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I got this email which was forwarded by one of the members of our local club...its time for the Texas Star Party...

Dear potential TSP 2023 attendees!

Registration for:
TSP 2023 10 am May 14th, to Sunday 10 am, May 21, 2023

Is OPEN!
Please go online at https://texasstarparty.org/register/. Login, confirm your profile information and register.

If you have received this email and you have already registered for TSP 2023, do not be concerned. You should have received an email from TSP Housing with the information that you provided when you registered. You would have also been redirected to our Congratulations you have registered page. Which is also confirmation that you have registered.

Below, all of you will discover important information regarding TSP 2023.

Please be aware that the current registration period will end on
Friday February 17th, 2023 at 11:59pm (23:59 Hours) Central Daylight Time.

The great tradition of Dark Sky Observing continues with the 43rd Annual TEXAS STAR PARTY, May 14 to 21, 2023 near Fort Davis, Texas!

IMPORTANT DATES TO KNOW
• Friday, Feb 17th – close regular registrations.
• Friday, Feb 17th through Monday, Feb 20th – run the random lottery and start housing assignments
• Monday, Feb 20th through Sunday, March 5th – do housing assignments (this gives us two weeks)
• Monday, March 6th – confirmation emails go out to regular registrants
• Wednesday, March 8th – late registration open and late housing assignments made (whatever is left)

Late Registration will close April 28, 2023.

Last day to cancel and receive a refund is April 28, 2023 at 11:59 pm CDT. Your email must be time and date stamped at or prior to 11:59 pm (23:59 hours) Central Daylight Saving Time to receive a refund. Special Conditions apply to refunds

The Texas Star Party is accepting registrations for TSP 2023. Please go to https://texasstarparty.org/register/ and log in to your TSP account to begin the process.
New for this year:

A. Application and Registration are now combined into one registration form, and TSP
Payment for registrations is due at the time of registration.

B. Please consider making a donation to one of “Fund Programs”. Donations made to these programs are restricted to be used only for these programs. The registration form includes the ability to make donations to:
1. Friends of TSP Fund Program
2. John Wagoner Memorial Student Astronomer Award Fund Program
3. TSP Youth Outreach Fund Program
4. TSP Operations Fund Program

Items that you can purchase when you register:
C. You can purchase these items while registering for TSP 2023:
1. TSP 2023 Group Photo
2. TSP 2023 Hat
3. TSP 2023 Official T-Shirt
You can purchase these items when completing your registration form.
You can pick your items up during TSP 2023 at the Sales and Information Desk in the meeting hall.
D. Cancellation and Refund Deadline is April 25, 2023

Please read
Go to our website to review our “Registration webpage” https://texasstarparty.org/registration/ for additional information regarding “Timelines, important dates, cancelling and refunds.
Your Ranch Housing accommodations request can only be submitted, processed and assigned by TSP Housing Staff. Please do not contact Prude Ranch for information regarding your accommodations. This also pertains to requesting a change to your assigned Ranch accommodation(s).
Once you have received your Confirmation of Ranch Housing Assignment from TSP Housing, you can either wait to pay your Ranch deposit via the information in the email the Ranch will send out. Or you can mail your deposit payment to the Ranch address provided in your Confirmation of TSP Housing Assignment email that TSP Housing will send to you. That email will be sent out in approximately 8 to 10 weeks from the date of this email.

If you have any questions, please email us at tsprooms@texasstarparty.org.

TSP knows that you have choices of where to spend your vacations and we all want to thank
you for choosing TSP 2023 as your hosted astronomical event destination and vacation.

We are looking forward to assisting you wherever we can help and thank you for this
opportunity to be of service.

We will see you there!

Sincerely,

The volunteers for Texas Star Party
and
Texas Star Party, Inc Management
-Michael
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Can you add this to the Calendar? I think you can do so after the fact if you edit the post. Calendar instructions are here: viewtopic.php?t=25937
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KathyNS wrote: Fri Feb 03, 2023 8:02 pm Can you add this to the Calendar? I think you can do so after the fact if you edit the post. Calendar instructions are here: viewtopic.php?t=25937
I just saw this. Ignore my post in the moderator forum....
-Michael
Refractors: ES AR152 f/6.5 Achromat on Twilight II, Celestron 102mm XLT f/9.8 on Celestron Heavy Duty Alt Az mount, KOWA 90mm spotting scope
Binoculars: Celestron SkyMaster 15x70, Bushnell 10x50
Eyepieces: Various, GSO Superview, 9mm Plossl, Celestron 25mm Plossl
Camera: ZWO ASI 120
Naked Eye: Two Eyeballs
Latitude: 48.7229° N
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I think I added it to the calendar...
-Michael
Refractors: ES AR152 f/6.5 Achromat on Twilight II, Celestron 102mm XLT f/9.8 on Celestron Heavy Duty Alt Az mount, KOWA 90mm spotting scope
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Latitude: 48.7229° N
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helicon wrote: Fri Feb 03, 2023 10:31 pm I think I added it to the calendar...
You sure did. I see it. :)
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