Ted, Mike Sam
I got your RSVP's.
Haven't gotten a booking doc yet, but
you will know soon as I know something.
Thanks for your quick response. I'm
glad to have some scopes willing to do this event.
Let's see what comes back to me.
Here's the original email, so you have an idea what Melanie wants...
Good Evening,
I was given your organization as a referral for a possible Star Party for a
future library program.
I was hoping to inquire how to plan a Star Party with your help and one of
the goals for our library is to purchase a telescope (your recommendation)
and be able to check-it out for families.
None of my staff are astronomers or even amateur astronomers, including me.
Please let me know…we can make a donation to Phoenix Astronomical Society
for your time and energy.
Thank you,
Melanie S. Toledo, MLIS, CPM
Library Manager
Ak-Chin Indian Community
On Fri, Jan 31, 2020 at 11:52 AM Terri <starstuff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I had an inquiry come in to me, just before
we started all the rush around with the Lumi's,
and I quoted a price that I thought would
be too high for them to want to do...
but, it appears they are serious about
setting up a star party at the Ak Chin Indian Community Library in
Maricopa AZ which is about 59 miles from PVCC main campus.
After I quoted $230/telescope, i did some research to figure out if that
library was non profit, and i couldn't' find a thing about it anywhere on
line, so i gave up my search and was thinking I wouldn't hear from Melanie
again.To my surprise, this morning an email came in and she wants to set up
a star party on Feb 19th.
So, here's what I know... and it isn't enough to set up this event... and
i don't have the booking doc yet... But I replied to her email, explained
how the evening would unfold, gave her all the data she needs to decide if
she wants to do this or not, and gave her the below pricing.
What i want to know is if there is anyone willing to go out to do this
event and I'm trying to get her to hire 2 scopes, or 1 scope and one
presenter. So, this pertains to all of you!
There's nothing going on on Feb 19 on the PAS Calendar. There's also no
moon but I have this data:
Moon is 3rd Quarter and sets in front of the Sun, therefore there is no
moon in the night sky on FEb 19th.
Sunset 6:15pm
Dark 7:45pm
Venus visible 640pm and is
53.8% lit, so it is a 3rd Quarter phase of
Venus, and it sets in the West about 10:15pm
Iss flyover from SW to NE at 6:51pm to 6:58pm
Orion Nebula is visible and is due south at 7:20pm
I'm suggesting a start time of NOT before 6:30 and
prefer a 7pm start time.
The pay break down at the moment that I sent Melanie
is:
1 telescope for 2 hours $260/scope + $25 PAS fee = $285
2 telescopes (or 1 scope & 1 meteorite man) for 2 hours is $260 x 2 + $25
= $545
1 telescope for 3 hours is $260 + $130 for additional hour + $25 = $415
2 telescopes for 3 hours is $260 x 2 + $100/hour/scope for 3rd hour + 25 =
$745
If you are interested in doing this event, and you are free that night,
send back a reply saying you will take the event. I'm seeking to find out
how many telescopes want to do this event, and then i will look on the
Rotation list to see WHO does this event. Also, if no one wants to do it, I
will cancel the event and tell Melanie we don't have any telescopes free
that night, with an apology. So, reply if you are interested and can take
this event. We would be using, if more than one of you wants the event, the
Main Star Tours rotation list.
Thanks for letting me know if you can do this event.
This is not an RSVP - at this point it is an inquiry, but
IF more than one of you wishes to do this event knowing the minimum pay is
$260/scope, then I will look to the rotation list for who does it this
time.
I await your replies. Send them now.
If I get the booking doc, and she agrees to the pricing that I originally
sent her way before December, which means she is seriously thinking of
setting up this event with PAS - then I will put event on the private
calendar for signups. But we will be limited as to how much time I will
have to set this event up, so please, reply very soon. And thank you!
Terri, Event Manager
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