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Alabama

Birmingham                                                                                                 The Birmingham Astronomical Society plans to participate, location(s) TBD.  Ed Knight – Secretary info@bas-astro.com

Arizona

Tucson

The International Dark Sky Assoc. headquarters will be out with scopes. no exact location yet, (520) 293-3198  www.darksky.org

Phoenix
East Valley Ast. Club plans to participate, location TBD.  Sounds like fun! 
We are based in the East Valley in the Phoenix metro area, which includes Gilbert, Mesa, Apache Junction, Tempe, Scottsdale and other cities.

Arkansas

Members of the South Arkansas Astronomical Society will be setting up scopes at the Junction City Park May 19,2007 We are based in South Arkansas. South Arkansas Astronomical Society saasorg@yahoo.com

California

Coachella Valley (Riverside County)
 
Saturday, May 19 has been designated International Sidewalk Astronomy Night, a worldwide event. To commemorate ISAN, local amateur astronomers have arranged three sites for sky viewing --

In Palm Springs:

Daytime telescopic viewing of the crescent Moon and Venus, in front of Nature’s Rx Natural Foods Store and Cafe, on Sunrise Way, 0.2 mile south of Ramon Road, from 5 until 6 p.m.

Near and in Palm Desert:

Beginning at dusk, the Astronomical Society of the Desert will host a free public sky watching session, if the sky is clear, at Sawmill Trailhead at elevation 4000 feet, just off Hwy. 74 about 15 miles south of Hwy. 111 in Palm Desert. Turn left off Hwy. 74 onto Pinon Flats Transfer Station Road (look for the Cactus Springs Trail sign), about

0.4 mile past Sugarloaf Café on Hwy. 74. Then drive in 0.3 mile to the parking lot for the Sawmill Trailhead. Plan to arrive before dark. For more information and a map, visit the Society’s web site at http://www.astrorx.org

For those who find it more convenient to attend a free sky watch in the city that evening, a telescope will be set up for observations of the Moon and planets from 8:00 until 10:30 p.m., just outside the Barnes and Noble Bookstore in Palm Desert, on Hwy 111 near Monterey Ave.

Burbank 
 
I'll be in front of Ben & Jerry's in downtown Burbank near the AMC theaters.
Tom White will be either be with me or possibly on the corner of San Fernando and Orange Grove. We'll also have another scope somewhere in the area.  
George Willis will be near the mall, across from IKEA near Chevy's.
 
Davis

I’ll be setting up one (possibly two) telescopes on the 19thOur evening targets are Saturn and the Moon. Location:  Davis, California, USA Just west of Russell and Lake, on the bike path just past where the lights end in “West” DavisWho:  John Terschak   Time:  8:30pm to 11:00pm

Escondido
California Art Center
 
10 inch dob at Lake Dixon Campgrounds, Katherine Boyd  and Jim Traweek
San Diego Astronomy Association missboyd@aol.com

Hollywood
Bill Scott will have scopes out, location
to be announced.

Modesto

My Name is AnnaMaria
 I  want to be part of the exciting Sidewalk Event
 On the following date: May 19th, 2007
 My home is at Modesto, California.
 I like to find out if is other people at this city participating at this event.

Monrovia

Library Park at the corner of Myrtle and Lime.                                                                Contact: sidewalk@whiteoaks.com   http://www.otastro.org

Oakland
near Lake Merritt exact address to be determined. 
Stacy Jo McDermott
The Astronomy Connection (TAC - www.observers.org)

Petaluma

I inherited my father's '70's era 8" DynaMax SCT, and bought a 4 1/2" Newtonian at Big 5 Sports (mainly to check out the German equatorial mount). I live in Petaluma, CA, about 40 miles north of San Francisco, and would like to set up with some other folks. Anyone else in Petaluma? MikeSchwal@aol.com

RosamondCorner of B St and Rosamond Blvd 
contact Dennis Bishop at starlord@inreach.com 

San Diego
 
Jose Magsaysay  jmagsaysay@san.rr.com
Baloa Park
 
San Diego Astronomy Assoc.
location tba

San Francisco
Duane Frybarger will be at 25th and Irving in San Francisco on the 19th.  http://virtualcolony.com/
 
 
San Francisco Amateur Astronomers and
San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers will be at  
 Mt. Tam, Rock Springs parking lot, and  also at Ghirardelli Square. Kenneth Frank kennethfrank@planitarium.net . John Dobson will be among those out at Ghirardelli Square, along with several member of his previous telescope making classes.

