Northeast Astronomy Forum & Telescope Show April 26-27, 2008 AMERICA'S PREMIER ASTRONOMY EXPO Only 30 minutes away from New York City at Rockland Community College, Suffern, NY |
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World-renowned speakers, Astro-imaging workshops, Daily solar observing, STARLAB planetarium shows, Getting Started classes for beginners, Space & Astronomy events for kids |
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Saturday: Special Program - Recognizing Women in Astronomy Featured Speakers: Dr. Neta Bahcall - Princeton University - "The Dark Side of the Universe" Dr. Heidi Hammel - Space Science Institute - "Uranus and Neptune: Understanding the Ice Giants" Astronaut Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger - NASA - "What lead me to look up and why I cannot stop" Dr. Mary Lou West - Montclair State University - "A Woman's Place is in the Dome" Barbara Wilson - George Observatory, Houston Museum of Natural Science - "Caroline Herschel: the First Woman Astronomer - a New Perspective" Sunday: Special Program - The International Year of Astronomy 2009 Roland Christen - Astro-Physics Pascale Demy and Gernot Meiser - "From Expedition Vehicle to Mobile Observatory" Dr. Richard Tresch Fienberg - Sky & Telescope Editor-in-Chief - "The International Year of Astronomy 2009" Thierry Legault - "Celestial Encounters" Damian Peach - noted planetary astrophotographer - "Views of the Solar System" Workshops: Saturday - Robert Reeves - Astrophotography with Your DSLR Sunday - Al Nagler - Choosing your eyepieces |
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THE 17th ANNUAL
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| Sponsors: | Rockland Astronomy Club and Sky & Telescope Magazine | |||
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Dates: |
Saturday April 26th and Sunday the 27th, 2008 | |||
| Location: |
Rockland
Community College, 145 College Rd., Suffern, NY Click here for Directions |
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| Show hours: | Saturday, 8:30
am to 6:00 pm Sunday, 10:00AM to 6:00PM Ticket booths open ½ hour before show begins |
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| Ticket prices: | $20.00
for adults or $30.00 for two-day admission ticket. Under 16 free with parent. | |||
| Parking: | FREE parking for more than 1000 cars and RV's | |||
| Extras: | Dozens
of door prizes each day Fantastic raffle prizes Activities for children Amateur Telescope Making display by the Springfield Telescope Makers, Springfield, VT Starlab planetarium shows |
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| Special hotel rates: | Wellesley Inn,
Suffern 845-368-1900 Holiday Inn, Suffern 845-357-4800 (Request special rate when making reservations) |
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| Exhibitor
Information: |
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