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MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2004 |
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All Day |
Camping |
Your Site |
Dusk till Dawn |
Observing |
Your Site |
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TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2004 |
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All Day |
Camping |
Your Site |
Dusk till Dawn |
Observing |
Your Site |
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2004 |
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12:00 Noon |
Registration / Gate Opens |
Main Entrance |
Noon – 5:00 PM |
Miscellaneous Crafts JoAnne Trees & Joe McCafferty |
Auxiliary Tent |
1:00 PM – 4:30 PM |
Vendors |
Vendors Tent |
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM |
Who Wants to be an Astronomer (Competition/Game) Terry Trees & Larry McHenry |
Speakers Tent |
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM |
Construct a Small Refracting Telescope Joe McCafferty & JoAnne Trees |
Auxiliary Tent |
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM |
"Observing the Sun" Larry McHenry |
Speakers Tent |
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM |
Solar Observing: white-light / h-alpha Larry McHenry |
Larry's Campsite |
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM |
Beginning Astronomy: Course - 1 "Constellation Identification & Naked Eye Observing" John Holtz |
Speakers Tent |
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM |
DINNER BREAK |
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6:00 PM – 7:00 PM |
"Introduction to Various Types Astronomical Software" Dr. Terry Trees |
Speakers Tent |
7:15 PM – 8:15 PM |
"Video Astronomy" Larry McHenry |
Speakers Tent |
8:30 PM – 9:30 PM |
Astronomy Team Challenge! (Competition/Game) Terry Trees & Larry McHenry |
Speakers Tent |
9:00 PM |
Registration / Gate Closes |
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10:00 PM – ?? PM |
Science Movie (Bring your red light for the walk home) |
Speakers Tent |
Dusk till Dawn |
Observing |
Your Site |
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THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2004 |
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10:00 AM – 11:00 AM |
Cartoons |
Speakers Tent |
11:00 AM |
Registration / Gate Opens |
Main Entrance |
Noon – 5:00 PM |
Miscellaneous Crafts JoAnne Trees & Joe McCafferty |
Auxiliary Tent |
1:00 PM – 4:30 PM |
Vendors |
Vendors Tent |
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM |
Scope Clinic Wade Barbin & Flacc Stifel |
Speakers Tent |
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM |
Construct and Launch Bottle Rockets Joe McCafferty & JoAnne Trees |
Auxiliary Tent & Activity Field |
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM |
"Introduction to Amateur Radio Astronomy" Dr. Karen Jensen |
Speakers Tent |
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM |
Beginning Astronomy: Course - 2 "The Art of Star Hopping" John Holtz |
Speakers Tent |
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM |
DINNER BREAK |
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6:00 PM – 7:00 PM |
"Revelation vs. Reason: Can Theology and Science Be Partners?" Reverend Bill Roemer |
Speakers Tent |
7:15 PM – 8:15 PM |
"Amateur Radio Astronomy - Searching for Life Among the Stars" Tom Crowley |
Speakers Tent |
8:30 PM – 9:30 PM |
"The History of Allegheny Observatory from 1860 - 2004" Art Glaser |
Speakers Tent |
9:00 PM |
Registration / Gate Closes |
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10:00 PM – ?? PM |
Science Movie (Bring your red light for the walk home) |
Speakers Tent |
Dusk till Dawn |
Observing |
Your Site |
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FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2004 |
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9:00 AM |
Registration / Gate Opens |
Main Entrance |
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM |
Cartoons |
Speakers Tent |
Noon – 5:00 PM |
Miscellaneous Crafts JoAnne Trees & Joe McCafferty |
Auxiliary Tent |
1:00 PM – 4:30 PM |
Vendors |
Vendors Tent |
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM |
"Should You Think About Building Your Own Telescope?" Dr. Robert Novack |
Speakers Tent |
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM |
Construct Scale Model of Solar System Joe McCafferty & JoAnne Trees |
Auxiliary Tent & Activity Field |
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM |
"The Sun through the Eyes of SOHO" Dr Steele Hill - SOHO |
Speakers Tent |
2:30 PM – 4:30 PM |
Coopers Rock Tour Dave Smith |
Leaving from Dining Tent |
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM |
Beginning Astronomy: Course - 3 "Binocular Observing" John Holtz |
Activity Field |
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM |
