| | THURSDAY JANUARY 11 | |
| From 2:00pm | Arrival and set up. No official programme. | |
| | FRIDAY JANUARY 12 | |
| 6:00pm | Sausage sizzle Gold coin donation | |
| 7:00pm | Official opening and housekeeping matters | ISAAC (Steve, Gary) |
| 7:10pm | Weather forecast for the weekend. A professional approach. | Paul Mallinson |
| 7:30pm | Only Polonez? | Remco Mensert |
| 8:15pm | Why did the apple really fall? | Bethany Jones |
| 9:00pm | Supper. Telescope set up time. | |
| 9:30pm | Movie – TBD | |
| | SATURDAY JANUARY 13 | |
| Noon | Sausage sizzle Gold coin donation | |
| 1:00pm | Buy, Sell and Swap table (also Sunday) | ISAAC (Steve, Gary) |
| 2:00pm | ASTRONZ presentation of gear | ASTRONZ |
| 2:30pm | Life Without Our Moon | Antony Gomez |
| 3:15pm | Afternoon tea | |
| 3:40pm | Planetary Imaging from Carterton | Paul Mallinson |
| 4:10pm | The new NCEA Science Curriculum – Challenges ahead | Bruce Ngataierua |
| 4:40pm | Imaging with the Lunt 100 MT (Modular Telescope) | Otto Gruebl |
| 5:30pm | Dinner (fish and chips) | |
| 7:00pm | Group photo. Meet in the hall. | Graham Palmer |
| 7:15pm | Light and Dark Join Marnie in a talk that goes beyond telescopes, addressing the urgent issue of light pollution. Drawing on her extensive travel experiences from the Arctic to the Antarctic, Marnie is driven to bring a unique perspective to the importance of preserving our natural night environment and the true value of this natural asset. In this illustrated talk she urges astronomers to convey the significance of our night skies, explore impactful communication methods to spread this crucial message. | Marnie Ogg, Outreach Director and Founder of the Australasian Dark Sky Alliance |
| 8:15pm | Raffle draw | |
| 8:30pm | The world’s worst telescopes – and discoveries made in spite of them In the four centuries since the invention of the telescope, astronomers have devised ever more sophisticated ways of exploring the heavens. Sometimes, their ideas have outstripped the available technology, or gone in strange and unusual directions ending in blind alleys. In this entertaining and fully illustrated talk, Fred Watson explains what makes telescopes go bad, and presents examples from his dodgy telescope casebook – as well as exploring what makes today’s giant telescopes so good. | Professor Fred Watson, Australia’s First Astronomer at Large and a really great guy |
| 9:30pm | Supper. Telescope set up time. | |
| 9:45pm | Movie – TBD | |
| | SUNDAY JANUARY 14 | |
| 9:00 -11:00am | Children’s programme (to be confirmed) | TBD |
| Noon | Sausage sizzle Gold coin donation | |
| 1:00pm | Buy, Sell and Swap table (also Saturday) | ISAAC (Steve, Gary) |
| 1:30pm | Photographing the Sun | Andy Williams |
| 2:00pm | Robert Burnham Jr.: A Prince Among the Stars, a Pauper on the Earth | John Drummond |
| 2:30pm | Capturing exoplanet transits (including hopefully one captured during CSP) | Jean-Fabien Barrois |
| 3:10pm | Afternoon tea | |
| 4:45pm | Planetarium visit in Napier. | |
| 5:30pm | Dinner (in Napier or on site) | |
| 8:00pm | Astro quiz | |
| 9:00pm | Supper. Telescope set up time. | |
| 9:30pm | Movie – (Surprise) | |
| | MONDAY JANUARY 15 | |
| | Pack up in the morning leave by lunchtime. | |
