Program for Saturday, August 10, 1996
9:00 Gate and Registration Opens
MORNING ACTIVITIES
9:00 Swap Table Opens (next to tent)
10:00 To Explore Strange New Worlds
- Ivan Semeniuk
Children's Program Ages 3 - 5*
Earth, Moon and Sun
- Ken Davy
10:30 Children's Program Ages 6 - 8**
Constellations and the Night Sky
- Kirsten Vanstone, Jenny Krestow
11:00 Thirty Years Of Astrophotography
- Jack Newton
Swap Table Closes
11:10 Children's Program Ages 9 and up**
Star Clusters
- Kirsten Vanstone, Jenny Krestow
12:00 LUNCH
Commercial Exhibits Open
AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES
1:30 Advanced CCD Imaging System
- Tom Bisque
Interferometry Demonstration
Eyepiece Cleaning Station
2:30 A Tribute To Hyakutake,
Preparing For Hale Bopp (Panel Discussion)
- Terence Dickinson, moderator
3:00 All Sky Extravaganza
5:00 DINNER
EVENING ACTIVITIES
7:00 Door Prize Draws
Commercial Exhibits Close
7:30 Astrophotography Awards
8:00 An Astronomer In Space
- Claude Nicollier
10:00 Observing Session Begins
Red Light Cafe Opens
The Sky Tour
Perseid Meteor Watch
12:00 Remote Controlled Observing Session
- Tom Bisque
Gate Closes
* Parent or Guardian attendance mandatory.
** Parent or Guardian attendance recommended.
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