Raffle Prizes
The Cherry Springs Star Party Raffle is held on Saturday afternoon of the party in the Picnic Pavilion
Each person checking into the party receives one free raffle ticket per registration when you check into the party. You may purchase additional raffle tickets either at the check in tent or on Saturday afternoon at the site of the raffle. Tickets are $1 each or 12 tickets for $10. The many raffle prizes are displayed on Saturday beginning at noon with each having a tub in front of the prize, you may deposit as many tickets as you wish for the prizes you are interested in into the tub located in front each prize. Tickets may be deposited between Noon and 4:30pm on Saturday, after 4:30pm no more tickets will be accepted.
Terms and Conditions for the Raffle Drawing
By purchasing raffle tickets you agree to the following:
1. No refunds will be given. All sales are final.
2. Tickets will only be sold at locations stipulated by the Astronomical Society of Harrisburg, Pa (referred herein as ASH) to those who have registered for the party.
3. To win a prize for the raffle, you or someone you ask to be at the raffle must be present at the drawing.
4. No one under 18 years old may purchase tickets nor have tickets purchased on their behalf. There may be a separate Children's Drawing for a door prize. One ticket for this is given to each registrant under the age of 18. No extra tickets for this drawing may be purchased.
5. Tickets may only be deposited into bins designated by ASH.
6. Tickets can only be deposited beginning Saturday at noon and ending at 430pm.
7. Once deposited, tickets may not be removed from bins.
8. Those who attempt to deposit raffle tickets into bins for the raffle after the allocated time for this activity will not be allowed to attend the raffle and may be asked to leave the Star Party.
Sky Stones - meteorites
Photonic Cleaning Technologies - First Contact Cleaning Kit gift certificate
Oberwerk Optics - 11x56LW binoculars
Software Bisque - TheSky™ Imaging Bundle Details here
TeleVue Optics - 13mm Nagler type 6
Sky & Telescope - Pocket Sky Atlas, jumbo edition
ADM Accessories - Dual AVX mount, $189 value. Could be applied to another ADM accessory
Camera Concepts & Telescope Solutions - TBD
ASH - Star Party T-Shirts
ASH - Tickets to 2025 Cherry Springs Star Party
Chroma Technology Corp. - Gift certificate good for up to $1175 on ONE order.
Cosmic One, space artist - 2 - 18" nebula painting on metal
Classical Science by Stephan - Explore Scientific 82 degree 6.5mm eyepiece
Celestron - 10" StarSense Explorer Dobsonian telescope
FirstScope 76 (Youth raffle)
Knightware - Deep Sky Planner 8
Blue Planet Photography - Astrophotographer's Log Book
Infintees - 4 imprinted t-shirts
Sky-Watcher - SKYMAX 127 VIRTUOSO GTi, 25th Anniversary Limited Edition
(Sky-Watcher will ship to the winner as soon as it is in inventory)
Explore Scientific - iEXOS-100Mount & Tripod PMC-Eight EQ BW
The following was donated by a generous ASH member:
Apertura AVX Equatorial Mount and Tripod Soft Case Bundle (brand new, still in packaging)
YOUTH PRIZES -
Celestron – FirstScope 76
The following were donated by ASH member Carolyn Fansler:
Vivitar 4x30 binoculars
Weyty 10x22 binoculars
2 Highlights space activities books
Scratch & Color Space activity book
Nature Pop-up Solar System book
Children’s Encyclopedia of the Universe book
Smithsonian Learning Adventures Space activity kit
We'd like to thank all the vendors who provided our door prizes.
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