Astronomy Welcome Night

LOCATION Peninsular Firearm Academy

PARKING?

When you arrive, we will point you to a suitable area to park with the rear of your car facing the car park. 

REMINDER

• If your telescope needs power, then please ensure it's fully charged or new batteries inserted or 12V adapter to the car or 12V portable power bank.  ***Rechargeable batteries are NOT recommended for astro trackers as their voltage is lower e.g., 1.2V instead of 1.5V for AA ***

• Finderscope is battery-powered e.g., CR2032 and such so please also bring spare finderscope batteries.

• If your scope is a Celestron Starsense Explorer, then please install its app (same name) on your mobile phone. The app requires the Unlock Code on a card shipped with your Starsense telescope.

• Warm Clothes – Highly recommended gloves, beanie and warm jackets and jumpers in cold weather. Layers are helpful in the cold!

• We start an hour before Sunset to allow the setup of the scope whilst there’s daylight. The finish time will be around 9:30pm.

• Dinner BYO!! Restroom is available on site.

FINAL GO or NO-GO?

1. You will receive an email by noon on the day if the event is cancelled due to cloudy or bad weather.

2. If you must cancel, then please update your registration for the event.

Equipment

For Astronomy Welcome Night, come with your scope/binoculars or just you eyes and look learn about the cosmos from our dark site.