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Northwoods StarFest 2009
Images shot on Friday August 21st, 2009.
Shot with a Nikon D40
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SCHEDULE OF EVENETS
Friday, August 21st
5 pm -- Registration
5:30pm -- Brats and Hot Dogs in front of the observatory
Cost
not included in the registration fee!
- 8:00
PM Featured Speaker
9 pm -- Observing Session
Midnight -- Snack
Saturday, August 22nd
10 am to 12 -- Brunch, Registration
1 pm -- Paper Sessions
Northwoods Star Party Talks
Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers (SARA) talks
Details available at registration
4 pm -- Swap Fest in the observatory
5:30 pm --Dinner
6:30 pm - Door Prizes - Dining Hall - Must be present to win
7:30 pm - Group Photo in front of the observatory
- 8:00 PM Featured Speaker
“The Early Solar System: Surprises from
NASA’s Stardust Mission”
Dr.
Russell Palma, Professor
Department
of Physics and Astronomy, Minnesota State University Mankato
School of
Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota
Comets are frozen, largely unaltered
reservoirs of dust and gases present in the early solar nebula. They contain
records of the chemical, mineralogical, and isotopic character of primordial
solar system matter. On January 15, 2006, NASA’s Stardust Mission returned to
Earth with a cargo of particles collected from the coma of comet Wild 2, the
first samples of indisputably cometary matter available for laboratory study.
One
surprising discovery is of many igneous, refractory “rocks” formed at very high
temperatures, presumably close to the early Sun, then somehow transported to
the trans-Neptunian Kuiper Belt and incorporated into Wild 2 at about the time
of the solar system’s origin. A second completely unanticipated feature of
Stardust samples was finding enormous concentrations (though very small
amounts) of He and Ne, suggesting intense ion irradiation. These two
observations, together with Ne isotopic data similar to that found in primitive
meteorites, points to gases implanted in Stardust grains from an ancient, energetic
nebular reservoir near the young evolving Sun.
9:30 pm -- Observing Session
Midnight -- Snack
Sunday, August 23rd
8 am -- Breakfast
Noon -- Checkout
Paper Session
An informal paper session is planned for Saturday afternoon. If you
have something to share: slides, a video tape, a unique telescope, or
anything else that people might enjoy, we encourage you to sign
up.
Registration
The registration fee is $50 per person until July 15th (postmark date)
. It is $60 after that. The fee includes registration, meals and
snacks, lodging or camping fees, and speakers' fees.
The fee does NOT include Friday night brats and hot dogs.
If you plan to bring a camper, park in the field adjacent to the observatory. There are a few electrical outlets available outside the observatory for your use. WE NEED TO KNOW IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO BRING AN RV SINCE WE HAVE LIMITED SPACE FOR THEM !!
Please let us know if you have any other special needs before Starfest and we'll do our best to accommodate them. For hotel/motel information for the area call the Eau Claire Visitors Bureau at (715)-831-2345.
For more information, contact Hobbs Observatory at (715)-877-2787
or
Any of the officers - Email addresses on home page
Please let us know in advance if you are coming to help us with meal planning.
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Photos by Ben Huset
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