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Picnic, hiking and stargazing in Cercedilla

Hosted by the Consul of the Madrid Vegan & Vegetarian Group
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Took place 2 months ago
Mon 20 Mar 13:00 - 21:00

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Let’s meet on March 20th to celebrate the beginning of spring with a cool and inspiring day at outdoors in Cercedilla, Madrid.

This plan includes:
- Afternoon easy hiking route around the Camino del Agua
- Picnic (vegetarian food)
- Evening stargazing session and talk (with telescope)
- Short group meditation

KEY INFO:
- Date: March 20th
- Distance to travel: 12 km
- Elevation gain: Protected content
- Meeting place: Protected content
- Departure time: 1 PM (Madrid time)
- Return time: 9 PM (Madrid time)
- Transport: train, bus or carpooling if there are enough cars to share in the group (shared expenses)

In the evening, Miguel Ortueta from Rural Astronomy will accompany us and give us a talk about the spring sky. Using his telescope he will guide us through the typical winter constellations that will still be visible: Orion, Can Mayor or Gemini and those typical of spring: Leo, with its striking inverted question mark ending in the star Regulus; Virgo, with the shiny Spike star.

- Price of this activity: 25 euros (covers stargazing talk and use of the telescope)

For the picnic we have to agree on what each of us will bring. When signing up send me a whatsapp with to coordinate it.

PLEASE, CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE BY BIZUM BY SATURDAY 18TH.