"The Good Old Days - Amateur Astronomy: 1950-1965" Ron Ravneberg |
Speakers Tent |
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM |
Solar Observing: white light / h-alpha Larry McHenry |
Larry's Campsite |
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM |
DINNER BREAK |
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6:15 PM – 7:15 PM |
"Ultralight Telescopes of the Pacific
Northwest With New Mount Designs" Mel Bartels |
Speakers Tent |
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM |
"Earth Centered Universe: The Trials, Tribulations, and Rewards of
Developing Astronomy Software for Amateur Astronomers" David Lane |
Speakers Tent |
8:45 PM – 9:45 PM |
"The Hubble Space Telescope Universe Tour" Mark Kochte - STScl
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Speakers Tent |
9:00 PM |
Registration Closes |
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10:00 PM – 11:00 PM |
"Touring the Night Sky" John Holtz (Bring your red light for the walk home) |
Activity Field |
10:00 PM – ?? PM |
Science Movie (Bring your red light for the walk home) |
Speakers Tent |
MIDNITE |
GATE CLOSES (non campers required to leave) |
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Dusk till Dawn |
Observing |
Your Site |
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SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 2004 |
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8:30 AM – 9:00 AM |
Cartoons |
Speakers Tent |
8:45 AM |
Registration / Gate Opens |
Main Entrance |
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM |
Children - Model Rocket Building JoAnne Trees & Joe McCafferty |
Auxiliary Tent |
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM |
"TAURUS Technologies Astrophoto Workshop" Roger Blake |
Speakers Tent |
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM |
Homebuilt Telescope Tour Dr Bob Novack |
Leaving from Registration Tent |
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM |
Model Rocket Launch John Holtz, JoAnne Trees, Geoffrey Trees, Kyle McHenry |
Lower Field |
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
Submit Observing / Sketching Contest Entries |
Registration Tent |
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM |
Swap Meet |
Battery Charging & Swap Tent |
11:00 AM – 4:30 PM |
Vendors |
Vendors Tent |
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM |
Kite Flying |
Lower Field |
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM |
LUNCH BREAK |
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Noon – 5:00 PM |
Miscellaneous Crafts JoAnne Trees & Joe McCafferty |
Auxiliary Tent |
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM |
(presentation canceled due to illness)
"Finding a New (or Near New Moon) Using Amateur Radio Astronomy Techniques" Kerry Smith
(program revision -
The June 8, 2004, Transit of Venus.
Share your observing experiences and/or photos.) |
Speakers Tent |
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM |
"The Future of Hubble"? Mark Kochte - STScl
(program revision) |
Speakers Tent |
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM |
"Large Thin Mirror Grinding" Mel Bartels |
Speakers Tent |
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM |
Beginning Astronomy: Course - 4 "Using a Telescope" John Holtz |
Activity Field |
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM |
Solar Observing: white light / h-alpha Larry McHenry |
Larry's Campsite |
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM |
DINNER BREAK |
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9:00 PM |
Registration Closes |
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6:00 PM – 6:05 PM |
StarCruise AAAP President - George Guzik |
Speakers Tent |
6:05 PM – 6:15 PM |
Contest Winner's Presentation Larry McHenry |
Speakers Tent |
6:15 PM – 7:15 PM |
Door Prize Give-Away Dr Terry Trees & Larry McHenry |
Speakers Tent |
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM |
"Designing, Building, and Using a Backyard Observatory for Amateur Research" David Lane |
Speakers Tent |
8:45 PM – 9:45 PM |
"The MESSENGER Mission to Mercury" Dr Noam Izenberg - JHUAPL |
Speakers Tent |
10:00 PM – 11:00 PM |
"Touring the Night Sky" John Holtz (Bring your red light for the walk home) |
Auxiliary Tent |
10:00 PM – ?? PM |
Science Movie (Bring your red light for the walk home) |
Speakers Tent |
MIDNITE |
GATE CLOSES (non campers required to leave) |
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Dusk till Dawn |
Observing |
Your Site |
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SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 2004 |
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Noon |
Cabin Check-Out Time |
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2:00 PM |
Campers Check-Out Time |
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Have a Safe Trip Home! |
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See You Next Year! |