{"id":1018,"date":"2017-05-01T14:49:17","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T18:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/astronomy.snjr.net\/blog\/?p=1018"},"modified":"2017-06-16T20:28:52","modified_gmt":"2017-06-17T00:28:52","slug":"summer-packing-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/astronomy.snjr.net\/blog\/?p=1018","title":{"rendered":"Summer Packing List"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Milky Way, July 20, 2013
Luis Argerich \/ CC BY-NC 2.0<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

The star party season is almost upon us. This summer is doubly (triply) exciting because of the total solar eclipse in August. I’ve got two packing lists going in my head, one for car trips (camping around New England, Cherry Springs Star Party), one for plane trips (Table Mountain Star Party, plus Oregon for the eclipse). If you have any ideas or see anything crucial that I missed (outside of regular camping\/backpacking equipment, I’ve got that covered), feel free to contact me or leave a comment.<\/p>\n

Automobile:<\/strong><\/span>
\n(Assume all items on camping list already in car, including chairs & cooler)<\/em>
\nAlt-az tripod Celestron
\n8\u00d742 binos
\n10\u00d750 binos
\n15\u00d770 binos
\n90-mm Meade refractor
\nCoronado PST
\n6\u00d7 solar binos
\n5-inch reflector (swap out for 10-inch reflector if room, desire)
\n60-mm birding scope
\nEclipse glasses?
\nWelding glass
\nTarps (for ground, for covering scopes)
\nEyepiece case w\/filters
\nObserving stool
\nObserving table? think this through
\nSkyAtlas 2000.0<\/em>
\nJumbo Pocket Sky Atlas<\/em>
\nPocket Sky Atlas<\/em>
\nPrintouts
\nRed lights
\nObserving notebooks (JR, Catherine)
\nPencils
\nGreen laser (not for use at star party!)
\nBatteries (laser, telescope, flashlights, red-dot finder, fan)
\ncollimation screwdriver
\nhex wrench
\nBirding notebook, book
\nBusiness cards
\nBig camera
\nLens cleaner
\nCamera tripod (why not?)
\nTin whistle
\nMORE WARM CLOTHES
\nBasic tools
\nS&T<\/em> issue
\nADD MORE WARM CLOTHES
\nLaptop \/ Charger
\nPhone \/ Charger
\nScreen tent
\nCard table
\nS&T<\/em> t-shirts
\nPrint Bob’s nightscape advice
\nCharge camera batteries
\nRemote for camera<\/p>\n

Aeroplane:<\/strong>
\n(Assume cabin rental, so no camping equipment needed in 2017)<\/em>
\nAlt-az tripod
\n8\u00d742 binos
\n10\u00d75o binos?
\n15\u00d77o binos
\nLens cleaner
\n90-mm Mak (swap for Pronto in June?)
\nCoronado PST
\n6\u00d7 solar binos
\nWelder’s glass
\nEclipse glasses
\nEyepieces\/filters in Mak bag
\nTarps (for ground, for covering scopes)
\nJumbo Pocket Sky Atlas<\/em>
\nPocket Sky Atlas<\/em>
\nRed lights
\nObserving notebooks (JR, Catherine)
\nPencils
\nGreen laser (not for use at star party!)
\nBatteries (laser, telescope, flashlights, red-dot finder)
\nAll observing equipment from Rosella’s house (chairs, table, etc.)
\nBirding notebook, birds of PNW book
\nBusiness cards
\nTin whistle
\nEVEN MORE WARM CLOTHES
\nMore tools
\nS&T<\/em> issue
\nAND EVEN MORE WARM CLOTHES
\nLaptop \/ Charger
\nPhone \/ Charger
\nPassport<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The star party season is almost upon us. This summer is doubly (triply) exciting because of the total solar eclipse in August. I’ve got two packing lists going in my head, one for car trips (camping around New England, Cherry Springs Star Party), one for plane trips (Table Mountain Star Party, plus Oregon for the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-star-parties"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/astronomy.snjr.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/astronomy.snjr.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/astronomy.snjr.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/astronomy.snjr.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/astronomy.snjr.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/astronomy.snjr.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1018\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/astronomy.snjr.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/astronomy.snjr.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/astronomy.snjr.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}