2008 Black Forest Star Party Vendors and Door Prizes

Most recent update: 2pm  Wednesday 9/3/08

 

* * AstroGizmos [2008 BFSP vendor]  will be providing FREE wireless internet access for BFSP attendees!

 

The following Door Prizes have been received for the 2008 Black Forest Star Party:

 1. b. Crist miniatures [2008 BFSP vendor]: 18" Dobsonian Reflector miniature telescope (retail value $65)

 2. b. Crist miniatures [2008 BFSP vendor]: Rosewood Refractor miniature telescope (retail value $20)

 3. Hands On Optics  [2008 BFSP vendor]: Proxima 31mm eyepiece (value $149)

 4. Hands On Optics  [2008 BFSP vendor]: Proxima 1.5 x 2" Multicoated Barlow (value $119)

 5. Tele Vue [2008 BFSP vendor]:  9mm Nagler Type 6 eyepiece (value $290), Tele Vue t-shirt and baseball hat

 6. ProtoStar [unable to attend]:  80" by 30" section of Hi-tack black flocked paper [telescope light trap material] (value $40)

 7. MoonLite Telescope Accessories [2008 BFSP vendor]: CR dual rate focuser  (value $265)

 8. Denkmeier Optical, Inc. [2008 BFSP vendor]:  $150 gift certificate toward the purchase of a new Denkmeier Optical  Denk II Binoviewer Power Switch system or Standard Binoviewer Power Switch System

 9. Denkmeier Optical, Inc. [2008 BFSP vendor]:  $150 gift certificate toward the purchase of a new Denkmeier Optical Denk II Binoviewer Power Switch system or Standard Binoviewer Power Switch System

10. astrophotographer Stephen T. Roffo Jr. [BFSP attendee]: framed print of the Witch Head Nebula (value $150)

11. Great Red Spot Astronomy Products [unable to attend]: NEW Plossl Eyepiece Package (value $100)

[package contains Vixen NPL 10mm, 15mm and 40mm eyepieces along with a multi-pocketed black fanny pack]

12. JMI Telescopes [unable to attend]:  $35 gift certificate to JMI Telescopes

13. JMI Telescopes [unable to attend]:  $35 gift certificate to JMI Telescopes

14. AstroCards [unable to attend]:  The Night Sky Observer's Guide, Volume 3: The Southern Skies (value $35)

15. Skies Unlimited [2008 BFSP vendor]: Orion SkyQuest XT8 Dobsonian telescope (value $500)

16. Central Pennsylvania Observers [2008 BFSP Host]: Celestron SkyScout - Personal Planetarium with protective case, rechargeable batteries and battery charger  (value $315)

17. Astrocrumb [2008 BFSP vendor]: FilterSlide with case (value $125)

18. Howie Glatter [unable to attend]:  1 1/4"  650nm holographic & Barlowed collimator (value $185)

19. ADM Accessories [2008 BFSP vendor]:  $150 gift certificate to ADM Accessories

20. www.AgenaAstro.com [2008 BFSP sponsor]:  GSO 32mm Plossl eyepiece  (value $35)

 

21. www.AstronomyRatings.com [2008 BFSP sponsor]:  Series 500 25mm Plossl eyepiece (value $30)

 

22. www.ScoutCase.com [2008 BFSP sponsor]:  ScoutCase for Celestron SkyScout  (value $29.95)

 

23. CCTS Camera Concepts and Telescope Solutions [2008 BFSP vendor]: Arcturus 20mw green laser pointer (value $120)

 

 

The following Door Prizes have been promised and will hopefully arrive in time for the 2008 Black Forest Star Party:

24. Meade Instruments [2008 BFSP vendor]:  Meade Deep Sky Imager II  (value $650)

25. Meade Instruments [2008 BFSP vendor]: complete Meade Series 5000 Plossl Eyepiece kit (value $495)

26. Cercis Astro [2008 BFSP vendor]: DslrLite   datasheet with additional info

27. Cercis Astro [2008 BFSP vendor]: A632 DC Adaptor for Canon 350 or 400D

28. EarthWin Optical [2008 BFSP vendor]: $100 gift certificate toward an EarthWinBinoviewer Power/Filter Slide System

29. EarthWin Optical [2008 BFSP vendor]: $100 gift certificate toward an EarthWinBinoviewer Power/Filter Slide System

30. Highpoint Scientific [2008 BFSP vendor]:  Orion XT6 Intelliscope Dobsonian telescope (value $379.95)

31. Highpoint Scientific [2008 BFSP vendors]:  TMB 30mm Paragon eyepiece (value $249)

 

The following Vendors have been confirmed for the 2008 Black Forest Star Party; door prize to be determined.

1. Reeves Resources [2008 BFSP vendor]