2025 Programme

Thursday, 2 January

From
2:00 pm
Arrival and set up. No official programme.

Friday, 3 January

6:00 pmSausage sizzle – Gold coin donation
7:00 pmOfficial opening and housekeeping matters – Rachel Palmer (HBAS)
7:10 pmWeather forecast for the weekend – Paul Mallinson
7:30 pmSmelly Bodies – Remco Mensert
8:15 pmWebb’s Mysteries – Bethany Jones
9:00 pmSupper & Telescope set up time
9:30 pmMovie: Good Night Oppy – US Consulate

Saturday, 4 January

9:00 amChildren’s programme – Emily Clarke & Jacqui Mackrill
Making Moon craters, colouring competition & a planet quiz. Astronaut dress up competition with prizes. Please sort out your outfits before coming to the camp.
10:30 amIntroduction to ASTRONZ – Andrew Buckingham
10:35 amAstrophotography Equipment Menu – Andrew Buckingham
11:30 amDeep Sky Workshop – Andrew Buckingham
NoonSausage sizzle – Gold coin donation
1:00 pmBuy, Sell and Swap table (also Sunday)
1:30 pmA Photographic Review of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan/ATLAS) – Ian Cooper
2:00 pmThe Great January Comet of 1910 (C/1910 A1) – John Drummond
2:30 pmSolar Maximum and Phenomena of the Sun – Otto Gruebl
3:00 pmAfternoon tea
3:30 pmGenius, the life of Richard Feynman – Michael Mackrill
4:15 pmStrings, Loops & Illusions – Antony Gomez
5:30 pmDinner (fish and chips)
7:00 pmGroup photo (Meet in the hall) – Graham Palmer
7:15 pmAstro-Quiz – Graham Palmer
8:15 pmRaffle Draw
8:30 pmMars – a planet for life? – Chris Monigatti
9:30 pmSupper & Telescope set up time
9:45 pmMovie: Flight to Mars (1951)

Sunday, 5 January

9:00 amChildren’s programme – Emily Clarke & Jacqui Mackrill
Making rockets and galaxy jars.
10:00 amPost-processing with DeepSkyStacker and PixInsight– Jean Fabian Barrois
NoonSausage sizzle – Gold coin donation
1:00 pmBuy, Sell and Swap table (also Saturday)
1:30 pmSongs in the Key of Astronomy – Olga Brochner
2:00 pmOwls do Cry: A story about how Owls took over Astronomers backyard in Urban Auckland – Kevin Barker
2:30 pmTexas Solar Eclipse Tour – Bruce Ngataeirua
3:00 pmClosing Central Star Party – Bruce Ngataeirua (HBAS)
3:15 pmAfternoon tea