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Come out to our November public star party at Inks Lake State Park!<\/p>\n
This public is invited to share our telescopes to observe the sky. We\u2019ll show such objects as planets, the moon, galaxies, nebulae, star clusters, and more.\u00a0 Festivities will take place at Inks Lake’s Central Park just southwest of the park store.The evening will begin at 5:00 p.m. for night time observing until 8:30p.<\/p>\n
There is no charge for the star party itself, but visitors must pay the park entry fee of $6 for ages 13 and up, with children 12 and under free. If you are coming just for the event, no reservations with either the park or us are required. If you want to stay overnight, go to\u00a0https:\/\/tpwd.texas.gov\/ Some visitors like to have chairs, although mostly folks are moving around from telescope to telescope to observe and the area does have some benches. A flashlight with a red bulb is good, but we have red cellophane we can use to cover a white light. One thing not to bring is a dog, unless it is a service animal; we prefer not to have dogs around the telescopes in the dark. Smoking is not permitted in the area of the telescopes because the smoke can damage optical equipment. Public consumption of alcoholic beverages is not allowed in state parks.<\/p>\n If the weather on a scheduled star party day seems questionable for viewing, you can check this website or call the state park office.<\/p>\n
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