The Schedule of Events has been finalized for the weekend. We are looking forward to seeing you there!
Astronomy Weekend – September 19 – 20, 2025
Friday, September 19
1:00 Sue Bassett Vera Rubin and the Rubin Observatory
2:00 Jay Lockman Cold Gas in the Hot Wind from the Galactic Center
3:00 Shannon Silverman Asteroid Detection and Defense
4:00 Brent Maynard Siril 1.4 – Exploring Major Release New Features
5:00 Bill Brown Astrophotography Open Session / WVAA
Saturday, September 20
9:00 Bill Brown Beginning Astronomy
10:00 Chris Fowler Robots on Mars: Why do we send them and what do they do?
11:00 Maria Hamilton Cosmic Fireworks: New Matter, New Light, and New Windows on the Universe
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Katy Goodrich The TRACERS Mission – Studying the Magnetic Interactions between the Earth and the Sun
2:00 Indy Kochte New Horizons Mission Update
3:00 Tim Hamilton SeeStar S 50 Telescopes for Astrophysics Research
4:00 Benne Holwerda Rubin’s Galaxy
5:00 Raffle