1/11 - A Night of Star Gazing at Alys Beach

[Alys Beach]

Free Tour of the Heavens Offered
Alys Beach, Florida – (January 2, 2008) – Locals and visitors are invited to enjoy a free tour of the Heavens, courtesy of Alys Beach.

“A Night of Star Gazing” will be held on Friday, January 11. The fun and educational evening will be guided by Alan Knothe, former astronomy instructor for Okaloosa-Walton College.

“We plan to walk along the beach and point out many interesting stars, constellations, planets and astronomical facts,” said Christian Wagley, Alys Beach’s Environmental Program Manager. “We’re all aware of this area’s terrestrial beauty, but becoming more knowledgeable about our nighttime sky really enhances one’s connection with nature.”

The star-gazing tour will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Fonville Press, a popular coffee shop, newsstand and wine bar located in Alys Beach directly on Scenic Highway 30A. Fonville Press will open for wine and mingling at 5:00 p.m. that day, and the tour will be followed by a beach bonfire party.

This free family-friendly event is open to the public. For more information, please call 1-866-481-8387 or email events@alysbeach.com.

ABOUT ALYS BEACH
One of the most beautiful new resort towns in the world, Alys Beach is located on Scenic Highway 30A in Florida’s panhandle, along what The New York Times said “may be the best beach in the continental U.S.”

Alys Beach’s extraordinary architectural vision drew inspirations from both the islands of Bermuda and the family courtyard homes of Antigua, Guatemala. When complete, the town will be home to over 600 villas, rowhouses, courtyard homes and family compound retreats, as well as numerous restaurants and shops.

“Alys Beach may be the most truly innovative community under construction in the United States today, and it will eventually be imitated everywhere,” said Andrés Duany of Duany Plater-Zyberk (www.DPZ.com). Duany was ranked one of the Top 5 most influential people in home building by Builder magazine, immediately following Alan Greenspan, Franklin Raines (CEO, Fannie Mae), George W. Bush and Jerry Howard (CEO, National Association of Home Builders).

For sales or rental information, please call 866-481-8387 or visit www.alysbeach.com.

[Kase626]

This is a great idea!! I hope I can make it!

[Beachmom]

LOVE IT!!! Hope we can come! Thanks Alys Beach!!!

[Alys Beach]

[scooterbug44]

Cool, maybe this will help me identify something besides the 'dipper in the sky!

[LightWorker]

This will be such a cool night...I can't wait !!

[savvytangerine]

Cool, maybe this will help me identify something besides the 'dipper in the sky!

So true!

This will be such a cool night...I can't wait !!

See you there..

Here's hoping for clear skies and a warm night. Anyone else coming?

[beachwanabe]

Wow, what a good idea, i hope it goes well, maybe good enough to do again in February when I am there. Have fun everybody !!!!!!

[TheSheep]

Does the project have a permanent observation point, telescope or some such?

[Chickpea]

Does the project have a permanent observation point, telescope or some such?

Not yet....but you never know what the future will hold :)

[TheSheep]

Originally Posted by TheSheep [ame="http://sowal.com/bb/showthread.php?p=340957#post340957"][/ame]
Does the project have a permanent observation point, telescope or some such?

Not yet....but you never know what the future will hold :)

Thank you, Ms. Chickpea, are you able to assuasuages (sheep French for "talk 'em into it" ) the Stephens into such a consideration?

[Chickpea]

Originally Posted by TheSheep
Does the project have a permanent observation point, telescope or some such?



Thank you, Ms. Chickpea, are you able to assuasuages (sheep French for "talk 'em into it" ) the Stephens into such a consideration?

Sheep, (are you a mouton or a brebis?????)

I am impressed!!

Not yet but everyone at the top is vert open to suggestions so you never know...... and anyways, the unknown can be quite exciting...

[TheSheep]

Originally Posted by TheSheep [ame="http://sowal.com/bb/showthread.php?p=340957#post340957"][/ame]
Thank you, Ms. Chickpea, are you able to assuasuages (sheep French for "talk 'em into it" ) the Stephens into such a consideration?

Sheep, (are you a mouton or a brebis?????)

I am impressed!!

Not yet but everyone at the top is vert open to suggestions so you never know...... and anyways, the unknown can be quite exciting...

Fluffy and thank you for being so easily impressed, Chickpea, my Ram thinks I am a special, I call him my Lill'e Wooly Bully
So go ye, climb the ladder with my suggestion, heap upon ye great glory and send me a damn free pass to the observatory!

(Seriously, not much ado $$$ wise amd you have such possibilities, perhaps off one of the Cypress Ponds, walk to with parking nearby, lowered lighting et al?)

[Cali]

What a great idea! Alys Beach always has such great events. I'm there!

[30A Skunkape]

Any updates on whether or not this is going to happen? Very cloudy in Miramar right now.

[Alys Beach]

The sky does not have to be perfect to have an enjoyable evening. In case of rain, though, there is a back up plan consisting of an indoor presentation.

So come on out and meet us at the Fonville Press between 5 and 6:30pm tonight. We'll go from there about 6:30!

[LightWorker]

Any updates on whether or not this is going to happen? Very cloudy in Miramar right now.

I sure hope so.

[Bobskunk]

There were no stars, so the presenter changed it up and we created a model of our solar system on the beach. The lecture was very informative, and walking the distance between our "planets" finally helped me to grasp the vastness of our solar system. Learned a thing or two about light years as well.

[scooterbug44]

Do you know if they will have this again?

I looked at the cloudy sky and made other plans.

[goofer44]

There were no stars, so the presenter changed it up and we created a model of our solar system on the beach. The lecture was very informative, and walking the distance between our "planets" finally helped me to grasp the vastness of our solar system. Learned a thing or two about light years as well.

Bobskunk

My legs are still hurting !!!

[goofer44]

Do you know if they will have this again?

I looked at the cloudy sky and made other plans.

I am sure they will do it again. There was a nice crowd that participated. While we were out on the beach, we thought we were witnessing a UFO...but it turned out to be the Navy pilots doing an excercise using flares !! It was pretty cool.

[savvytangerine]

I am sure they will do it again. There was a nice crowd that participated. While we were out on the beach, we thought we were witnessing a UFO...but it turned out to be the Navy pilots doing an excercise using flares !! It was pretty cool.

You mean it wasn't fireworks just for us for walking all the way to Pluto?

It was great to spend time with you - and meet a few other board members too.

Hope they do something like this again soon!

[LightWorker]

Images from NASA

Spacecraft Beams Back Images of Mercury - AOL News

[Alys Beach]

Thanks to all who attended last Friday night...we'll keep you posted about the next one!

Don't forget about Trivia Night at Fonville Press on February 8 at 6pm!