STARFEST 1999: What's New?
 Presentations and Workshops
Starfest 1999 features over twenty presentations and workshops, given by
leading professional and amateur astronomers. This year's stellar line up
includes: Dr. Peter Brown, Peter Ceravolo, Dr. Paul Chodas, Alan Dyer,
Dr. Richard Herd, Ken Hewitt-White, Tim Puckett, Steve Dodson, and many
more. Full details to help you plan your agenda are provided in this
program.
New Brochure Format
The growth of our program over the past few years has required us to
adopt a new larger format brochure. We hope you find the new format
easier to read and understand. By the way, fan the pages of the
brochure quickly to watch the 1998 solar eclipse sequence.
A Larger Children's Tent
We have increased the size of the children's tent to a 30' by 40'
free-standing frame tent with 8' high walls. It is made of a white
space-age material that reflects the sun's light and heat, and is 100%
opaque. The larger tent will be used not only for the children's program
on Saturday, but also for other workshops and presentations. The tent will
be equipped with ceiling fans to keep the air moving and improve overall
comfort.
Astrotent For Kids
At last year's Starfest we launched a kids' version of Astrotent. This
was well received and will be continued in an expanded format this year.
We invite your children to submit articles, drawings and photographs for
this year's edition of Astrotent For Kids.
Please send your submissions to:
Ramesh Pooran,
RR#1,
Campbellcroft, ON LOA 1B0
or
email , by May 31, 1999.
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