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PROGRAM 2001 |
| AUGUST 17 - Friday |
| MORNING ACTIVITIES |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Gate & Registration Open |
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MAIN TENT |
SMALL TENT |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Amateur Telescope Making
- Tom Clark |
Telescope Fundamentals
Efstonscience
- Bruce Engels
- Mike Maglietta |
| 11:00 a.m. |
Probing the Universe with Canada's "Humble" Space Telescope
- Dr. Jaymie Matthews |
Eyepiece Selection and Care
Earth and Sky Adventure Shop Ltd.
- Abe Slomovitz |
| 12:00 p.m. |
LUNCH
Commercial Exhibits Open |
| AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES |
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MAIN TENT |
SMALL TENT |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Recipe for an X-Ray Observatory
- Dr. Steve Murray |
Observing the Structure of Our Galaxy
- Glenn LeDrew |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Boom or Bust? The Evolution of Stars
- Dr. Marshall McCall |
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| 3:30 p.m. |
Double Stars at the Limits of Perception
- Jerry Spevak |
The Observing Logbook
- Paul Markov |
| 5:00 p.m. |
SUPPER |
| EVENING ACTIVITIES |
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MAIN TENT |
SMALL TENT |
| 7:00 p.m. |
Commercial Exhibits Close |
Friday Night at the Movies |
| ATM Blue Box Challenge Presentations |
| 8:00 p.m. |
Optical Astronomy: The "Read" Light District
- Dr. Doug Welch |
| NIGHTTIME ACTIVITIES |
| 10:00 p.m. |
The Sky Tour
Observing Session Begins |
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| Red Light Café Opens |
| 12:00 a.m. |
Registration & Gate Close |