San Leandro

Jennifer Land - astrobrat@gmail.com - setting up alongside a 24 hour (and all night) Relay for Life- a fund raiser for the American Cancer Society.  The event is being held at Burrell Field  2451 Teagarden Dr .  San Leandro, CA 94577   The field is directly behind Marina Square Shopping center and just off the Marina Exit of highway 880.

Santa Fe Springs

I'll be participating with my 12 in. LX200 at Santa fe Springs High School in Santa fe Springs, Ca. Right now we have a total of 7 scopes going in all sizes and brands. I know I'm asking late, Thanking you for your time JTMurray  jtmurray196@aol.com

Connecticut

Hartford

Andy Poniros and the AStronomical Society of New Haven will be out in the New Haven/Hartford areas.

Florida

Boca Raton

I will be at the South Beach Park in Boca Raton at nightfall.  South Beach Park is at A1A and Palmetto Park Road, oceanside.
I will have my 15" Obsession to view through.  
Thanks!
Becky Coretti www.beckycoretti.com

Cocoa

Brevard Astronomical Society from Central Florida, is planning on doing the Sidewalk Astronomy Night Star Party. 28 observers, with different types of telescopes to include 2 sky windows, and Solar observing during the day! We might end up getting some more scope volunteers, but that's all for now! Thank-you so much for putting on this event!

Oscar Sifuentes BAS out-reach coordinator Oscar Sifuentes osifuentes@cfl.rr.com

Englewood

I will host a Sidewalk Astronomy night event from 8:30 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. on the corner of McCall Rd. and Dearborn on Saturday, May19,2007. I will have three telescopes set up for viewing. Frank Lock fasterlock@ewol.com

Fort Pierce
Treasure Coast Astronomical Society will host various events around the Treasure Coast.  Once confirmed, event locations will be provided later.
Contact Patty at 772-971-0159 TDFLM@aol.com

Pensacola

Dewey Barker - DBarker@escambia.k12.fl.us  - Escambia Amateurs Astronomy Association - starting around 7:30 P.M - Performance Pavilion Pensacola, FL

Tallahassee

Tallahassee Astronomical Society will be at the North Florida Caverns State Park. Joseph Haley jhaley3rd@msn.com

Georgia

Atlanta

Alan Claghorn  alanclaghorn@gmail.com 
exact location tba

Cartersville

Mary Siniard mesiniar@bellsouth.net  Northwest Ga. Astronomy club -Walmart Store 615 in Cartersville, Ga

Snellville

I am planning on setting my scope up outside a local restaurant on Sidewalk Astronomy day.  This will be in Snellville, Georgia, a small town east of Atlanta.  I am unaware of anyone else in the immediate area who is doing this.
 
I worked as an assistant at Fernbank Observatory for many years and am a pretty avid amateur astronomer.  The scope I currently use is a Celestron 925 XLT. William Smith Bill S. wasmith@mindspring.com

Hawaii

Honolulu
 
We'll have a couple scopes at "The Wall" in Waikiki, where we try to go once a month when the moon is waxing gibbous.

In addition, Paul Lawler wants to set up  a couple scopes near one of the mega-plex movie theaters/restaurant clusters at Ward Stadium, between Waikiki and Downtown Honolulu.

Barry Peckham barrypeckham@hawaii.rr.com
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Kaneohe

I'll take my 10" Meade Dobsonian out to an appropriate spot here in Kaneohe on that night.  John M. Flanigan   johnf@hawaii.edu

Idaho

Driggs
Jeff Newsome will have scopes out somewhere
around Driggs or Jackson Hole, location to be announced

Iowa

Illinois

Barrington

Joe Kabbes with the Harper Astronomy Club, will have a scope in front of the Jewel in downtown Barrington. jwkabbes@astrojoe.org

Chicago
 

Latin School & Chicago Sidewalk Astronomy Club

Chicago Section--International Dark-Sky Assn.

