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Wednesday, 8/19/2009 |
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4:00-6:00 Registration
Tent open for those who pre-registered only to pick up their
Registration Packets
There will be NO on-site registration until Thursday morning. |
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Thursday, 8/20/2009 |
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9:00 - Shower Truck opens
for Showers until 6pm |
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10:00 - Entry Road opens |
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11:00 - Registration Tent
Opens for all Registration until 7pm |
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1:00 -
Welcome & Round Table - Newbies to Neutron Stars - All questions
considered fair game - Speakers Tent |
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2:00 -
David Powell - "The IYA's 365 Days of Astronomy
Podcasts" - Speakers Tent |
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3:00 -
Eric Gaidos - "New Worlds on the Horizon: Earth-Like
Planets around Other Stars" - Speakers Tent |
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4:00 -
David Haworth - "Astrophotography with a One Shot
Color Cooled CCD Camera" - Speakers Tent |
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5:00-7:00 - Star
Dinner time |
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6:00 - Shower truck
closes |
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7:00 - Steve Speth - "Archeoastronomy of the Chaco Culture"
- Speakers Tent
7:00 - Registration
Tent Closes |
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8:00 - Entry Road
closed |
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8:30 - Limiting Magnitude Show
- Michael Rasmussen - Speakers Tent |
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9:00 - "Night Sky Tour -
Part 1" - Dave Powell - 802 Circle |
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Friday, 8/21/2009 |
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8:00 - Shower
Truck opens for Showers until 6pm |
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10:00 - Entry Road opens |
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11:00 - Registration Tent
Opens until 7pm
11:00 - Swap Meet BEHIND the Speakers Tent |
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1:00 - Greg Babcock - "The Solar Eclipse of July 22nd, 2009"
- Speakers Tent |
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2:00 - Steven Coe - "Galaxy Groups or My Favorite Nights"
- Speakers Tent |
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3:30 -
Telescope Walkabout - Mel Bartels - Main Viewing area - Mel Bartels |
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5:00-7:00 - Star
Dinner time |
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6:00 - Shower truck
closes |
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7:00 - Russ Genet - "Alt-Az Telescope Control systems"
- Speakers Tent
7:00 - Registration
Tent Closes |
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8:00 - Entry Road
closed |
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9:00 - "Night Sky Tour - Part 2" - Dave
Powell - 802 Circle |
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Saturday, 8/22/2009 |
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8:00 - Shower Truck
opens for showers until the water is gone in the afternoon or 3pm at latest
(we haven't closed early in several years). |
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10:00 - Solar System
Walk (1¼ mile walk) - John Delacy - Meet at Youth Tent |
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10:00 - Entry Road opens |
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11:00 - Registration today
takes place in the Information Tent - not in the Registration Tent
until 2pm
11:00 - Extra Shirts and Sweats go on sale in the Info Tent |
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11:30 - Astronomy Quiz - Youth vs Adults
- Dave Powell & Matt Vartanian - Speakers Tent |
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2:00 - Registration in the
Information Tent Closes |
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2:15 - Group Photo taken in main
viewing field |
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3:30 -
Speakers Tent - Larry Godsey - Announcements
Andy Phelps - Youth's Door Prize Drawings
Jan Keiski - Volunteer Door Prize Drawings
John Harris -
Door Prize Drawings |
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5:00-7:00 - Star
Dinner time |
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7:00 - Tony Leavitt - "LRO and LCROSS Missions Update"
- Speakers Tent |
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8:00 - Entry Road
closed |
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9:00 - "Night Sky Tour - Part 3" - Dave
Powell - 802 Circle |
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These schedules are
subject to change |