Don, Good job organizing again this year. Aren't there daytime activities that attendance should be counted? I noticed The Tribune article showed solar observing.
Another question for you is are we capable of handling more visitors? Seems we can do more to promote this Star Party, seems like our promotions could be started earlier. I was lucky to get it listed in the Astronomical Leagues Refelector. Erik Chad Moore said we had following numbers at the star parties: 700
Wednesday night, 670 on Thursday and 660 on Friday. I assume Saturday was comparable. From my observation very few of these people were repeat attendees. Most people only spend a day or two at Bryce.
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I've been to a couple of these and I'm thinking the '7000 visitor' figure might be a little off. If not, and there were really 7000 visitors to this star party, then I am announcing here, today, the opening of my all night 7-11 just outside the park. ;)
Fabulous report, Rodger. Did anyone get pictures? I am thinking - an article in S&T perhaps. What other astronomical society gets 7000 visitors to an event?
-A
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