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| 9:00 a.m. | Registration Opens | ||
| Morning Activities |
Large Tent | Small Tent | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Astronomy Made Easy - Batteries Not Included - John Nemy |
The Starlight MX5C - A One-Shot Colour CCD Camera - Doug Clapp, Walter MacDonald |
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| 10:15 a.m. | Studying Eclipsing Binary Variable Stars With A Homebuilt CCD Camera - Phil Kuebler |
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| 11:00 a.m. | The $500 Canadian Observatory - Roger Hill |
Observatory Class Imaging System - George Fazekas |
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| 12:00 p.m. | LUNCH Commercial Exhibits Open |
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| Afternoon Activities |
Large Tent | Small Tent | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Calculating Orbits for Comets and Asteroids - Dr. Paul Chodas |
Astrophotography Without Really Buying - Alan Dyer |
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| 2:30 p.m. | Modern Astrographic Photography - Peter Ceravolo |
Perfect Polar Alignment - Glenn LeDrew |
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| 3:15 p.m. | Building a Robotic Observatory - Design Considerations - Marc Castel |
The Approaching Solar Maximum - John Hicks |
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| 4:00 p.m. | DigitalSky Image - Charles Sinsofsky |
Quetican Observatory ... The Spirit of Beautiful Places - Doug Cunningham |
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| Evening Activities |
Large Tent | Small Tent | |
| 7:00 p.m. | Telescope Makers' Association Meeting Commercial Exhibits Close |
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| 7:45 p.m. | The Hidden Truths: Thermodynamics and Telescope Design - Bryan Greer |
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| 8:30 p.m. | The Puckett Observatory - Tim Puckett |
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| 10:30 p.m. | Observing Session Begins Remote Control Observing Demonstration The Sky Tour |
Red Light Café Opens | |
| 12:00 a.m. | Registration and Gate Close | ||