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OSP 2009 Speaker & Activity Schedule

Wednesday, 8/19/2009

  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.

Thursday, 8/20/2009

  9:00 - Shower Truck opens for Showers until 6pm

10:00 - Entry Road opens

11:00 - Registration Tent Opens for all Registration until 7pm

  1:00 - Welcome & Round Table - Newbies to Neutron Stars - All questions considered fair game - Speakers Tent

  2:00 - David Powell - "The IYA's 365 Days of Astronomy Podcasts" - Speakers Tent

  3:00 - Eric Gaidos - "New Worlds on the Horizon: Earth-Like Planets around Other Stars" - Speakers Tent

  4:00 - David Haworth - "Astrophotography with a One Shot Color Cooled CCD Camera" - Speakers Tent

  5:00-7:00 - Star Dinner time

  6:00 - Shower truck closes

  7:00 - Steve Speth - "Archeoastronomy of the Chaco Culture" - Speakers Tent
  7:00 - Registration Tent Closes

  8:00 - Entry Road closed

  8:30 - Limiting Magnitude Show - Michael Rasmussen - Speakers Tent

  9:00 - "Night Sky Tour - Part 1" - Dave Powell - 802 Circle

Friday, 8/21/2009

  8:00 - Shower Truck opens for Showers until 6pm

10:00 - Entry Road opens

11:00 - Registration Tent Opens until 7pm
11:00 - Swap Meet BEHIND the Speakers Tent

  1:00 - Greg Babcock - "The Solar Eclipse of July 22nd, 2009" - Speakers Tent

  2:00 - Steven Coe - "Galaxy Groups or My Favorite Nights" - Speakers Tent

  3:30 - Telescope Walkabout - Mel Bartels - Main Viewing area - Mel Bartels

  5:00-7:00 - Star Dinner time

  6:00 - Shower truck closes

  7:00 - Russ Genet - "Alt-Az Telescope Control systems" - Speakers Tent
  7:00 - Registration Tent Closes

  8:00 - Entry Road closed

  9:00 - "Night Sky Tour - Part 2" - Dave Powell - 802 Circle

Saturday, 8/22/2009

  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).

10:00 - Solar System Walk (1¼ mile walk) - John Delacy - Meet at Youth Tent

10:00 - Entry Road opens

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

11:30 - Astronomy Quiz - Youth vs Adults - Dave Powell & Matt Vartanian - Speakers Tent

  2:00 - Registration in the Information Tent Closes
  2:15 - Group Photo taken in main viewing field

  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

  5:00-7:00 - Star Dinner time

  7:00 - Tony Leavitt - "LRO and LCROSS Missions Update" - Speakers Tent

  8:00 - Entry Road closed

  9:00 - "Night Sky Tour - Part 3" - Dave Powell - 802 Circle

These schedules are subject to change

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