2009 NorthEast Astro Forum Event Schedule
Saturday, April 18th
Exhibit Floor
8:30AM
to
6:00PM
Exhibitor demonstrations, equipment sales, door prizes, ATM display, planetarium shows, activities for children
Periodically
throughout
the day
Mirror Grinding Demonstration
run by the Springfield Telescope Makers
Courtyard
10:00AM
to
4:00PM
NEAF Solar Star Party
Observe the sun through a variety of Hydrogen-alpha and white-light solar filters provided by various vendors.
Workshop*
9:00AM
to
11:00AM
Mike Unsold
Author of
Images Plus
DSLR Astrophotography and Processing
Fieldhouse Stage
10:30AM
to
12:00PM
Dr. Bernie Sokolowski
Telescopes for Beginners
Theater
10:30AM
to
11:30AM
David Shuman
& Paul Simard
Special Premier showing of
Journey on Mars 3-D
a 3D-HD documentary
11:45AM
to
12:00PM
Alan Traino
& Robert Naeye
Introduction and Opening Remarks
12:00PM
to
1:00PM
Robert Naeye
Sky & Telescope
Editor-in-Chief
Amateur Exoplanet Discoveries
1:20PM
to
2:20PM
Albert Grauer
Mt. Lemmon Sky Center
and the
Catalina Sky Survey
Earth's Deadliest Neighbors in Space
2:40PM
to
3:40PM
Alan Marscher
Boston University
Jets from Black Holes in Quasars
4:00PM
to
5:00PM
Dr. Pamela Gay
the voice of
Astronomy Cast
Citizen Science
Sunday, April 19th
Exhibit Floor
10:00AM
to
6:00PM
Exhibitor demonstrations, equipment sales, door prizes, ATM display, planetarium shows, activities for children
Periodically
throughout
the day
Mirror Grinding Demonstration
run by the Springfield Telescope Makers
Courtyard
10:00AM
to
4:00PM
NEAF Solar Star Party
Observe the sun through a variety of Hydrogen-alpha and white-light solar filters provided by various vendors.
Workshop*
10:00AM
to
12:00PM
Greg Piepol
world-renowned solar imaging expert
Solar Imaging and Processing
Fieldhouse Stage
10:30AM
to
12:00PM
Dr. Bernie Sokolowski
Telescopes for Beginners
Theater
11:00AM
to
12:00PM
David Shuman
& Paul Simard
Special Premier showing of
Journey on Mars 3-D
a 3D-HD documentary
12:30PM
to
12:45PM
Alan Traino
& Robert Naeye
Introduction and Opening Remarks
12:45AM
to
1:45PM
Richard Talcott
Astronomy Magazine
Senior Editor
What We've Learned from Hubble
2:15PM
to
3:15PM
Ronald Stoyan
Interstellarum Magazine
Editor-in-Chief
Charles Messier: His Catalog and Objects in a New Light
4:00PM
to
5:00PM
Derrick Pitts
The Franklin Institute
The International Year of Astronomy
5:00PM
Prize Drawing
*Workshop fees are in addition to the regular admission fee.

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