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Tell me what you are interested in and we will work something out.

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Here are a few examples:

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Beginning Star Party

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• For a family or similar group of up to 15 participants in a nearby Portland park

• 2 hour minimum

• $300 + $100 for each additional hour*

• I give an introduction with a naked-eye tour of the sky highlighting planets, bright stars, and constellations.

• Then I have one telescope per five participants to look at planets, stars, and deep sky objects such as clusters, nebulae, and galaxies.

• I will have at least one helper.

• We can then go more in-depth on a theme​

  • constellations with mythological stories from a variety of cultures

  • how to use a telescope

  • finding deep sky objects

  • Galileo’s six great discoveries of 1610

  • The Messier objects

  • Many more themes possible

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*Small Family/Group Option

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• For a small family or group any of the options can be selected with the price cut in half:

  • $150 for first two hours + $50 for each additional hour​

  • I will bring just one telescope and no helpers.

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Intermediate Star Party

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• For a family or similar group of up to 15 participants in a nearby Portland park who has already done the Beginning Star Party

• 2 hour minimum

• $300 + $100 for each additional hour

• The leader of your group and I meet to decide the focus and theme of this star party

 

Darker Sky Star Party

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• For a family or similar group of up to 15 participants at a darker sky location within an hour of downtown Portland.

• 2 hour minimum

• $300 + $100 for each additional hour

• The leader of your group and I meet to decide the focus and theme of this star party

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