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MONDAY, AUGUST 6 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 7
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Campground Open
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10:00 p.m.
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Observing Session Begins
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8
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1:00 p.m.
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Registration Opens
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Small Tent
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7:00 p.m.
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Bruce County Astronomical Society Meeting - featuring,
The Mercury Transit as Seen From Kitt Peak
- Malcolm Park, everyone is welcome
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10:00 p.m.
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Observing Session Begins
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12:00 a.m.
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Registration and Gate Close
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THURSDAY AUGUST 9
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9:00 a.m.
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Registration Opens
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Main Tent
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Small Tent
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10:00 a.m.
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Capturing The Motion Astro-Imaging Workshop ($20)
- Andreas Gada
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1:00 p.m.
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LUNCH
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2:00 p.m.
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Digital SLR Image Processing Workshop ($20)
- Scott Ireland
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Evening Activities
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7:30 p.m.
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Catch Some Rays
- Catherine McWatters
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8:30 p.m.
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Astro-Rap
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10:00 p.m.
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Observing Session Begins, Registration Closes
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12:00 a.m.
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Gate Closes
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FRIDAY AUGUST 10
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9:00 a.m.
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Registration Opens
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Morning Activities
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Main Tent
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Small Tent
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10:00 a.m.
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Good Times for Gearheads: the Current State of Equipment in Amateur Astronomy
- Tom Trusock
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Telescope Fundamentals Workshop
- Bruce Engels, Marc Fitkin, Efstonscience
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11:00 a.m.
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Understanding White Light and Narrowband Monochromatic Solar Filters, - Applications, Instrumentation and Observational Techniques for Solar Astronomers
- John Hicks
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GOTO German Equatorial Mounts: Versatility and Performance
- Brady Johnson, KW Telescopes
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12:00 p.m.
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LUNCH
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Commercial Exhibits Open
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Afternoon Activities
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1:30 p.m.
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Dark Matter and Other Great Mysteries of 21st Century Astronomy
- Bob Berman
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The SkyShed POD
- Wayne Parker
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2:30 p.m.
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Giving Up the Ghost - Searching for Light Echoes from Historical Supernovae in the Milky Way
- Doug Welch
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Eyepiece Selection Workshop
- Steve Barnes, Sky Optics
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2:30 p.m.
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Sunspot Solar Observing Session - Next to Baseball Field
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3:30 p.m.
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Southern Ontario Meteor Network
- Peter Brown
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Is CCD Imaging for You?
- Paul Markov
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4:30 p.m.
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Kepler: A NASA Mission To Find Earth-like Planets Orbiting Other Stars
- John Caldwell
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Polar Alignment Workshop
- Doug George, Diffraction Limited
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Evening Activities
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7:00 p.m.
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Commercial Exhibits Close
Friday Night at the Movies
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7:30 p.m.
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To Infinity and Beyond
- Brian Lula
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10:00 p.m.
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The Sky Tour
Observing Session
- or - Celestrivia if it is overcast
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Red Light Caf Opens
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12:00 a.m.
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Registration and Gate Close
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 11
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9:00 a.m.
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Gate and Registration Open
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Morning Activities
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Main Tent
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Small Tent
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10:00 a.m.
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The Moon's Wildest Year
- Bob Berman
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Kidfest* - Round, Round We Go -- Join Diane and Brian (ages 3 - 6)
- Diane and Brian ORouke
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10:30 a.m.
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Kidfest* - Merry Go Round - Is our galaxy spinning out of control? (ages 7 - 9)
- Ken Davy.
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11:00 a.m.
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New Worlds in the Making: Origins of Planets and Brown Dwarfs
- Ray Jayawardhana
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Kidfest* - REDSHIFT (ages 9 +)
- Alexi Manis, Dave Mott
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12:00 p.m.
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LUNCH
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Commercial Exhibits Open
Swap Table Opens - East of Red Light Caf
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Afternoon Activities
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1:30 p.m.
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McNaught: The Tail of a Great Comet Panel Discussion
- Terrence Dickinson
- John Drummond
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3:00 p.m.
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The Music of the Night
- Ron Ravneberg
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5:00 p.m.
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DINNER
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Commercial Exhibits Close
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Evening Activities
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7:00 p.m.
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Door Prize Draws
Announcements
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8:00 p.m.
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Living in a Dynamic Universe - John Dubinski
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10:00 p.m.
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The Sky Tour
Observing Session Begins
Perseid Meteor Watch
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Red Light Caf Opens
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12:00 a.m.
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Registration and Gate Close
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Sunday, AUGUST 12
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10:00 p.m.
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Observing Session and Perseid Meteor Watch Begins
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