| 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.
|