http://www.sidewalk-astronomy-club.com/chicago

http://www.darksky.org

Denis Erickson

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Can you sign me up to your Sidewalk Astronomer's club?  I have a telescope that I will be setting up in front or in back of my house on Saturday, May 19 for anyone to come and view. ~Henry F. Pukala 
hpukala@comcast.net
 
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The Chicago Astronomers will be participating in the event on Saturday, and it looks to be clear in Chicago for the night's activities.  We will set up at our usual spot adjacent to the Adler Planetarium and will have a good time, sharing the skies with the public, as always.  Will have at least three telescopes in use and will of course, document the event for the Chicago Astronomer website.
Respectfully, Joseph Guzmán  Administrator  www.chicagoastronomer.com
Telescope/Observatory Operator   Adler Planetarium & Museum
 
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Hello Donna and Sidewalk Astronomy Night folks,
 
Members of the Chicago Astronomical Society (CAS) http://chicagoastro.org will be hosting a Public Star Party on Sidewalk Astronomy Night, Saturday night, May 19th at the Little Red School House 9800 South 104th Ave. (Willow Springs Rd.) Willow Springs, Illinois 60480. We do monthly star parties at this location and usually have somewhere around 6 to 12 telescopes and between 50 to 75 members of the public attending.
Good Luck to all the Sidewalk Astronomy Night participants!

DeKalb

Gerald Willey, member of the Northwest Suburban Astronomers. gwilleykrs@yahoo.com I will be in front of our Target Store at 2555 Sycamore Rd in DeKalb  This is a good night with Venus so near the Moon

Edwardsville

A group from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will be setting up at Annie's Frozen Custard with Questars.
You can contact tfoster@siue.edu or pgay@siue.edu for more information. Pamela L. Gay

Kentucky

Louisville

The 183 members of the Louisville Astronomical Society would like to be counted in as participating in International Sidewalk Astronomy Day on May 19.
 
We will hold it at Tom Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Ky., in the heart of the city's east end. We will have a 12" Meade Lightbridge truss dob, a 7" Meade 178ED refractor, an 8" Meade SCT, a 10" Meade SCT and four club-built Dobs.
 
Most importantly, we will be tucked away into the back of 450 acres making our little spot the darkest in the park. But it will only be our base. From there, we can go out into the park by the baseball diamonds, BMX track, tennis courts, hiking trails and walking trails to set up and let the thousands who use the park view through our club and member scopes. Several shopping centers are only a mile away.
Ken Alderson Megacoach@aol.com

Louisana

South Arkansas and North Louisiana
South Arkansas Astronomical Society
Jarrod Perry

Monroe
 
yes i will be doin that in Monroe,LA i will print some flyers out and post them in town not sure were ill be havin it but i will let u know  hi alertred8@yahoo.com

Baton Rouge

I will have my scope available in Baton Rouge, LA on this day. I have also requested other members of Baton Rouge Astronomy Society to join me in this event  Norman V. Ryan, Sr. norm@ryanservices.com

Massachusetts

Boston

Bruce Tinkler, Member at Large
Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston bruce.tinkler@gmail.com

Mattapan

 rsilva552@comcast.net  Robert Silva - Mattapan,MA 02126

Maryland

Baltimore
Herman Heyn, the Baltimore Sidewalk Astronomer
will be out, location to be announced.

Michigan

Ann Arbor

University Lowbrow Astronomers will be having public observing at the University of Michigan Observatory and possibly at other locations around Ann Arbor. Charlie Nielsen CDNIELSEN1@aol.com  http://www.umich.edu/~lowbrows/calendar/map-peach.html

Boyne City

labrynth692005@yahoo.com  Rebecca Follette

comment: I was able to enjoy a night to remember with a large group when I was younger, It was held at N.A.S.A in Cleveland Ohio there were so many scopes to take a peak with, I'm glad your giving this same opportunity to others like myself, It was an overwhelming feeling one I'll never forget. and one I hope will be a night to remember for others. Thanks Rebecca

Kingsford

On 19 may 2007 our local Wendy's Restaurant is sponsoring International Sidewalk Astronomers Day and is doing the advertising for it. I will have my Mead LX90GPS set up along with my XT12 Skyquest Orion Newtonian on a Dobson mount with Interlliscope computerized Object Locator, and last but not least I will have a tripod mounted Nikon 10X50 Binoculars.
Depending on how well this works out we may make this a regular public event.
 James Helmer 22yooper@up.net

Milford

Cora Mae will be out with a scope. coramae@comcast.net

Muskegon
I am Social chairman of the Muskegon Astronomical Society here in Muskegon, MI.  Our website is www.wmich-astro.org.
 
