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| 9:00 a.m. | Gate and Registration Open | ||
| Morning Activities |
Large Tent | Small Tent | |
| 10:00 a.m. | Cosmology 2000: Time for a Brief History - Doug Welch |
Kidfest (Ages 3 - 6)*, THE MILKY WAY GALAXY* - Susan Engels |
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| 10:30 a.m. | Kidfest (Ages 7 - 9)*, GALACTIC DIVERSITY* - Ken Davy |
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| 11:00 a.m. | Astronomy in the New Millennium - Carolyn Collins Petersen |
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| 11:15 a.m. | Kidfest (Ages 10 & up)**, WHEN GALAXIES COLLIDE** - Ken Davy |
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| 12:00 p.m. | LUNCH Commercial Exhibits Open |
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| 12:30 p.m. | Swap Table Opens (east of Red Light Café) | ||
| Afternoon Activities |
Large Tent | Small Tent | |
| 1:30 p.m. | The Mars Program: Step by Step Robotically to the Red Planet - Nagin Cox |
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| 2:30 p.m. | Observing Through The Decades Panel Discussion - Moderated by Terence Dickinson - Kendra Angle - Cathy McWatters - Dave Petherick |
Telescope Collimation Demonstration - Jim Kendrik - Marc Castel Eyepiece Cleaning Station |
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| 4:00 p.m. | Group Photograph | ||
| 5:30 p.m. | DINNER Commercial Exhibits Close |
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| Evening Activities |
Large Tent | Small Tent |
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| 7:00 p.m. | Door Prize Draws Announcements |
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| 8:00 p.m. | Hubble: A Decade Of Discovery - Ray Villard |
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| 10:00 p.m. | The Sky Tour Observing Session Begins |
Red Light Café Opens |
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| 12:00 p.m. | Remote Control Observing Demonstration | ||
| Registration and Gate Close | |||
* Parent or Guardian participation mandatory up to the age of 9.
** Parent or Guardian participation recommended above the age of 9.