The 17th Annual
Northeast Astronomy Forum
& Telescope Show
April 26-27, 2008
AMERICA'S PREMIER ASTRONOMY EXPO
Only 30 minutes away from New York City at
Rockland Community College, Suffern, NY

THIS EXCITING TWO-DAY EVENT FEATURES:
More than 100 on-site vendors,
World-renowned speakers,
Astro-imaging workshops,
Daily solar observing,
STARLAB planetarium shows,
Getting Started classes for beginners,
Space & Astronomy events for kids

Saturday: Special Program -
Recognizing Women in Astronomy

Featured Speakers:

Dr. Neta Bahcall
- Princeton University
    - "The Dark Side of the Universe"

Dr. Heidi Hammel
- Space Science Institute
    - "Uranus and Neptune: Understanding the Ice Giants"

Astronaut Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger
- NASA
    - "What lead me to look up and why I cannot stop"

Dr. Mary Lou West
- Montclair State University
    - "A Woman's Place is in the Dome"

Barbara Wilson
- George Observatory, Houston Museum of Natural Science
    - "Caroline Herschel: the First Woman Astronomer - a New Perspective"

Sunday: Special Program -
The International Year of Astronomy 2009

Roland Christen
- Astro-Physics

Pascale Demy and Gernot Meiser
- "From Expedition Vehicle to Mobile Observatory"

Dr. Richard Tresch Fienberg
- Sky & Telescope Editor-in-Chief
    - "The International Year of Astronomy 2009"

Thierry Legault
- "Celestial Encounters"

Damian Peach
- noted planetary astrophotographer
    - "Views of the Solar System"


Workshops:
Saturday - Robert Reeves - Astrophotography with Your DSLR
Sunday - Al Nagler - Choosing your eyepieces

Again this year: a 2-day Astro-Imaging Conference
The NorthEast Astro Imaging Conference 2008 will be held on the Thursday and Friday immediately prior to NEAF (April 24th and 25th)
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Rockland Astronomy Club The Rockland Astronomy Club
&
Sky & Telescope Magazine

proudly present

THE 17th ANNUAL
NORTHEAST ASTRONOMY FORUM
& TELESCOPE SHOW

April 26 - April 27, 2008

Sponsors: Rockland Astronomy Club and Sky & Telescope Magazine

Dates:

Saturday April 26th and Sunday the 27th, 2008
Location:
Rockland Community College,
145 College Rd., Suffern, NY


Click here for
Directions


Show hours: Saturday, 8:30 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday, 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Ticket booths open ½ hour before show begins
Ticket prices: $20.00 for adults or $30.00 for two-day admission ticket.
Under 16 free with parent.
Parking: FREE parking for more than 1000 cars and RV's
Extras: Dozens of door prizes each day
Fantastic raffle prizes
Activities for children
Amateur Telescope Making display by the Springfield Telescope Makers, Springfield, VT
Starlab planetarium shows
Special hotel rates: Wellesley Inn, Suffern 845-368-1900
Holiday Inn, Suffern 845-357-4800

(Request special rate when making reservations)

Exhibitor Information:
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Exhibitor Information

Directions to the Northeast Astronomy Forum & Telescope Show
at the Rockland Community College Field House

From Northbound Exit 14B (Airmont Road) on the NY State Thruway (I-87)
Turn right at the traffic light at the end of the exit ramp.
Continue straight through 2 more traffic lights.
Follow directions below...
From Southbound Exit 14B (Airmont Road) on the NY State Thruway (I-87)
Turn left at the traffic light at the end of the exit ramp,
crossing over the Thruway through 3 more traffic lights.
Follow directions below...
Continue Directions here
Airmont Road will curve about 90 degrees to the right and eventually turns into Highview Rd.
Continue to 2nd traffic light at the top of the hill on Highview (College Road).
Turn left onto College Road and travel approximately one mile.
The college will be on your left
Park in the lot on the east side of the Field House.
Main entrance on the North side of the Field House - follow signs