We hold  a number of public open houses during the warmer months here, and one of the events happens to be on May 19th!  So we will already be out, more specifically at the west end of Muskegon Lake here.  If there is anything that I could incorporate into our public session, please let me know.  Thank you very much!
 
Keep Looking Up,
John Armstrong

Traverse City

The Grand Travers Astronamical Society in Traverse City is going to participate in the sidewalk astronomy event on the 19th we have at least three telescopes going to the sidewalks of Traverse City. SCOTT ANTTILA anttller@msn.com

Severna Park

Delmarva Stargazers will have 2 to 3 telescopes at Corky's Hard Bean Cafe             Contact Tim Milligan at milligan@integ.com  or view details at www.delmarvastargazers.org/publicevents/index.html

 
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Minnesota

St. Anthony
 
St. Anthony, Minnesota at 39th and Silver Lake Road

Minneapolis / St. Paul
 
Minnesota Astronomical Society will have 3 participants.  Katy Haugland who will set up in "Uptown" Minneapolis , Dan Maciej at Wilson School in Coon Rapids and Jacci LaVaque uncertain location..
 

I would like to be part of this event.  I will set up my scope somewhere in the Maplewood area in St Paul Mn 55117 Todd Parisien  tparisien@gmcc.org

Weather permitting, I will be at Indian Mounds Park in St. Paul, either in the park itself or the overlook at Mounds and McClean intersection.

Missouri

St. Louis

International Sidewalk Astronomy Night
Saturday, May 19, 2007 at Francis Park
Come and stargaze with members of the Saint Louis Astronomical Society on Saturday evening, May 19 at Francis Park in south St. Louis. John Dobson, famous for promoting amateur astronomy to the general public, is promoting this event as the "first International Sidewalk Astronomy Night." The goal is to take 1,000 telescopes to the public on the same night worldwide, reaching hundreds of thousands of people and uniting amateur astronomers on different continents. For more information on this worldwide event, see www.sidewalkastronomynight.com.
Our own local event will be held right here in Francis Park in south St. Louis city, on Tamm Avenue at Itaska Street. Come and take a look at the beautiful crescent Moon, Venus, and the magnificent ringed planet Saturn, and speak to experienced local amateur astronomers about our fascinating universe. The International Sidewalk Astronomy Night event at Francis Park begins at 7:00 pm and ends at 10:00 pm. In case of heavy clouds or rain, we will be there again for our regular stargazing event on Wednesday, May 23 at 7:00 pm.
For more information about the Saint Louis Astronomical Society, visit their website at www.slasonline.org. For information about this event, contact Bill Breeden at fomalhautnights@yahoo.com .

Columbia

Central Missouri Astronomical Association will be out at Fairview School with at least 5 telescopes. Val Germann vhg49@mchsi.com

Montana

Dillon

Hi Folks, The Sidewalk Astronomers in Dillon, Montana will be outside with two telescopes on May 19.  We'll be just to the west of the Interstate 15 exit #62, by the turn-around. Clear skies,  Tom Satterly  t_satterly@umwestern.edu

 

Nevada

Dear “Sidewalkers”, Space Science for Schools has been the Lake Tahoe Basin “Sidewalk” astronomers for a number of years.  We have a free star party scheduled on May 19th at the Sand Harbor Nevada State Park on that date with both Solar and dark sky telescope observing on that date.  We have been providing these programs to educate the public on dark sky initiatives (International Dark Sky Association members) and to stimulate science learning. It is a pleasure to join your group. Paul H. Guttman, M.D. Executive Director, Space Science for Schools, a 501(c)(3) corporation  930 Tahoe Blvd.  #802-520 Incline Village, NV 89451 775-831-3233 www.ss4s.org

 

New Hampshire

I belong to the New Hampshire Astronomical Society http://www.nhastro.com/   Some of our members are interested in sidewalk astro events like yours, and are interested in joining.  So, how do we do it?
Thanks, Marc Stowbridge  MarcStow@aol.com

email: gdgerry@verizon.net  Name: Gardner Gerry phone: 603-860-6469 address: 18 Brook Rd., Litchfield, NH 03052  comment: Donna, this looks like fun, I'll try to organize our club, although it is 2 weeks after our astronomy day event, we still should get a few out there. Thanks for organizing this!

