CENTRAL STAR PARTY PROGRAMME JANUARY 3 – 7, 2019
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THURSDAY JANUARY 3 |
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Arrival and set up. No official programme. |
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FRIDAY JANUARY 4 |
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6:00pm |
Sausage sizzle Gold coin donation | |
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7:00pm |
Official opening and housekeeping matters | ISAAC (Steve, Gary) |
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7:15pm |
New life on a Rocky Planet | Remco Mensert |
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7:45pm |
O Glorious Bugs | Bethany Jones |
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8:30pm |
Supper. Telescope set up time. | |
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9:30pm |
Movie – TBD | |
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SATURDAY JANUARY 5 |
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Noon |
Sausage sizzle Gold coin donation | |
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1:00pm |
Buy, Sell and Swap table (also Sunday) | ISAAC (Steve, Gary) |
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2:00pm |
Mocambique to Mongolia – A Philatelic Space Odyssey | Gary Sparks |
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2:30pm |
Determining the distance to galaxies billions of light-years away using amateur spectroscopy | John Drummond |
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3:00pm |
The History and Refurbishment of the 1863 Brashear 18-inch refractor by Warner & Swasey. | Gordon Hudson |
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3:30pm |
Afternoon tea | |
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4:00pm |
Asteroid discovery – 4963 Kanroku | Carl Knight |
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4:30pm |
Exoplanet research with Pulkovo Observatory | Carl Knight |
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5:00pm |
Telescope trail | Gary Sparks (with help) |
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6:00pm |
Dinner (fish and chips) | |
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7:15pm |
Group photo. Meet in the hall. | Graham Palmer |
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7:30pm |
Hiding in Charlie’s Tree: astrophotography and the English Civil War | Steve Chadwick |
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8:30pm |
Raffle draw | |
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8:35pm |
Neutron Star merger | Terry McMahon |
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9:20pm |
Supper. Telescope set up time. | |
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9:45pm |
Movie – TBD | |
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SUNDAY JANUARY 6 |
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10:00am-Noon |
Children’s programme | Jennifer and Sarah |
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Noon |
Sausage sizzle Gold coin donation | |
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1:00pm |
Buy, Sell and Swap table (also Saturday) | ISAAC (Steve, Gary) |
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2:00pm |
Our Place in the Universe | Antony Gomez |
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2:30pm |
Imaging a transit of the ISS | Otto Gruebl |
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3:00pm |
The Life of Albert Einstein | Keith Dyson |
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3:30pm |
Afternoon tea | |
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4:45pm |
Planetarium visit in Napier. | |
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5:30pm |
Dinner (in Napier or on site) | |
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7:00pm |
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8:00pm |
Astro quiz | |
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9:00pm |
Supper. Telescope set up time. | |
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9:30pm |
Movie – (Surprise) | |
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MONDAY JANUARY 7 |
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Pack up in the morning leave by lunchtime. |