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Full Programme (pdf)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, 2 January<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
From
2:00 pm<\/td>		Arrival and set up. No official programme.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Friday, 3 January<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
6:00 pm<\/strong><\/td>Sausage sizzle – Gold coin donation<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
7:00 pm<\/strong><\/td>Official opening and housekeeping matters \u2013 Rachel Palmer (HBAS)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
7:10 pm<\/td>Weather forecast for the weekend \u2013 Paul Mallinson<\/td><\/tr>
7:30 pm<\/td>Smelly Bodies \u2013 Remco Mensert<\/td><\/tr>
8:15 pm<\/td>Webb\u2019s Mysteries \u2013 Bethany Jones<\/td><\/tr>
9:00 pm<\/td>Supper & Telescope set up time<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
9:30 pm<\/td>Movie: Good Night Oppy<\/strong> \u2013 US Consulate
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W4t58Yruhds<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, 4 January<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
9:00 am<\/td>Children’s programme \u2013 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.<\/td><\/tr>
10:30 am<\/td>Introduction to ASTRONZ \u2013 Andrew Buckingham<\/td><\/tr>
10:35 am<\/td>Astrophotography Equipment Menu \u2013 Andrew Buckingham<\/td><\/tr>
11:30 am<\/td>Deep Sky Workshop \u2013 Andrew Buckingham<\/td><\/tr>
Noon<\/strong><\/td>Sausage sizzle – Gold coin donation<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
1:00 pm<\/td>Buy, Sell and Swap table (also Sunday)<\/td><\/tr>
1:30 pm<\/td>A Photographic Review of Comet C\/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan\/ATLAS) \u2013 Ian Cooper<\/td><\/tr>
2:00 pm<\/td>The Great January Comet of 1910 (C\/1910 A1) \u2013 John Drummond<\/td><\/tr>
2:30 pm<\/td>Solar Maximum and Phenomena of the Sun \u2013 Otto Gruebl<\/td><\/tr>
3:00 pm<\/strong><\/td>Afternoon tea<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
3:30 pm<\/td>Genius, the life of Richard Feynman \u2013 Michael Mackrill<\/td><\/tr>
4:15 pm<\/td>Strings, Loops & Illusions \u2013 Antony Gomez<\/td><\/tr>
5:00 pm<\/td>Finding New Zealand\u2019s 10th<\/sup> confirmed meteorite, Takap\u014d \u2013 Steve Wyn-Harris<\/td><\/tr>
5:30 pm<\/strong><\/td>Dinner (fish and chips)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
7:00 pm<\/strong><\/td>Group photo (Meet in the hall) \u2013 Graham Palmer<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
7:15 pm<\/td>Astro-Quiz \u2013 Graham Palmer<\/td><\/tr>
8:15 pm<\/td>Raffle Draw<\/td><\/tr>
8:30 pm<\/td>Mars \u2013 a planet for life? \u2013 Chris Monigatti<\/td><\/tr>
9:30 pm<\/strong><\/td>Supper & Telescope set up time<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
9:45 pm<\/td>Movie: Flight to Mars (1951)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sunday, 5 January<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
9:00 am<\/td>Children’s programme \u2013 Emily Clarke & Jacqui Mackrill
Making rockets and galaxy jars.<\/td><\/tr>
10:00 am<\/td>Post-processing with DeepSkyStacker and PixInsight\u2013 Jean Fabian Barrois<\/td><\/tr>
Noon<\/strong><\/td>Sausage sizzle – Gold coin donation<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
1:00 pm<\/td>Buy, Sell and Swap table (also Saturday)<\/td><\/tr>
1:30 pm<\/td>Songs in the Key of Astronomy \u2013 Olga Brochner<\/td><\/tr>
2:00 pm<\/td>Owls do Cry: A story about how Owls took over Astronomers backyard in Urban Auckland \u2013 Kevin Barker<\/td><\/tr>
2:30 pm<\/td>Texas Solar Eclipse Tour \u2013 Bruce Ngataeirua<\/td><\/tr>
3:00 pm<\/strong><\/td>Closing Central Star Party \u2013 Bruce Ngataeirua (HBAS)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
3:15 pm<\/strong><\/td>Afternoon tea<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
6:30 pm<\/td>Planetarium Show<\/strong> @ Holt Planetarium https:\/\/www.holtplanetarium.org.nz<\/a>
Chambers St, Napier (on the grounds of Napier Boys High School)<\/td><\/tr>
7:30 pm<\/td>Movie: Good Night Oppy<\/strong> \u2013 US Consulate: FREE Public Viewing<\/strong> @ Holt Planetarium
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W4t58Yruhds<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Monday, 6 January<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
9:00 am – <\/td>Camp cleanup.<\/strong> Please help if you are available.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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