New Jersey

Monmouth County

We have a 10" dob. and an 8" SCT and we will be observing with 8 people in Monmouth county NJ on ISAN as long as weather permits! Any others like to join please email at Football13w@optonline.net
Come support ISAN, please email for info and location!! Backyard Gazers football13w@optonline.net

Princeton
 
Herman Heyn, the renowned Baltimore Sidewalk Astronomer, sent me an email describing International Sidewalk Astronomy Night. As one of the larger astronomy organizations in the Mid Atlantic, we are interested in experimenting with sidewalk astronomy. We are active in much public outreach, but have always worked at schools or our club observatory.  Never in downtown Princeton.  Herman has shown me the way, and we are planning to set up adjacent to our public library.  Princeton is well-known for its university as well as the Institute for Advanced Study (where, among many others, Einstein did most of his later work).
John Miller -Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton
www.princetonastronomy.org 

New Mexico

Albuquerque
 
The Albuquerque Astronomical Society has 4 telescope operators committed to ISAN.  We will be setting up outside the Flying Star Cafe on Juan Tabo Blvd. NE, from 7pm until they close.  (Barring weather complications.) 
Thank you for organizing this event.
Clear Skies,
Patricia Rose
patr818@aol.com

Truth or Consequences

I'm in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.  I don't believe there is a club here but I love your idea.  I'll set up two scopes at the small park separating the two one way streets of Main and Broadway at the Nth end of town.  I haven't used them for awhile myself but I'm sure I can pick out Saturn, Jupiter (I believe will be out), and a few deep sky objects……Saturn never ceases to amaze though.  Count me in and kudos to whoever is on this. ronnie@judgingebay.com

New York

Binghamton

Well this year it's just me and some friends. However for next year I have the local planetarium where I am a volunteer interested . I am working on the local observatory and a local conservation center that has a direct Hubble hook up as well.  So keep me in the loop. If it rains we will do something in doors.

Thanks John E. VanLoke JVANLOKE@stny.rr.com

Bolivar

  While I am relatively new at sidewalk astronomy, having only attempted it one time, I do intend to try again on May 19.  I will be at the United Methodist Church parking lot, Friendship Street, Bolivar, NY  Don Ferguson dferguson1@stny.rr.com

Long Island
Custer will be out on the street but we don't have the exact location yet.  www.CusterObservatory.org
 
Little Genesee 
dferguson1@stny.rr.com  Don Ferguson While I am relatively new at sidewalk astronomy, having only attempted it one time, I do intend to try again on May 19.  I will be at the United Methodist Church parking lot, Friendship Street, Bolivar, NY
    I have been active as a volunteer at Stars-n-Parks Public Observing Nights at Cherry Springs State Park, PA for several years.

Manhattan

Bruce Kamiat
Amateur Ast. Assoc of NY will be out in Upper Manhattan.
sn1951bk@prodigy.net or thourgh Yahoo Groups, just look
for Guild Of Manhattan Sidewalk Astronomers
(sorry the links are too long)
 
Rik Davis and I will probably be at 81 St. & Central Park West, where the subway and the bus stop are. That's a higher traffic area (I think) than inside the park. We are still considering Turtle Pond as an alternative, though.

The only downside of the Central Park West location is that the trees will block the view of Venus and the Moon from sometime in the middle of the evening--we wouldn't be able to follow it very far down. There's a lot of sky viewable from that spot, though. It's surely not as dark as Turtle Pond, but I think the idea of May 19 is to go where we don't normally go so as to catch the public where THEY are. While the warm weather does bring a lot of people into the park, a far greater number of people come out of the subway exit on Central Park West and go to and from that bus stop.

