The Mid-South Star Gaze is an annual amateur astronomers conference and star party held at Rainwater Observatory in French Camp.
2010 PROGRAM SCHEDULE WILL BE POSTED AFTER JANUARY 1
Subject to change... Please check the web site for updates.
2009 Program Schedule Below as an Example :
Wednesday:
6:30 pm Talk: Expanding the Universe in
Space and Time, Dr. Gene Byrd
Thursday:
8:00 am: Sweet rolls and OJ in the classroom
1:30 pm: Talk: Hubble Servicing Mission Four, Jim Hill
4:00 pm: Talk: Connecting Video Astronomy
to the World, Jack Huerkamp
5:15 pm: Supper at the Lodge
6:15 pm: Talk: Reflections of the Universe:
Space Art & Astronomy, Edwin Faughn
Sunset Until: Observing
Friday:
8:00 am: Sweet rolls and OJ in the classroom
12:00 pm: Lunch at the Council House
1:30 pm: Tour, and Use of the Sangre Telescope Facility
Afternoon: Solar Observing, and Hanging out
4:00 pm: Talk: There and Back Again: Sample Return Missions, Dr. Donna Pierce
5:15 Supper at the Lodge
6:15 pm: Talk: Before 1609, the
Annus Mirabilis
of Science, Dr. Chris Sirola
8:00 pm: Sky Lore, Part I, Dave Teske at the Amphitheater
Sunset Until: Observing
Saturday:
8:00am: Breakfast at the Lodge
9 am-Noon: Hands-On Astronomy Activities Workshop, John Frassinelli
12:00 Lunch at the Council House
Afternoon: Solar Observing, Hiking, Relaxing
1:30 pm: Meeting: Friends of Rainwater
4:00 pm: Talk: Radio Astronomy at NRAO Greenbank, Dave Halupowski
5:15 pm: Supper at the Lodge
6:15 pm: Talk: Planetary Imaging, Dan Llewellyn
8:00 pm: Sky Lore Part II, Jim Hill
Every afternoon or evening there will be a “Plan B” in the event of rain or clouds.