 The
Rotary Club of Cameron Park is very excited to announce a major
community project, the Cameron Park Rotary Club Community
Observatory. The Cameron Park Rotary Club Community Community
Observatory is scheduled to be completed in the year 2006 in
celebration of Rotary International's 100th anniversary. The
Observatory will be open to the all the schools and the public
residing on the Western Slope and the Sacramento area. Educational
programs are also scheduled to be presented by members of the
Sacramento Valley Astronomical Society in conjunction with viewing.
The Cameron Park Rotary Club Community Community Observatory will
be patterned after the public observatory in Bidwell Park in Chico.
With two 14-inch telescopes, our galaxy will come to life and
provide excellent viewing of celestial phenomenon. According to
NASA, our galaxy will be very active in the next ten years. Look up
in the month of December and January and see Saturn at it is the
closest in the last 100 years. Even with the smallest telescope, you
can view the rings and moons. Imagine the in-depth viewing with a
14-inch telescope! Have you seen the sun's solar flares, bursting
into space, thousands of miles from the surface of the sun? Breathe
taking! President Bush has indicated a desire to explore a Mars
landing and NASA once again is gearing up its space program. It is
an exciting time for stargazing.
The Rotary Club of Cameron Park is excited and committed to this
project but will need the community's help. The Cameron Park
Rotary's 501(c3) Foundation, Rotary Community Foundation, is
soliciting donations from the business community in the form of
grants, money and work or material in kind. Each donation will be
recognized and greatly appreciated by the community and the Rotary
Club of Cameron Park.
This project will provide excitement to the education of our
children, young adults, adults and seniors. Every age group will
have access to viewing our universe and expanding their minds. Look
up and be amazed with the beauty of our galaxy.
In the coming weeks and months, the details of the Observatory
operations will be featured here.
If you would like to send a donation, it can be mailed to:
Rotary Community Foundation
P.O. Box 1791 Cameron Park, CA 95682
For up to date information about hours of operation, please call
(530) 642-5621, ext. 9.
If you would like to contact us via email with a question or
comment.
Contact
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WARNING:
Never look directly at the Sun. Do not look at the Sun with your naked
eye. Never look at the Sun through binoculars or a telescope or with any
other type of magnification. Doing so will instantly cause severe eye
damage or blindness. Even if the Sun seems dimmed by clouds, fog, or is
near Sunrise or Sunset, looking directly at it will cause severe eye
damage or blindness. Do not attempt to look at the Sun through dark
glasses or other dark glass. Doing so will instantly cause severe eye
damage or blindness.