Next Club Event
Saturday May 17
- 8:15 pm – 11:44 pm
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(Off-site)Hillman State Park Star Party
Join 3AP members for an astronomy presentation followed by a night of observing through member’s telescopes! It will be at the model airplane field as before. This is on top of a hill with clear viewing in all directions. (Directions below). There will be a young moon early and Saturn and Jupiter will be high in the sky.
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Directions to Hillman SP’s Radio Control Airport/AirfieldFrom the North (Beaver)
Take PA-18 south
Turn Left at Light in Florence onto Steubenville Pike Continue 1.5 miles on
Steubenville Pike Turn Left on Haul Road Continue 1.7 miles on Haul Road
(Gravel and Asphalt Road) Turn Right on Kramer Road (Gravel Road) Continue
0.7 miles on Kramer Road and turn left into entrance of Hillman State Park’s
Model Airfield Follow gravel road to airfield at top of hill.**Please note that once you enter Hillman State Park, follow signage for
Radio Control Model Airport to find Hillman State Park’s Model Airfield.From the South (Burgettstown and Washington)
Take PA-18 north
Turn Right at Light in Florence onto Steubenville Pike Continue 1.5 miles
on Steubenville Pike Turn Left on Haul Road Continue 1.7 miles on Haul
Road (Gravel and Asphalt Road) Turn Right on Kramer Road (Gravel Road)
Continue 0.7 miles on Kramer Road and turn left into entrance of Hillman
State Park’s Model Airfield Follow gravel road to airfield at top of hill.**Please note that once you enter Hillman State Park, follow signage for
Radio Control Model Airport to find Hillman State Park’s Model Airfield.From East (Pittsburgh)
Take US-22 West
Take the PA-18 exit for Florence/Burgettstown Turn Left at Light onto
PA-18 North Turn Right at Light onto Steubenville Pike Continue 1.5 miles
on Steubenville Pike Turn Left on Haul Road Continue 1.7 miles on Haul
Road (Gravel and Asphalt Road) Turn Right on Kramer Road (Gravel Road)
Continue 0.7 miles on Kramer Road and turn left into entrance of Hillman
State Park’s Model Airfield Follow gravel road to airfield at top of hill.**Please note that once you enter Hillman State Park, follow signage for
Radio Control Model Airport to find Hillman State Park’s Model Airfield.From West (Weirton and Steubenville)
Take US-22 East
Take the PA-18 exit for Florence/Burgettstown Turn Left onto PA-18 North
Turn Right at Light onto Steubenville Pike Continue 1.5 miles on
Steubenville Pike Turn Left on Haul Road Continue 1.7 miles on Haul Road
(Gravel and Asphalt Road) Turn Right on Kramer Road (Gravel Road) Continue
0.7 miles on Kramer Road and turn left into entrance of Hillman State Park’s
Model Airfield Follow gravel road to airfield at top of hill.**Please note that once you enter Hillman State Park, follow signage for
Radio Control Model Airport to find Hillman State Park’s Model Airfield.
Tuesday May 20
- 7:58 am
- 🌗 Third Quarter Moon

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