Since Turtle Pond is just inside the park there, I guess we could always try Central Park West and then move into the park when Venus goes behind the tree, if it seems like a better choice.

Bruce Kamiat

New York City

The group, Top of the Lawn will be out on the Great Lawn, Central Park, in NYC. They will have a variety of scopes. Peter Tagatac  http://topofthelawn.blogspot.com

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Our club (the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York) will participate in Sidewalk Astronomy Night.  I plan to be at the Brooklyn Heights Esplanade that evening (overlooking the East River and lower Manhattan).  I hope that several other members of the club will be at other locations.

I will keep track on our website (www.aaa.org) who will be observing that evening and where he/she will be.  I will post information for anyone observing in or near NYC that night, whether or not they are AAA members.  PLEASE CHECK THIS WEBSITE IF YOU ARE IN THE NYC AREA.  Rich Rosenberg richard.rosenberg@verizon.net

On Saturday May 19th an important event for amateur astronomers will take
place. This will be International Sidewalk Astronomy Night, when amateurs
around the globe will take their scopes out for passersby to look through.
We'll have something to show them, for a crescent Moon will be only 1 degree
from Venus in the west. In addition, Saturn will be up and at 9:30 PM
Jupiter rises in the southeast. Three of Jupiter's moons will be visible -
if you wait until 11:20 PM, Io will reappear from behind Jupiter.

Those of you who don't have telescopes can bring binoculars, which will be
perfect to show the Moon and Venus. If you don't have binoculars, bring
yourself. You'll have a fun time and help create a "critical mass" of
people so that folks walking by will stop to see what's going on.

Where should we go? Where people are! For example, I'll be at the Brooklyn
Heights Promenade at the end of Montague Street. On a balmy spring Saturday
evening it gets pretty crowded. You may have a similar spot nearby.

How will people know where the telescopes are? If you're bringing a scope
or binoculars, once you've picked a spot, let me know where, when and what
equipment at
webeditor@aaa.org. I'll post it on our website www.aaa.org
<
http://www.aaa.org/> . Those looking for a view of the heavens can find
out where to go from our site.

Hi! I have been doing sidewalk astronomy in New York City for the last 10 years and will be out the night of the 19th. Forecast is good at ahis time. I am a member of Amatuer Astronomers Association of New York which has been around since 1927. Many of our members will be out that night. Visit: www.aaa.org  Tom McIntyre nycstars@yahoo.com]

Richmond

i live in south richmond hill ny 11419.
i take my goto scope out to the front of my house along with my lap-top an ccd camera to show live views of the moon, venus saturn ect.
 
 but i dont know of any astronomy club in the area or of any one other than myself that owns a telescope. mostly teens come by to see what out in the sky.but i would like to share more info about the objects in the sky.
if your group knows of any one or any group in my area that is doing the same on the 19th
thank-you
clear-skys

Westchester County

Jeffrey Jacobs
location TBA

North Carolina

I would love to be part of this event.  8 inch Dobosonian scope to bring out into the world. Penny  SilverPenB@aol.com  in the Wade, Godwin, Falcon, Eastover area of NC
 
I have just recently received information about the ISAN and joined your group. As a member of the Charlotte Amateur Astronomy Club in Charlotte, NC, I just posted a notice of your event on their Yahoo message board and hope to get several people interested.

Ohio

Strasburg
 
I have invited everyone (about 37 people) from the local camera club I belong to to show up tomorrow night in my backyard in Strasburg, OH to view through my recently acquired Orion 12" Skyquest Dobsonian.  Don't know how many will show up but in the words of my good friend Fritz Kleinhans, professor of astronomy at Indiana University and high school compatriot, "Clear skies!!"
 
