Calendar of Activities
Live Feed -
Woody Shlom
The "Live Feed" astro-video tent theater displays live and
nearly-live video from telescopes onto video monitors and a
video projection screen. Because the cameras are much more
sensitive than the human eye -- you will see the celestial
objects in color and in much greater detail than through an
eyepiece.
During the day, two side-by-side solar scopes, each with its
own camera pointed at the same area of the sun, display
different live detailed images because one scope "sees" the
outer Chromosphere, while the other scope "sees" the next layer
down, the Photosphere. You'll see delicate and bold
prominences on the Sun's limb reaching several Earth-diameters
out into black space, and filaments, plage, hot-spots and
perhaps a sunspot or two on the Sun's surface. You never know
what kind of show the sun will put on -- and it constantly
changes throughout the day. And who knows, you might even see a
CME - Coronal Mass Ejection -- it happened a couple of years ago
at JSF.
After dark, a computer-controlled telescope will tour the sky
and display a deep-sky sampler of celestial objects including
colorful nebulae, dazzling globular clusters and multi-shaped
far-away galaxies. No guarantees, but we found and displayed a
comet with a faint tail last year.
Guest Speakers
We are planning another year of outstanding speakers!
Speaker list and schedule will be added here as they are
confirmed.
Activities
Activities on Friday and Saturday are available in the Vendor/Exhibit area.
Note:
Day use does not require pre-registration. Admission to the Vendor / Exhibit area is $5.00 per adult, $2.50 for Teens (13 to 18) payable at the gate. Children, 12 and under are free. Admission for registered campers is included in their camping fee. Just show your wrist band for admission to the Vendor / Exhibit area.
You only have to pay once for admission. Your wrist band will allow you entrance for both days of activities.
Prizes
Here are just some of the prizes offered in the
5 PM Opportunity Drawing on August 6th:
FOCUS Astronomy Outreach: 3” f/4 table top Dobsonian
“Heritage” telescope (KIDS ONLY DRAWING)
Sky-Watcher USA: 6” Traditional Dobsonian (KIDS ONLY
DRAWING)
Explore Scientific: 100° 9mm eyepiece
Celestron: SkyMaster Pro 15x70 binocular
Losmandy Astronomical Products: Gift Cards
Palomar College Planetarium: Passes
Sky-Watcher USA: 16” Collapsible Dobsonian: The 16”
Collapsible dobsonian is Sky-Watcher's largest
production telescope. The 16” mirror offers 4x more
light gather power than an 8” telescope. The collapsible
design allows for easier transport and storage while the
base breaks into pieces to make it lighter. With a
retail price of $2199 Sky-Watcher USA is pleased to
offer our largest telescope as a door prize for the 9 th
annual Julian Starfest.