We are looking for 5 volunteers to help with Starry Nights at Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve on Saturday February 3rd from 5:45pm - 8:45pm. We will need volunteers to help with set up, tear down, parking, check in guests, and make sure guests have an enjoyable night stargazing.
By about 7:00pm most guests will have arrived, and you can enjoy the rest of the night stargazing! At 8:15pm we will start cleaning up and we should be all wrapped up by 8:30pm or 8:45pm.
What to bring: Volunteer shirt, high-vis-vest, flashlight with a red-light option, comfortable walking shoes, light layers, and a camp chair.
About the event: We run this event in partnership with the San Jose Astronomical Association (SJAA). SJAA does the educational astronomy and we run the parking and check in. When guests arrive, we will get the checked in and then they will make their way over to the astronomers. There will be 10 – 12 different telescopes with an astronomer at each one looking at different objects in the sky. Guests are welcome to move from station to station as they like. There are usually upwards of 80 guests who come and join us for these events!
