Date: April 8th 2007

Happy Easter. Here is the schedule for this week's Mid-South Star Gaze.

Schedule: 2007 Program: Talks and Presentations subject to change

Wednesday April 11:
4:00 pm: Talk: A Visit to Chiefland Astronomy Village, Jack Huerkamp
6:30 pm: Talk: Cassini Update: Rings and Things, Jim Hill

Thursday April 12:
8:00 am: Sweet rolls and OJ in the classroom
1:30 pm: Talk: Digital SLR Image Processing, Tom Nicolaides
4:00 pm: Talk: Metallicity in the Solar Neighborhood, Roggie Boone
5:15 pm: Supper at the Lodge
6:15: Talk: Deep Impact and the Future of Small Body Exploration, Donna Pierce
Sunset Until: Observing

Friday April 13:
8:00 am: Sweet rolls and OJ in the classroom
12:15 pm: Lunch at the Lodge
Afternoon: Solar Observing, and Hanging out
1:15 pm: Talk: Building a Roll-Off Roof Observatory, John Watzke
2:30 pm: Talk: The Sky at Einstein’s Feet, William Keel
4:00 pm: Talk: Requiem for Pluto, Chris Sirola
5:15 Supper at the Lodge
6:15 pm: Talk: Spiral Arms and Rings in Disk Galaxies, Gene Byrd
8:00 pm: Sky Lore, Part I, Gary Lazich at the Amphitheater
Sunset Until, Observing

Saturday April 14:
8:00am: Breakfast at the Lodge
9 am-Noon: Hands-On Astronomy Activities Workshop, John Frassinelli
12:15 Lunch at the Lodge
Afternoon: Solar Observing, Hiking, Relaxing
1:30 pm: Round Table: Opportunities for Observing and Research Through the Los Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network
4:00 pm: Talk: Cosmic Microwave Background: I. Set ‘Em Up, Joan Schmelz
5:15 pm: Supper at the Lodge
6:15 pm: Talk: Cosmic Microwave Background: II Knock ‘Em Down, Gerrit Verschuur
8:00 pm: Sky Lore, Part II, Gary Lazich at the Amphitheater
Sunset Until, Observing

Every afternoon or evening there will be a “Plan B” in the event of rain or clouds.