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April 18-19, 2013
8th Annual Northeast Astro Imaging Conference Experience astro-imaging at it's best.

April 20-21, 2013
22nd Annual Northeast Astronomy Forum & Telescope Show America's premier astronomy expo.

Summer 2013
Summer Star Party 2013 at Shady Pines Campground in Savoy, MA

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NEAF 2013 Schedule of Activities (subject to change)

Saturday April 20th, 2013 Exhibit Hall Hours: 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM	NEAF Solar Star Party
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Telescopes for Beginners - FREE Walk-in Class Dr. Bernie Sokolowski describes the three basic kinds of telescopes and mounts, and what to look for when buying and using them.
11:30 - 11:45 AM	Welcoming Remarks by Ed Siemenn, Mies Hora & Jim Burnell, Rockland Astronomy Club, with Sky & Telescope Magazine and Astronomy Magazine
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM	Tony Flanders - Associate Editor, Sky & Telescope Magazine, Host of PBS/SkyWeek Astronomy and Culture: Past, Present, and Future
1:00 - 2:00 PM	Dr. Yuri Beletsky - Astronomer, Magellan Instrument Support Scientist, Carnegie Institute, Chile The Hunt for Perfect Sky - Challenges of Ground Based Astronomy
2:15 - 3:15 PM	John A. Davis - Noted Astrophotographer and Hollywood Director, Screen Writer and Creator of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and The Ant Bully Note: Mr. Davis will be signing autographs at the Celestron booth (421) Getting Started in Today’s Astrophotography
3:30 - 4:30 PM	Dr. Rick Fienberg - AAS Press Officer The New Era of Professional-Amateur Collaboration in Astronomy
4:45 - 5:45 PM	KEYNOTE: Dr. John Grunsfeld - veteran NASA astronaut, director of NASA science programs Science @ NASA: From Hubble to the Mars Rovers
Sunday April 21st, 2013 Exhibit Hall Hours: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM	NEAF Solar Star Party
9:00 - 11:00 AM	Telescopes for Beginners - FREE Walk-in Class Dr. Bernie Sokolowski describes the three basic kinds of telescopes and mounts, and what to look for when buying and using them.
12:00 - 12:15 PM	Welcoming Remarks by Ed Siemenn, Mies Hora & Jim Burnell, Rockland Astronomy Club, with Sky & Telescope Magazine and Astronomy Magazine
12:15 - 1:15 PM	Dave Eicher - Executive Editor Astronomy Magazine Astronomy’s New Frontier
1:30 - 2:30 PM	Alan M. MacRobert - Senior Editor, Sky & Telescope Magazine Planets Throughout the Cosmos: What We Know So Far
2:45 - 3:45 PM	Bob Berman - Contributing Editor, Astronomy Magazine Ison; The Comet of the Century?
4:00 - 5:00 PM	KEYNOTE: Dr. Mike Brown - Professor of Planetary Astronomy, CalTech How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming
5:00 PM	Closing Remarks and Raffle Prizes