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PROGRAM 2005 |
| AUGUST 5 - Friday |
FRIDAY MORNING ACTIVITIES |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Gate & Registration Open |
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MAIN TENT |
SMALL TENT |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Meade General Overview
- Scott Roberts,
Meade Instruments |
Recent Developments with the
ECU planetarium software
and the new Abbey Ridge
Auto-Pilot Software
-Dave Lane, Nova Astronomics |
| 11:00 a.m. |
The Good Old Days - Amateur
Astronomy: 1950 - 1965
- Ron Ravneberg |
Invading Mars
-Robert Godwin, Apogee Books |
| 12:00 p.m. |
LUNCH
Commercial Exhibits Open |
FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES |
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MAIN TENT |
SMALL TENT |
1:30pm-
2:30pm |
Through the Eyes of Giants - Gemini,
CFHT, and the Amateur Contest
-Doug Welch |
Choosing and Using
Your First Telescope
Scott Roberts,
Meade Instruments |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Solar Observing Session 2:30-4pm - Next to baseball field |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Imaging with MaxIm DL
- Doug George, Diffraction Limited |
Look Up and See .... Infinity!
- Doug Cunningham |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Stars On TV
- Glenn Norman |
Sketching The Deep Sky
-Jerry Spevak |
The Observatory
- Alexi Manis |
| 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. |
From Galileo's "Occhiali" to SNO:
400 Years of Instrumental Innovation
- Randall Brooks |
Friday Night at the Movies |
| 8:00 p.m. |
Archives of the Universe
- Marcia Bartusiak |
NIGHTTIME ACTIVITIES (FRI/SAT) |
| 10:00 p.m. |
The Sky Tour
Observing Session Begins
Celestrivia (if it is overcast) |
Red Light Café Opens |
| 12:00 a.m. |
Registration & Gate Close |