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A real 365 days astronomy village

Avionna

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Hi and good evening to everyone.

I have searched and searched and can't find what I am looking for....... even at the Arizona Sky Village.

It is very frustrating to join clubs who meet only once a month and it is not quite the same to "meet" on line.

I have just come back to the UK and live in Eastbourne.

Is there any mileage in thinking that amateur astronomers could get together and actually form an astronomy village ? mixing astronomy, cosmology, astrophotography, radio astronomy.........

People want to down size, people are single, people loose a partner, there are several reasons why likeminded people could live together. Why should everyone stay in his /her little lonely corner ?

How fantastic it would be to have a cohousing community dedicated to astronomy.

Civilised living with privacy guaranteed but sharing knowledge, information, tools, equipment, resources on a daily basis and the brilliant opportunity as a group to join an active international astronomy research project.

Is it really Utopia ?

Forming an initial group would be a start. Anyone who is ineterested please do get in touch.

Best wishes for a great 2013

Avionna

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Kai

Where do you think it will be based ? , can't see many opportunities to gain planning permission at a dark sky sight I'm afraid

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Avionna

Hi Kai,

Thank you for your interest.

Your question ? at this stage precisions are needed.

Several options are available and the way to go will be when several people agree to get together and choose.

Realistically speaking ? 10 to 15, people/ households ( more would be great ) would share comfortable and private accomodation in either of : old mansion/manor, barns- stable block/ old boarding school/ residential home / hotel / farmhouse complex / etc.....to be converted or refurbished.

The usual common areas would also include study room / projection room / research room . The grounds need to be relatively light pollution free, not massive in size but should be large enough to house 3 or 4 roll on - roll off telescope shelters.

So no ned to apply for any other permission than a possible change of use.

Which area ? not too distant from Universities with observatories, lectures, courses, etc...

Hmmmmm....... a mecene would be great !!!!

First step is to get people together,

Cordialement

Avionna

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oleg_astro
On 24/01/2013 at 17:16, Avionna said:

Hi Kai,

Thank you for your interest.

Your question ? at this stage precisions are needed.

Several options are available and the way to go will be when several people agree to get together and choose.

Realistically speaking ? 10 to 15, people/ households ( more would be great ) would share comfortable and private accomodation in either of : old mansion/manor, barns- stable block/ old boarding school/ residential home / hotel / farmhouse complex / etc.....to be converted or refurbished.

The usual common areas would also include study room / projection room / research room . The grounds need to be relatively light pollution free, not massive in size but should be large enough to house 3 or 4 roll on - roll off telescope shelters.

So no ned to apply for any other permission than a possible change of use.

Which area ? not too distant from Universities with observatories, lectures, courses, etc...

Hmmmmm....... a mecene would be great !!!!

First step is to get people together,

Cordialement

Avionna

Hello Avionna,

you can meet us in Albufeira.

We have two telescopes with motors:
1. 254 mm newton on Sky Watcher NEQ6 Pro SynScan GoTo mount;

2. 90 mm MAK on Sky Watcher Virtuoso mount;

 

Where are you now?

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