January 29, 2017

RMSS Schedule

All meeting locations are at the Town Hall unless otherwise specified. Schedule as accurate as possible but is subject to change as the event nears.

DAILY:

  • 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM*, Generators can be on.
  • 7:00 PM – 11:00 AM*, Generators must be off.
  • Sunset – Sunrise, Red lights ONLY

Wednesday, June 25th

  • 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM*, Registration & Merchandise Sales
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM, RMSS Orientation and Q&A
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Meet & Greet with RMSS Directors
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Kids Games/Activities with CSASTRO Director of Education
  • 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Presentation:  Bruce Bookout -Night Sky Tour

Thursday, June 26th

  • 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM*, Registration & Merchandise Sales
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00PM, Kids Activity – Solar Observing and Imaging (Informal)
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM, Presentation:  Jonathan Groubert – Eyepieces
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Presentation:  Dr. Mark Boslough – Myths, Misinformation, and Pseudoscience about Planetary Impacts: What can we do about it?
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Kids Games/Activities BINGO with CSASTRO Director of Education
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Meet & Greet with RMSS Directors
  • 7:00 PM – 7:30 PM, RMSS Opening Remarks
  • 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM, Presentation:  Dr. Mark Boslough – The Risk from Cosmic Airbursts: Explosions in the Sky and Fire on the Ground
  • 8:30 PM – Intro to Astronomical Observing with CSASTRO Outreach

Friday, June 27th

  • 9:00AM – Yoga
  • 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM*, Registration & Merchandise Sales
  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM, Kids Activity:  TBD
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM, ATM Walkabout
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM, Kids Games & Activities
  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM, Swap Meet
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Presentation:  Rick Angell – Sketching What is Seen Through the Eyepiece
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Presentation:  Liz Coelho – Solar System Exploration
  • 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM, Presentation:  Rebecca Boyle – Our Moon:  How Earth’s Companion Transformed the Planet
  • 8:30 PM – 10:00 PM, Intro to Astronomical Observing with CSASTRO Outreach

Saturday, June 28th

  • 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM*, Registration & Merchandise Sales
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Kids Activity, Cool Science
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM, Jim West Memorial Youth Presentation, Lilly Furman – Recreational Time in Space
  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM, Paper Rockets
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Kids Door & Raffle Prize Drawings
  • 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM, Award & Scholarship Presentations, Door & Raffle Prize Drawings
  • 7:30 PM – 7:45 PM, RMSS Farewell & Closing Remarks with RMSS Directors
  • 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM, TBD
  • 8:30 PM – 10:00 PM, Kids Astronomy with CSASTRO Outreach

Sunday, June 29th

  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM, RMSS 2025 Review
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Site Cleanup
  • 12:00 PM – Depart


*Registration and merchandise hours are subject to change depending on demand and availability of manpower to staff stations (volunteers are greatly appreciated).

If you would like to volunteer, please contact us.