• All the participants should be currently attending school.
• All the participants should be present at the Peradeniya university ground on or before 5.00 pm 23rd February 2007 and should bring clothes for warming and a red light.
• Every participating team should contain a maximum of 5 participants and two teams can only represent a school.
• Every group participating should have a telescope with minimum aperture of 2 inches maximum aperture of 8 inches.
• If you do not have a telescope, still you have a chance to participate. Please be kind enough to inform us before 15th of February 2007.
• If you have more than one telescope we would be pleased if you give it to a brother or a sister school during the competition. If so, please be kind enough to inform us since there are many schools without telescopes.
• The aperture of your telescope does not affect the final result of this competition, since the judging panel judges your skill and the quality of your work according to the telescope aperture you use, not on the size or the prize of equipments or apparatus you use.
• We will have a session of moon mapping and we will proceed under the assumption, that you are aware of all the standard methods of moon mapping and how to make an observation report.
• In this competition we will evaluate your ability of Practical Astronomy, Observational Skills, Deep-sky Observation, Constellation Observation, Lunar Observation and Planetary Observation.
• On all issues regarding the observation competition, the unanimous opinion of the judging panel, inclusive of accredited astronomical personnel, will be the ultimate decision.
• In the event of security, each participating school should be accompanied by a teacher, plus a parent with each girl school.
• AAA will take entire responsibility regarding your personal security and your equipment as long as you obey the rules and regulations, imposed for STAR PARTY 2007.
• For furthermore information please contact
Prasanna Deshapriya 011-2606275
071-6202262
Jayan Karunarathna 011-2572940
077-5036650
