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PROGRAM 2004 |
| AUGUST 20 - Friday |
FRIDAY MORNING ACTIVITIES |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Gate & Registration Open |
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MAIN TENT |
SMALL TENT |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Supernova Hunting
- Debra Tigner |
Telescope Fundamentals
- Bruce Engels, Michael Maglietta
Efstonscience |
| 11:00 a.m. |
What can the Modern Day Amateur do in Spectroscopy
- Dale E. Mais |
"A" is for Astronomy
- Alexi Manis, Dave Mott |
| 12:00 p.m. |
LUNCH
Commercial Exhibits Open |
FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES |
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MAIN TENT |
SMALL TENT |
1:30pm-
2:30pm |
Details of Mars Mission Operations & General Robotic Spacecraft Operations
- Nagin Cox |
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| 2:30 p.m. |
Solar Observing Session 2:30-4pm - Next to baseball field |
| 2:30 p.m. |
New Developments At Celestron And The C20 Astrograph
- Gary Stephey, Celestron Canada |
Observing Occultations
- David Dunham |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Pro-Am Research Partnerships:
A Universe of Possibilities
- John Percy |
Telescopes for Monster CCDs
- Peter Ceravolo, Ceravolo Optical Systems |
| 5:00 p.m. |
SUPPER |
FRIDAY EVENING ACTIVITIES |
| 7:00 p.m. |
Commercial Exhibits Close |
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MAIN TENT |
SMALL TENT |
| 7:00 p.m. |
Improving the Thermal Properties of Newtonian Reflectors
- Bryan Greer, Protostar |
Friday Night at the Movies |
| 8:00 p.m. |
The Hybrid Image: A New Frontier in Aesthetic Imaging
- Robert Gendler |
NIGHTTIME ACTIVITIES (FRI/SAT) |
| 10:00 p.m. |
The Sky Tour
Observing Session Begins |
Red Light Café Opens |
| 12:00 a.m. |
Registration & Gate Close |