A Stellar Lineup of Exciting Events
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
- Welcome and Orientation, 1:00 p.m., Etscorn Campus Observatory.
- Workshop: Hands-on Optics, Judy Stanley, National Radio Astronomy
Observatory 1:30 p.m., at Etscorn Campus Observatory
- Mandatory Meeting for all participants planning
to go to South Baldy, 3:00 p.m., Etscorn Campus Observatory
- Observing at 10,000 Feet -- atop Socorro County's
South Baldy peak. Convoy leaves Socorro approximately
5:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
- Insider's Tour of the National Science Foundation's Very
Large Array Radio Telescope. Tour begins at 1:00 p.m., at the
VLA site, 50 miles West of Socorro.
- Field Trip and Tour to U.S. Air Force GEODSS deep-space
surveillance facility at White Sands Missile Range.
Depart Socorro at 5:30 p.m. for dinner in San
Antonio, NM, then convoy through Stallion Gate to the
GEODSS site. Briefing and tour begin at 7:30 p.m.
Participants taking this tour must provide their names
and Social Security Numbers
in advance upon registering for the star party.
- Observing at the Etscorn Campus Observatory, 8:00 p.m.
Friday, October 12, 2007
- Historical Socorro Tour, 10:00 a.m. - noon.
- Orientation Presentation, 1:00 p.m., Etscorn Campus Observatory.
- Lecture: Cataclysmic Variables and Symbiotic Stars, Dr. Michael Rupen,
National Radio Astronomy Observatory, 1:30 p.m., at Etscorn Campus Observatory
- Lecture: Cosmic Explosions, Dr. Alicia Soderberg,
Caltech, 3:00 p.m., at Etscorn Campus Observatory
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Keynote Lecture: Authors Jeff Kanipe and Dennis Webb, 7:00 p.m.,
Workman Center Auditorium, NM Tech Campus
- Observing at the Etscorn Campus Observatory, 8:30 p.m. This
observing session is open to the public.
- Bill Spargo Memorial Lecture: Learning the Constellations,
Etscorn Observatory,
9:00 p.m.
- Lecture: Beginning Amateur Astronomy,
Etscorn Observatory,
9:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
- Lecture: Expanding the Very Large Array, Dr. Rick Perley,
National Radio Astronomy Observatory, 1:30 p.m., at Etscorn Campus Observatory
- Saturday-night chuck-wagon dinner and
observing at El Camino Real International Heritage Center, about
30 miles south of Socorro. Shuttle Service
begins 3:00 p.m.; Dinner served at 5:00 p.m.
- Campfire Lecture, Sky Stories of Ancient America,
G.B. Cornucopia, National Park Service, 7:00 p.m.
Throughout the Star Party:
- Drawings for numerous door prizes, including Thursday-night
Early-Bird drawing for first-day arrivals.
- Displays by astronomical vendors.
- ...and more to come!