Program for
Friday, August 25th, 2000

9:00 a.m. Registration Opens
Morning
Activities
Large Tent Small Tent
10:00 a.m. The Search For Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows
- Bill Aquino
Telescope Fundamentals
- John Kidner
11:00 a.m. How I Made An Image With A Limiting Magnitude Of 24.5
- Paul Boltwood
Pointing Devices: Finding Your Way In The Dark
- Stephen Barnes
12:00 p.m. LUNCH
Commercial Exhibits Open
Afternoon
Activities
Large Tent Small Tent
1:30 p.m. Behind The Scenes At Sky & Telescope
- Carolyn Collins Petersen
Serious Astronomy from a Laughable Location
- Gary Billings
2:30 p.m. Harvesting Light With Hubble
- Ray Villard
What's Up Tonight
- Tom Andersen
- Mike Parkes
3:30 p.m. Sizing-Up Planets Around Sun-Like Stars
- David Charbonneau

Evening
Activities
Large Tent Small Tent
7:00 p.m. Telescope Makers' Association Meeting
Telescope Making
- Kendra Angle
Commercial Exhibits Close
8:00 p.m. The Galileo Mission to Jupiter
-The Daring Return to Io:
Moon of Volcanoes and Fire
- Nagin Cox
Friday Night At The Movies
10:00 p.m. The Sky Tour
Observing Session Begins
Red Light Café Opens
12:00 a.m. Remote Control Observing Demonstration
- Marc Castel
Registration and Gate Close

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