Barry Scholles
Strasburg, OH 

Athens

My group is definitely up for this one.  We have done a lot of sidewalk astronomy and people love it. Businesses also love it when we set up outside their establishment.  The Southeast Ohio Astronomical Society will have telescopes set up on Court Street in Athens, Ohio, on May 19 from 9 - midnight. We will have four telescopes set up at different locations along Court St.  -Maryann Hartwick www.athensastronomy.org  astrosociety@hotmail.com

Grove City

I would like to be part of this event.
Tim Bondurant 
4236 Calburn Circle
Grove City, OH  43123

Lorain
 
Lakeview Park -  Black River Astronomical Society  Contact: John O'Neal johnoneal@onealwebsite.com

Oberlin
 
Oberlin College - Black River Astronomical Society. Contact: John O'Neal johnoneal@onealwebsite.com

Oxford

I will be setting up in downtown Oxford, Ohio on May 19. I have been doing sidewalk for more than 10 years, and I have just discovered your group. I do have some great stories about sidewalk.  Thanks  Terry Hubbert   etplatforms@yahoo.com

Troy

Stillwater Stargazers will do a public stargaze at .Brukner Nature Center or contact ngc7000@earthlink.net

Wellington

Black River Astronomical Society  Contact: John O'Neal johnoneal@onealwebsite.com

Oregon

Baker City

The astronomers of Baker City, Oregon, an as yet to be organized group, plan to set up their telescopes along main street Saturday night. At an elevation of 3440 feet and far from larger metropolitan areas we anticipate pretty good seeing despite the downtown lighting. I guess we'll see.  R.G. Rienks, Program Coordinator, AlSiratPub@aol.com

Columbia River Gorge
for exact location

Eugene

North Eugene High School Astronomy Club. At last night's meeting we decided to (weather permitting) set up a few scopes near the front of North Eugene High School on the WEST side.  (200 Silver Lane, Eugene OR 97404) We will begin setting up at about 8:30pm  on Sat., May 19 and have the telescopes available for viewing the moon & Venus, Saturn and hopefully a few globular clusters will be bright enough to see from that area. We'll be there for about an hour after what most people consider "dark.
Jean Grendler, Night Sky Network coordinator for the club and one of the advisors.  Mailing address:  3330 Alder St.  Eugene, OR  97405

Grants Pass

My Astronomy class reported this event in class and 10 students and I will be moving several telescopes (all on Dobsonian mounts) downtown in Grants Pass Oregon for the evening.  John Salinas  Rogue Community College   3345 Redwood Highway  Grants Pass, OR   97527  

Portland

John Souza will have a scope out in Portland,
location to be announced. astroman102@hotmail.com

 
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Pennsylvania

Collegeville

I just saw your website this week on the May 19 event. I live in Collegeville, PA (near Philadelphia) and would like to participate in it. We have a small park in the center of town and I'll bring a couple of scopes there.  Thanks,  Ken  Roundy  k2roundy@verizon.net

South Dakota

Harrisburg                                                                          Sioux Empire Astronomy Club                                                                                                  Fernando Nino   402 S Shebal Ave  Harrisburg, SD 57104                                                         We have 9 club members setting up is different areas around town thks                          latindadrx@hotmail.com

Tennessee

We at theCumberland Astronomical Society are planning to be set up at several locations throughout the Gallatin, Hendersonville, and Rivergate areas on May 19th. Exact locations have yet to be determined but are planning to be set up in local retail areas and other high traffic locations. Thanks for contacting us and we are looking forward to participating in this annual event!  Allen Ball -CAS http://CumberlandAstronomicalSociety.org  mistal@bellsouth.net

 

Texas

I'm high in the Rockies 31 miles west of Antonito, Colorado and will try this at a lodge nearby where there may be some tourists.  John Huntsberger BANJOJOHN@EARTHLINK.NET
 

Austin

Flint
 
Raylan Jennings will be setting up 6 scopes at Our Church yarlan@earthlink.net  

Houston

We take our scope to the local elementary school occasionally and invite people via the school’s weekly greensheet.  We get 10 to 20 people several times a year. We'll be out on the 19th. Charles R. Wannall  http://www.AmericaCanBeBetter.com

Plano

I'm a cub scout den leader in Plano, Texas. We've got a campout scheduled for next Saturday, and I was excited to see that it was national sidewalk astronomy night. We'll set up the telescope at the campout - so not really a public place, but wanted you to know we're taking part in this.
Thanks! Chris Alcott  Cub Scout Pack 254
Bear Den Leader cjartguy@hotmail.com

