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The 13th Annual Astronomy at the Beach (Kensington Metropark, September 25-26, 2009)
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The following is the schedule of events for the Thirteenth Annual Astronomy at the Beach (held at Kensington Metropark, located near Brighton, Michigan).
| Time | Presentation/Activity | Presenter | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ongoing (repeats every 20-30 minutes) | Astronomy Movies | Kensington Metropark | Mobile Learning Trailer | Cloudy or Clear |
| Ongoing | Astronomy Equipment, Books, etc., Available for Purchase | Riders Hobby Shops | Pavilion | Cloudy or Clear |
| Ongoing | Distribute Skytour Scavenger Hunt Worksheets to Children | Riders Hobby Shops & All Clubs | Pavilion | Cloudy or Clear |
| Ongoing | Real Time Radio Telescope Observing | Outside Pavilion | Cloudy or Clear | |
| Ongoing | Miscellaneous Space Exploration Displays and Make & Take Activities | The Detroit Science Center Outreach Team | Pavilion | Cloudy or Clear |
| 6:00 PM to sunset | Sunspot and Sun (Solar) Viewing | All Astronomy Clubs | Telescope Field | * |
| Ongoing—Every 1/2 Hour from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM | STARLAB Portable Planetarium Night Sky Tour | Detroit Science Center | Presentation Area | Cloudy or Clear |
| 6:30 PM | All About Comets and Comet Making Demonstration | Bob Hotaling & Mike Broughton— Metropark Nature Center Interpreters | Presentation Tent | Cloudy or Clear |
| 7:00 PM | Basic Equipment Talk | John Kirchhoff—Riders Hobby Shops & Dave DOnofrio—Warren Astronomical Society | Presentation Tent | Cloudy or Clear |
| 7:30 PM | Our Vanishing Night (Light Pollution Talk) | Norb Vance—The Astronomy Club at Eastern Michigan University | Presentation Tent | Cloudy or Clear |
| 8:00 PM | How Cold is Outer Space? | Kevin Dehne—Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Delta College | Presentation Tent | Cloudy or Clear |
| 8:30 PM | Astronomy 101 | Gordon Hansen—Ford Amateur Astronomy Club | Presentation Tent | Cloudy or Clear |
| 9:00 PM | Extrasolar Planets and the Amateur Astronomer | Bob Naeye—Editor in Chief, Sky & Telescope Magazine | Presentation Tent | Cloudy or Clear |
| 9:00 PM & 10:00 PM | Tour of the Constellations | Bob Victor—Abrams Planetarium & Kevin Dehne—Delta College | At the Beach | * |
| Dusk to Close | Childrens Skytour Scavenger Hunt (for children 17 and under) | All Clubs/All Telescopes | Telescope Field | Cloudy or Clear |
| Dusk to Midnight | Real Time Digital Imaging | Riders Hobby Shop and The Detroit Science Center | Outside Pavilion | * |
| Dusk to Midnight | General Viewing | All Clubs/All Telescopes | Telescope Field | * |
Events marked with an asterisk (*) only take place if the skies are clear. If cloudy, these events will be substituted with others at the Pavilion.
| Time | Presentation/Activity | Presenter | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ongoing (repeats every 20-30 minutes) | Astronomy Movies | Kensington Metropark | Mobile Learning Trailer | Cloudy or Clear |
| Ongoing | Astronomy Equipment, Books, etc., Available for Purchase | Riders Hobby Shops | Pavilion | Cloudy or Clear |
| Ongoing | Distribute Skytour Scavenger Hunt Worksheets to Children | Riders Hobby Shops & All Clubs | Pavilion | Cloudy or Clear |
| Ongoing | Real Time Radio Telescope Observing | Outside Pavilion | Cloudy or Clear | |
| Ongoing | Miscellaneous Space Exploration Displays and Make & Take Activities | The Detroit Science Center Outreach Team | Pavilion | Cloudy or Clear |
| 6:00 PM to sunset | Sunspot and Sun (Solar) Viewing | All Astronomy Clubs | Telescope Field | * |
| Ongoing—Every 1/2 Hour from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM | STARLAB Portable Planetarium Night Sky Tour | Detroit Science Center | Pavilion | Cloudy or Clear |
| 6:30 PM | All About Comets and Comet Making Demonstration | Bob Hotaling & Mike Broughton—Metropark Nature Center Interpreters | Presentation Tent | Cloudy or Clear |
| 7:00 PM | Basic Equipment Talk | John Kirchhoff—Riders Hobby Shops & Dave DOnofrio—Warren Astronomical Society | Presentation Tent | Cloudy or Clear |
| 7:30 PM | Our Vanishing Night (Light Pollution Talk) | Norb Vance—The Astronomy Club at Eastern Michigan University | Presentation Tent | Cloudy or Clear |
| 8:00 PM | How Cold is Outer Space? | Kevin Dehne—Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Delta College | Presentation Tent | Cloudy or Clear |
| 8:30 PM | Astronomy 101 | Gordon Hansen—Ford Amateur Astronomy Club | Presentation Tent | Cloudy or Clear |
| 9:00 PM | Extrasolar Planets and the Amateur Astronomer | Bob Naeye—Editor in Chief, Sky & Telescope Magazine | Presentation Tent | Cloudy or Clear |
| 10:00 PM | Tour of the Constellations | Kevin Dehne—Delta College & Bob Victor—Abrams Planetarium | At the Beach | * |
| Dusk to Close | Childrens Skytour Scavenger Hunt (for children 17 and under) | All Clubs/All Telescopes | Telescope Field | Cloudy or Clear |
| Dusk to Midnight | Real Time Digital Imaging | Riders Hobby Shop and The Detroit Science Center | Outside Pavilion | * |
| Dusk to Midnight | General Viewing | All Clubs/All Telescopes | Telescope Field | * |
Events marked with an asterisk (*) only take place if the skies are clear. If cloudy, these events will be substituted with others at the Pavilion.
Food can be purchased at the Metropark Concession Stand (the concession stand will be open until 11:00PM). (See also Pictorial Essay—Sponsors).
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All photographs on this page taken at Kensington Metropark during Astronomy at the Beach.
The following photographs were taken by:
Web page constructed by Dave Snyder.
For questions about Astronomy at the Beach, contact Dave DOnofrio at Dave1ACT@aol.com, Bob MacFarland at stargzr.bob@gmail.com or Kensington Metropark at 1-800 477-3178.
This page last modified July 3, 2009.