The Mid-South Star Gaze is the annual amateur astronomers conference and star party held at Rainwater Observatory in French Camp.
The 2008 Program
Subject to change... Please check the web site for updates.
Wednesday, April 2:
6:30 pm Talk: Dark Matter, Dark Energy: The Dark Side of the Universe, Jim Hill
Thursday, April 3:
8:00 am: Sweet rolls and OJ in the classroom
1:30 pm: Talk: TBA
4:00 pm: Talk : Your Personal Observatory Dome, Jack Huerkamp
5:15 pm: Supper at the Lodge
6:15 pm: Talk: TBA
Sunset Until: Observing
Friday, April 4:
8:00 am: Sweet rolls and OJ in the classroom
12:15 pm: Lunch at the Lodge
1:30 pm: Dedication, Tour, and Using the Sangre Telescope Facility
Afternoon: Solar Observing, and Hanging out
4:00 pm: Talk: Tunguska: Centennial of an Impact, Chris Sirola
5:15 Supper at the Lodge
6:15 pm: Talk: Galaxies and How to Observe Them, Richard Jakiel
8:00 pm: Sky Lore, Part I, Gary Lazich at the Amphitheater
Sunset Until: Observing
Saturday, April 14:
8:00am: Breakfast at the Lodge
9 am-Noon: Hands-On Astronomy Activities Workshop, John Frassinelli
12:15 Lunch at the Lodge
Afternoon: Solar Observing, Hiking, Relaxing
1:30 pm: Talk: Archeoastronomy, Richard Jakiel
4:00 pm: Talk: White Dwarf: Death of the Sun, Joan Schmelz
5:15 pm: Supper at the Lodge
6:15 pm: Talk: The Birth of Radio Astronomy: An Eyewitness Account, Gerrit Verschuur
8:00 pm: Sky Lore, Part II, Gary Lazich at the Amphitheater
Every afternoon or evening there will be a “Plan B” in the event of rain or clouds.