Friday,
October 19th through Sunday, October 21st
CUSTER'S 34th ANNUAL ASTRONOMY JAMBOREE!
This Year Our Astronomy Jamboree is not to be missed!
- Presentations - Laser Shows - Exhibits - Planetarium Sessions -
- Solar observing - Vendors - Children’s Crafts - Stargazing - Raffle -
This year the Astronomy Jamboree has been organized by George Lomaga,
an Astronomy Professor, and an all new Jamboree Committee! Our event
will be held over a three day period in conjunction with the Eastern Campus of Suffolk County Community College! Many events and some great speakers are scheduled for this event as well as programs, music, vendors and Laser Shows!
Information about the Astronomy Jamboree and registration details may be found at the Custer Observatory website. Since seating is limited, pre-registration is strongly recommended. If you have any questions about the program, please do not hesitate to contact George Lomaga at 631-298-4857 with any other questions.
Information about the program and registration details may be found on Custer's Observatories website: www.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Program at Custer Institute
Friday Night, October 19th
6:00pm Registration starts
7:30pm to the wee hours: An Evening of Friendship
The evening includes poetry reading led by our longtime supporters and members Bob and Steve Chapin. Bring your favorite astronomical poems.
We will also sing the Astronomer’s Drinking Song with musical accompaniment by Thomas Mangano.
The evening will be topped off by observations through Custer’s 25” Obsession Telescope, and the telescopes brought by participants! All night observing as long as skies are clear.
Saturday Morning Program, October 20th
9:00am Registration Desk Open at Suffolk County Community College
10:00am Laser Show - BEATLES (This laser show is included with admission fee)
10:45am Planetarium Show: The Fall and Winter Sky: The Fall and Winter sky will be displayed in the Suffolk County Community College Planetarium. All the wonders of the sky, visible by eye, binoculars, and backyard telescopes will be displayed and described, including tips on how to find these objects and what is the best equipment to observe them with. Steve Bellavia
11:00am Presentation: Stars That Go “POP” - Dr. Alan C. Calder,
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, SUNY Stony Brook
Concurrent Presentation: Introduction to Astrophotography - David Barnett
Ongoing: Children’s Astronomy Crafts, Vendors, Exhibits.
Saturday Afternoon
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch Break: College Cafeteria has food available for purchase
1:30pm Welcome to the Custer Institute’s Astronomy Jamboree!
President of Custer Institutute - William Bogardus
President of SCCC - Dr. Shaun L. McKay
2:00pm Presentation: Devastation From Above! - Professor Matthew Pappas, SUNY Suffolk County Community College
Concurrent Presentation: Getting The Most Out Of Your Astrophotography - Kurt Massey
2:45pm Planetarium Show: The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) A full dome movie in the Suffolk County Community College Planetarium. This is a documentary on the recently launched Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX spacecraft). Come explore the bounds of our solar system and beyond. Steve Bellavia
3:30pm Presentation: Probing the Formation, Evolution, and Architectures of Exoplanetary Systems with Hubble and Beyond - Dr. Glenn Schneider, U of Arizona
Concurrent Presentation: Recent Advances in Optics in Astronomical Equipment - Jeff Norwood, Camera Concepts
5:00pm-7:00pm Dinner Break: College Cafeteria will have food available for purchase
7:30pm Raffle
Saturday Evening
8:00pm Annual Dr. Fred Hess Memorial Lecture, Predicting and Chasing Eclipses, presented by Professor Fred Espenak, Retired from NASA Goddard, Scientist and Astronomer Emeritus, Eclipse Guru.
10:00pm Laser Show - PINK FLOYD
11:00pm Laser Show - U2
Sunday Morning
Location: Orient Beach State Park - Route 25, Orient
Pre-Sunrise Observations (weather permitting-check website for updates) Join us at Orient Beach State Park, Route 25, Orient, New York.
Green Flash Watch - Sunrise 7:14am - With some good fortune, we hope to observe this unique event. In the past, The Green Flash has been seen on a clear eastern horizon preceding the rising sun.
Post Green Flash Nature Walk - Join Annette DeGiovine Oliveira, NY Dragonfly and Damselfly Surveyor, Naturalist, Artist, Photographer and Custer Member on a bird watching and nature expedition - bring your camera and binoculars.
1:00pm *Halloween Laser Show (*FREE PUMPKIN to all children 12 years
of age and younger who attend the laser show)
2:00pm Walk the Solar System - Self Guided
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Call George Lomaga: 631-298-4857 or Barbara Lebkuecher: 631-722-3850
Or email David VanPopering: dobsoniandave@gmail.com or Annette DeGiovine: graphicartist04@gmail.com
Info and Discount Coupons for Local Restaurants will be available at the Registration Table.
ASTRONOMY EVENT LOCATIONS
Custer Institute & Observatory
1115 Main Bayview Road, Southold, NY 11971 631-765-2626 www.custerobservatory.org
Suffolk County Community College - eastern campus
121 Speonk-Riverhead Road, Riverhead, NY 11901 631-765-2626 www.sunysuffolk.edu
If you are interested in being a sponsor, giving a lecture or would like to be a vendor please contact George Lomaga at 631-298-4857
