Mid Atlantic Star Party Explained

Organization:Mid Atlantic Star Party (MASP)
Location:Robbins, North Carolina
Altitude:472'
Weather:Variable weather - clear dark night skies
Website:Mid Atlantic Star Party

The Mid Atlantic Star Party (MASP) was an annual regional gathering of amateur astronomers (star party) held each fall around October near Robbins, North Carolina.

History

The first annual regional gathering of amateur astronomers was held in 1995. MASP is located in one of the darkest spots along the eastern U.S. coast and is the largest annual gathering of amateur astronomers between Vermont's Stellafane and Florida's Winter Star Party.[1]

The party went on hiatus in 2020 due to the pandemic.

Modern times

With attendance usually numbering in the hundreds,[2] MASP was held at the Occoneechee Council Boy Scout camp for the first decade of operation before scheduling conflicts forced a site change.[3] [4] The star party has become a focus of the town of Robbins' economic and cultural planning process[5] and has spurred the creation of a regional "dark park" to control light pollution.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About MASP . 2007-03-23 . Mid-Atlantic Star Party .
  2. News: S. Kirk . Walsh . AHEAD; Star Parties . New York Times . 23 September 2005 . 2007-03-23 .
  3. News: singh . rohan . Robbins Seeks New Site for Star Party . Let me shout . 5 December 2018 . 2018-12-05 . }
  4. News: John . Chappell . Robbins Star Party Here to Stay . https://web.archive.org/web/20071007041847/http://www.thepilot.com/stories/20060908/news/local/20060908star.html . dead . 7 October 2007 . Southern Pines Pilot . 12 September 2006 . 2007-03-23 .
  5. News: John . Chappell . Robbins Sets Plans For STEP . https://web.archive.org/web/20071028140856/http://www.thepilot.com/stories/20061017/news/local/20061017step.html . dead . 28 October 2007 . Southern Pines Pilot . 17 October 2006 . 2007-03-23 .
  6. Web site: Dark Park . 2007-03-23 . DarkPark.Org .