| Friday 9/30 |
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| 5:00 – 7:15 PM |
Facility Tours |
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Telescope Observing – Sun, Moon, Venus |
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Dark Sky Exhibit |
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NYSERDA Exhibit |
| 5:15 – 6:00 |
Night Sky Network Workshop – Art |
| 5:30 – 6:30 |
Dinner – Ziti, Meatballs, Tossed salad, Rolls with butter, Drinks, & Dessert ($12) |
| 6:45 – 7:00 |
Welcome to AstroFest 2011 – Pete Andraesen, Town of Vestal Supervisor |
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Presentation of Award to KAS Volunteers of the Year – Sally and Fibber Magee by Drew Deskur, Kopernik Observatory and Science Center Director |
| 7:05 – 7:25 |
“Astronomy – The Year in Review” – Dr. Nicholas Guydosh, NASA Earth Ambassador |
| 7:30 – 9:00 |
Dr. John Delano – University of Albany “Is there life out there?” This talk is intended for a general audience to provide them with a general overview of NASA’s current and future efforts to search for life on planets orbiting other stars. |
| 8:30 PM to Dawn |
Night Sky Viewing – in the domes and in the yard |
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| Saturday 10/1 |
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| 7:30 – 9:00 AM |
Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate, Juice, Bagels, Donuts, Muffins, Pastries, etc. |
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All Day beginning at 8 AM |
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NYSERDA Exhibit |
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Facility Tours |
| 9:00 – 2:30 PM |
Swap Meet |
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Solar Viewing – Barlow Bob |
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Solar Viewing and Imaging in Domes |
| 9:00 – 11:30 AM |
Tish Bresee, NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador – NASA’s “IMAGINE MARS” Workshop for elementary and middle school teachers. |
| 11:00 AM – 12:30 |
Dr. John Delano Student/Family workshop (grades 6 to 12) – “Is our Solar System typical in the galaxy?” |
| 12:00 – 1:00 PM |
Lunch – Roast Beef/turkey/ham/vegetarian choice of sandwich, Pasta Salad or tossed salad- choice, |
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Brownies, Drinks ($10) |
| 12:30 – 1:15 PM |
Night Sky Network Workshop – George |
| 1:30 – 2:45 PM |
Dr. John Delano Teacher Workshop – “Topics in Astrobiology for engaging your students in all sciences.” |
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| 3:00 – 4:00 PM |
Alan Friedman*, “Catching Sunlight” a general talk on Solar Imaging. |
| 3:15 – 4:00 PM |
Night Sky Network Workshop – Fibber – WHAT |
| 4:30 – 5:30 PM |
Alan Friedman* – Advanced Session/ |
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“An exploration into the technical and aesthetic challenges of imaging our neighborhood star.” Geared to astronomers/imagers. |
| 5:00 – 8:30 PM |
Telescope Observing – Moon, Venus |
| 5:00 – 6:00 PM |
Dinner – Marinated chicken breast, Pasta Primavera, tossed salad, rolls with butter, Drinks, Dessert ($12) |
| 5:00 – 6:00 PM |
Robert Siegers & Tish Bresee – Vesta Presentation and activity. Observe Vesta if clear. |
| 6:00 – 7:00 PM |
Dr. Joseph Veverka, Cornell University – Comets |
| 7:10 – 7:25 PM |
Welcome to AstroFest 2011 – George Normandin, Kopernil Astronomical Society president |
| 7:30 – 7:45 PM |
Raffle Drawing – you need not be present to win! |
| 8:00 – 9:00 PM |
Dr. John Delano – Albany University technical talk “NASA’s search for life beyond the Earth” |
| 8:30 PM – Dawn |
Night Sky Viewing in the domes and in the yard |
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| Sunday 10/2 |
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| 7:30 to 10 AM |
Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate, Juice, Bagels, Donuts, Muffins, Pastries, etc. |
| All Day |
Dark Sky Exhibit |
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NYSERDA Exhibit |
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Solar Viewing and Imaging |
| 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM |
Solar Viewing – Barlow Bob |
| 10:00 – 11:00 AM |
Alan Friedman* – “Catching Sunlight” a general talk on Solar Imaging with a live demonstration if the weather is clear “Capturing the solar system from a downtown Buffalo backyard”. |
| 12:00 to 1:00 PM |
Lunch – Pork BBQ, Chicken Spiedies or vegetarian choice of sandwich, Potato Salad, Cookies, Drink ($10) |
| 12:30 PM |
Door Prize Drawings – Need NOT be present to win! |
| 1:00 – 1:45 PM |
Night Sky Network Workshop – Art |
| 3:00 |
Cleanup – Everyone |
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