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, Debunking Pseudo-Science
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Kids Games/Activities 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- Near-Earth and Catastrophic Collisions

Friday, June 27th

  • 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 Activity:  TBD
  • 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, Kids Astronomy 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, TBD
  • 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, Dustin Dickens – Meteroites 
  • 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.