Vernon

Is good to see that there are others looking at the stars and that You all are trying to expand other to look as well.  Don Hemry hemry_d@yahoo.com 

Utah

Ogden

OGDEN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY  will be at Antelope Island State Park.  www.ogdenastronomy.com 

Vermont

Chester


"In commemoration of International Sidewalk Astronomy Night (and Day!), The Southern Vermont Astronomy Group (SoVerA) will host a Public "Sun + Star Party" on "The Green" in Chester, Vermont from 6:00 - 11:00PM on the afternoon of Saturday, 19 May. With telescopes and binocular, we will be observing the sun until it sets, then the night sky, including Moon, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, as well as many deep sky objects. This event is free to persons of all ages and experience. Members of SoVerA will be on hand to answer questions and conduct small demonstrations of how things in the universe work. More information at: www.sovera.org "

Springfield
Springfield Telescope Makers (hosts of the Stellafane convention) will be in downtown Springfield VT, probably at the town square by the movie theater, from 8pm until 11pm with home made telescopes and binoculars. Our website is www.stellafane.com.

Virginia

Elk Creek

Elaine B. Osborne
Echo Ridge Astronomical Society
Solar Observing/Night Observing
Elk Creek Virginia 24326
 
 
Elk Creek, Virginia  in front of a Rescue Squad building during their annual Barbecue.
 
Approximately 500 people will attend from 12:00 noon till 8:00 p.m.

Galax

The Echo Ridge Astronomical Society, located near Galax, VA, will participate in the Sidewalk Astronomy Night on May 19th, 2007. For information contact: Stephen Nichols by email at stargazer1@echoridgeastronomyclub.com or by phone at (276)233-1321. We will post the location on our website  www.echoridgeastronomyclub.com as soon as confirmed.
 
Roanoke

The Roanoke Valley Astronomical Society plans to take part in the 1st Annual Sidewalk Astronomy Night. The RVAS hopes to have a multitude of telescopes up in several places to help in this event, and to bring Astronomy to the public. You can visit our website at http://www.roavas.org, or contact Mike Overacker at mike at overacker.com for more information.

Wisconsin

Milwaukee
The Northern Cross Science Foundation (www.ncsf.info) will have their observatory at Harrington Beach State Park open on the night of May 19. We may also have some other scopes at different locations, - below.
I'm on the board of the Northern Cross Science Foundation, an amateur astro club north of the city of Milwaukee (WI).

So far, we'll have 8 members with 8 telescopes and a pair of big binoculars at the newly re-opened Bayshore Town Center (mall) in Glendale, WI. Our exact location can be found on our web site:

www.ncsf.info (specific page = http://www.gxsc.com/ncsf/isan.htm)

We'll have Dobs of all sizes, some 15x77 binos, and an ETX-125. Mall management is very interested in having us set up. This event is very coincidental - I was already in conversations with their Events Planner about doing sidewalk astronomy only days before we learned of the ISAN. I'm confident the event will be "attended" by dozens of passers-by. Hopefully scores of them - or more!. I believe that the mall management will invite us back throughout the summer.

This is such a great idea!

PLEASE visit our web page and add links to the NCSF/ISAN page

(http://www.gxsc.com/ncsf/isan.htm) to your site.

Clear skies!

Robert Powell

8 to 10 members of the Northern Cross Science Foundation will be at the Bayshore Town Center, a mall in the northern Milwaukee suburb of Glendale, WI.

We'll have a 13" Dob, a couple of 10" Dobs, some big binoculars, and more! Mall management has embraced the idea completely.

Find a link to the NCSF web page of ISAN activity here: www.ncsf.info

Please add Bayshore Town Center to your web listing. Their address:

5800 N. Bayshore Drive, Glendale, WI 53217. We'll be set up at 6 PM just west of the Discovery Channel Store (across from Alterra Coffee Roasters).


Mineral Point

The Iowa County Astronomers (www.icastro.org) will have a couple of scopes set up on High Street in Mineral Point, Wisconsin.  We may also have scopes in Dodgeville, Wisconsin but haven't firmed up a location yet.
For more information and contact information, check our website.

 

New London
 
At the Mosquito Hill Nature Center, in New London.  For more info check out this webpage.