August 20-21, 2010

NORTHFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS

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2010 PROGRAM

Theme: Le Voyage Dans La Lune! (A Trip to the Moon)

 
 

FRIDAY NIGHT ACTIVITIES

   

The Conjunction will kick off again with dinner at the Wagon Wheel Restaurant, a family restaurant Route 2 in Gill, MA at 6:30 PM.  If you wish, you can meet us at the Barton Cove parking lot at 6:15 PM, or at the restaurant itself at 6:30.

 

OBSERVING SESSIONS

   

Given clear skies, we will be at our observing site, Fuller's Pasture, above the Environmental Center starting at 8 PM on both Friday and Saturday nights.  Why not join us?  Please note that the Environmental Center will be closed on Friday evening.

Location:  

Latitude: N42° 36.950'

Sunset

Moonset

Longitude:  W72° 28.151'

 August 20    7:53 PM 2:47 AM (Aug 21)

August 21    7:51 PM 3:53 AM (Aug 22)

 

 

SATURDAY ACTIVITIES
   

 

Saturday morning program

9 AM

The morning kicks off with a welcome over coffee and donuts at the Northfield Mountain Environmental Center.  The Conjunction's Swap Table, where astronomical goodies are bought and sold all day long also opens at 9.

 

 

10 AM - 12 noon:  Morning roundtable

Conjunction Solar Star Party

"Barlow Bob" Godfrey, Sue and Alan French, and friends will treat us to spectacular close-up views of sunspots and solar prominences through specially filtered telescopes.

 

Saturday afternoon program

The afternoon program gets underway at 1 PM.

OUTDOOR DINNER - A complete hot and cold buffet-style dinner will be available beginning at approximately 6 PM.  Last-minute registrants must contact Dave Gallup at (413) 525-4697.

Saturday evening address

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