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Early Registration for TMSP 2012 is now open!
Early Registration will continue through April 31st. Take advantage of the reduced rates by registering now!
Registration fees will increase $10.00 per person on June 1st when we transition to the Regular Registration period.
Registration fees have remained unchanged from last year, with the exception of the cost of meals ordered with your registration which saw a small increase due to rising food costs.
We look forward to seeing you in July on the mountain!
-The TMSPA Staff
We’ve been stealthy-quiet here at The Table Mountain Star Party Association. But that doesn’t mean that we are not busy preparing for TMSP 2012! So without further ado, here’s the Big News:
Early Registration for the 2012 Table MountainStar Party will open on Tuesday, May 1st
Updates to the tmspa.com website are nearing completion and will be rolled out in the early morning hours on Tuesday.
The dates for TMSP this year are July 19, 20 & 21.
More updates will be posted here in conjunction with the rollout for opening registration.
-The TMSPA Staff
The Forest Service has communicated with TMSPA that a contractor will be operating haul trucks on the NFS3500 / Reecer Creek Road Monday through Friday next week.
For those of you who are Table Mountain veterans, the route the trucks will be using is from the NFS3517 road all the way down to the start of the NFS3500 road where Reecer Creek road becomes NFS3500. The NFS3517 road joins NFS3500 about one-half mile past the last switchback uphill S-turn on the paved portion of the road.
This means you could come face-to-face with a semi-tractor and have to back down to the first safe pullout on the road for the truck to pass. For those of you driving RV’s or pulling trailers, this could be a nerve-wracking encounter.
As always, please drive safely!!! There’s no need to rush up the Forest Service roads: Table Mountain will still be there if you take your time to be cautious on the road up the mountain.
-The TMSPA Staff
All pre-registration is now closed, however there is still space available and there will be On-Site Registration at Table Mountain this year.
Information and a link to the On-Site Registration Form can be found on the Registration Page of the TMSP website.
Only cash and checks will be accepted for On-Site Registration payments.
The majority of the TMSPA Directors will be on-site by Monday, July 25th. If there are any updates to registration restrictions, we will post them here (if possible) on the Weblog.
We hope to see you on the mountain!
-The TMSPA Staff
Just a reminder:
Due to construction and blasting projects in the Snoqualmie Pass area of I-90, TMSPA would like to advise those using that route to get to Table Mountain to check with the Washington State Department of Transportation for possible delays at the time you plan traveling.
Information on the projects and delays are available through the WSDOT website at:
http://wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/trafficalerts/snoqualmie.aspx
-The TMSPA Staff
The period for Online Registration has been extended through Monday, July 18th. Registrations paid using PayPal only are being accepted at this time.
Information regarding possible On-Site Registration will be posted to the TMSPA website on Tuesday, July 19th.
-The TMSPA Staff
The Table Mountain Star Party Association has made arrangement to provide a screening of the award-winning documentary THE CITY DARK.
THE CITY DARK is a feature documentary about light pollution and the disappearing night sky, premiering in competition at the 2011 South by Southwest Film Festival. After moving to New York City from rural Maine, filmmaker Ian Cheney asks a simple question, “Do we need the stars?” Exploring the threat of killer asteroids in Hawaii, tracking hatching turtles along the Florida coast, and rescuing injured birds on Chicago streets, Cheney unravels the myriad implications of a globe glittering with lights – including increased breast cancer rates from exposure to light at night, and a generation of kids without a glimpse of the universe above. Featuring stunning astrophotography and a cast of eclectic scientists, philosophers, historians and lighting designers, THE CITY DARK is the definitive story of light pollution and the disappearing stars.
The film includes interviews and commentary from:
Neil deGrasse Tyson – Astrophysicist, Hayden Planetarium
Don Pettit – Astronaut, NASA
Ann Druyan – Co-writer, Cosmos
Jack Newton – Astrophotographer
Chris Impey – Cosmologist, University of Arizona
Jeffrey Kuhn – Astronomer, University of Hawai’i
Roger Ekirch – Historian, Virginia Tech
Jane Brox – Author, Brilliant
Bill Sharpe – Historian, Barnard College
Susan Elbin – Ornithologist
Dr. Steven Lockley – Professor, Harvard University
Dr. Richard Stevens – Epidemiologist, University of CT
Dr. George Brainard – Neurologist, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. David Blask – Cellular Biologist, Tulane University
Jon Shane – Criminologist
Herve Descottes – Lighting Designer
TMSPA will be screening THE CITY DARK on Friday evening at 8pm in the Speakers Tent. Please check at the Info Booth for any schedule changes.
More information on the film can be found at THE CITY DARK website.
-The TMSPA Staff
We are very excited to announce the addition of a portable planetarium to the activities at TMSP this year. Jonathan Fay, who has been a Guest Speaker at TMSP, in conjunction with Microsoft Research, will be hosting free planetarium shows throughout the star party for both students and adults in an inflatable planetarium powered by the WorldWide Telescope.
Familiarize yourself with the sky and some of the treats the sky has to offer and learn how to find them. You can also fly out of the Milky way and see alien galaxies. Since outside air is constantly being pumped in to keep the dome inflated, it stays much cooler than a closed tent.
The tent has a capcity of about 12 adults.
We are still developing the schedules for showings of the programs. Please check your 2011 TMSP Newsletter when you check in at the mountain, or at the Info Booth for schedules.
Learn more about WorldWide telescope at http://www.worldwidetelescope.org
- The TMSPA Staff
The period for mail-in registrations has now closed. If you registered using the mail-in payment option, please send your registrations in ASAP, as we will not be checking our PO Box after July 15th.
Online registrations are still being accepted through July 15th when using PayPal as the payment method.
At this time, we have not reached our capacity limit and it is very likely that we will be offering on-site registration this year. Please check the TMSPA website for information regarding on-site registration after July 15th.
-The TMSPA Staff
Due to construction and blasting projects in the Snoqualmie Pass area of I-90, TMSPA would like to advise those using that route to get to Table Mountain to check with the Washington State Department of Transportation for possible delays at the time you plan traveling.
Information on the projects and delays are available through the WSDOT website at:
http://wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/trafficalerts/snoqualmie.aspx
-The TMSPA Staff
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