Star Fest 2010

Posted 06:05, May 13th, 2010 by Astro_Guy

Start: 2010-08-07 17:00

End: 2010-08-07 22:00

Enjoy a Wonderful Evening of Astronomy

Presented by the Chesmont Astronomical Society

Where: Warwick County Park

On County Park Rd, left off Rt. 23, about 3.5 mi. west of Rt. 100

When: Saturday, August 7, 2010

Starting at 4:00 PM till 11:30PM

Cloud date, Sunday August 8th

Featured Speaker:

Dr. Charles K. Bowers of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center will discuss the James Webb Telescope

Fun and Educational activities for the kids.

Come out and see the wonders of the Milky Way through many different telescopes.

Schedule of Events:

4:00 to 6:00 Telescope set-up/ Solar Observing
6:00 to 7:00 Kids Corner Educational Activities
7:00 to 7:30 “What We’ll See Tonight” – Martin Howe, President, CAS
7:30 Raffle
7:35 to 8:15 “Asteroid Size and Shape Measurements with Backyard Telescopes” – Steve Conard
8:15 Raffle
8:20 to 9:15 Keynote Speaker – Dr. Charles K. Bowers NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center will discuss the James Webb Telescope
9:15 Drawing of the Grand Prize followed by Public stargazing through Amateur Telescopes

Kids' Corner:

Coloring and crafts for the younger kids with a discussion on constellations for the older children.

What We'll See Tonight

To be announced.

Keynote Speaker & Address

Dr. Charles K. Bowers of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center will discuss the James Webb Telescope - the planned successor to Hubble!

Astronomy Raffle!

Each year we conduct a raffle of astronomy related items, including several telescopes. This year we will have nine (9!) telescopes to raffle off including Celestron First Scopes, a Meade DS-2130 and more!