hayride To Benefit the Eighth Avenue Solar Walk Project

Look through our scopes
or bring your own! Don't know how to use the telescope you got for Xmas? . . . Bring your 'scope to Marlboro Farms!
Want to buy a telescope but don't know what to buy? . . . Come to Marlboro Farms!
Never looked through a telescope? . . . Look through our 'scopes at Marlboro Farms!
Want to talk about astronomy? . . . Meet us at Marlboro Farms!
What will I see?
(Click on me!)

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When Saturday, March 11, 2000; 5:00 – 10:00 p.m. EST
(Sorry, No Rain-Date—Tickets non-refundable—This is a fund raising event!)
Map

Where Morningstar Ranch at Marlboro Farms, Newberry, FL, 5.9 miles west of I-75 on Hwy. 26 (Newberry Rd.), follow signs. (See Map)

Activities Hayrides, Star Gazing at Telescope Alley, Slide Show, Telescope Workshop, Demonstrations and Displays including Kid's Korner!

Amenities Refreshment stand, concessions, picnic area, restrooms

Tickets – Advanced $2.00 (includes hayrides and telescope alley)

(Non-Refundable) – At Gate $5.00 (Adults); $3.00 (7 to 12); Free under age 7
(Group discounts available)
What do you get?

Ticket Sales Call (352) 528-3476 or stop by

Omni Books: 99 S.W. 34 Street, Gainesville, (352) 375-3755
AAC Members

Raffle! Win two nights for two at the Refuge at Ocklawaha!
(Includes cabin, breakfasts and on-site tours — see map for location)

Drawing to be held March 14, 2000, 8:00 p.m. EST
Doyle Conner Building (1911 SW 34 St., Gainesville, FL)
Need not be present to win
Entries can be delivered at Alachua Astronomy Day or mailed to
Alachua Astronomy Club, Inc.
P.O. Box 141591 Gainesville FL 32614-1591

Experience the "Real Florida"
in its natural setting!

For More Info Contact Mike Toomey at (352) 528-3476 or e-mail asterism@worldnet.att.net

Details

The Alachua Astronomy Club, Inc. (AAC) is sponsoring Alachua Astronomy Day at Marlboro Farms on March 11, 2000. The event will run from about 5:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. Activities will include hayrides, a slide show, demonstrations, and displays. Club members will display telescopes of all makes and sizes for public viewing. Visitors are welcome to bring their own telescopes and receive hands-on training at the Telescope Workshop. (Here is a chance to learn how to use the telescope you own but really never knew how to use!)

The Alachua Astronomy Club, Inc. is a publicly supported, not for profit, public organization and is exempt from federal income tax under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code. The AAC provides educational support to thousands of students and adults throughout the year through its many community programs. AAC members visit schools and other organizations throughout the region, do "sidewalk astronomy" and host public star parties including those at Kanapha Botanical Gardens' Moonlight Walks in fall and spring.
(For more information about the AAC, see the club's information page.)
Formed in 1987 and incorporated in 1999, the Alachua Astronomy Club, Inc. is also playing a key role in the construction of the Gainesville Solar Walk. Money raised during Alachua Astronomy Day will help fund this unique project (see below).
Telescope Workship

Own or recently bought a telescope but don't know how to use it? Want to learn more about how to use a telecope and how telescope's operate?

Come to the telescope workshop
Bring your own scope for a hands-on experience
Or just come even if you don't bring a telescope!
Starts at 5:00 p.m.

The Eighth Avenue Solar System Project

Solar Walk
In 1993, Chip Sullivan, a Gainville businessman, erected a "Solar System Walk" along a 0.9 mile stretch of N.W. 8 Avenue from N.W. 34 Street (Westside Park) to N.W. 24 Street in Gainesville, Florida. Ten street signs depicted the Sun and the nine planets in a four billion to one scale model which showed the relative sizes and orbits of each planet. The model served as an educational tool for local schools and an interesting curiosity for motorists and pedestrians. Over time, vandals stole most signs and the Solar System Walk has not existed since 1996.

During late 1998, the Alachua Astronomy Club and the Gainesville City Commission began work to bring back the "Solar System." This time, the Solar Walk will use permanent, artistic models. The Arts in Public Places Trust of the City of Gainesville has selected former UF student and Tarpon Springs artist, Elizabeth Indianos, to design and build this unique project. (Using design concepts by the AAC, Ms. Indianos recently completed several "supergraphics" for the lobby of the new Royal Park 16 Stadium Theater in Gainesville.) The estimated Solar Walk project cost is approximately $250,000. The City Commission will contribute at least $5,000. The balance must come from public support. The Gainesville Community Foundation will act as a depository for funds designated for the Solar Walk project

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