Program for Friday, August 9, 1996

 9:00   Registration Opens

MORNING ACTIVITIES

10:00   The Lure Of The Night Sky
            - Terence Dickinson
        Advanced Observing Work Shop
        Observing Basics Workshop

11:00   The Harmony Between Observing And Imaging
            - Jack Newton
        A Beginner's Guide To Astronomical Software
            - Ivan Semeniuk

12:00   LUNCH
        Commercial Exhibits Open
        Afternoon Activities

1:30    New Planetary Observing Techniques
            - Don Parker
        Science And Magic In the Sky
            - Tony Ward
        All Sky Extravaganza

2:30    The Perseid Meteoroid Stream:
        What We Know About It And How To Observe It
            - Peter Brown
        The Care And Cleaning Of Optics
            - Abe Slomovitz 

3:30    The Joy of Grazing
            - Guy Nason
        Observing and Photographing Lunar Eclipses
            - Andreas Gada

4:30    Deep Sky Observing With Filters
            - Jerry Spevak
        Remote Imaging and Observatory Control
            - Dennis Gasparotto

EVENING ACTIVITIES

 7:00   ASTRO-RAP
        All Sky Extravaganza

10:00   Observing Session Begins
        The Sky Tour
        Red Light Cafe Opens

12:00   Remote Control Observing Session
            - Tom Bisque

12:00   Registration and Gate Close