Thanks to everyone who joined us for the
Regional Meeting of Amateur Astronomers 2014
aka "BoBfest"
Saturday Jan, 25th, 2014 

Location: Tucker Student Center  at Gardner-Webb University .

Agenda

8:00
Doors open for setup, swap tables, vendors, meetings, etc.

9:00
Welcome and Opening Announcements

9:15
Getting Started in Amateur Astronomy  (with Q&A Panel)  - David Herndon, CCAS

10:30
Break

10:45
In Starry Skies, The History of Stargazing – Jim Craig, Schiele MuseumHap Griffin:  HistHi

11:45
Announcements (open floor)

12:00
Lunch - Please check with the sign in table for information on local food options.

1:30
The Astronomy Legacy Project at PARI,  Michael Castelaz, PARI

2:30
The Role of Water Masers in the Study of Stellar Evolution
Ken Steiner, CAAS, PARI

3:30
Break

3:45
Mini Sessions:   CCAS in 2014, CCAS Club Scope Refurbishment Project,  Geology and Astronomy

4:30
Door Prize Drawings, Wrap-up

5:00
Conclusion





Click here for Map  (Tucker Center is #22)

GWU physical address for your GPS -   110 S. Main Street, Boiling Springs, NC 28017
  (  35°14'48.93"N        81°40'17.13"W  )

Need Directions?         Local Accommodations - Click Here

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  ASTRONOMY SPEAKERS  -  DOOR PRIZES 
  FOOD  -  SWAP TABLES  
Don't forget to bring your best astrophotos to display!!

Brought to you by the
Cleveland County Astronomical Society and the
Craven E. Williams Observatory

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We would also like to thank our current sponsors for helping
us keep this a FREE event!!  Thank you!!
Please visit their website and help support them............

Gardner Webb University
Thank you for your partnership and for the use of this wonderful facility!


JMI Telescopes

Orion Telescope and Binoculars   

Sky and Telescope Magazine

Astronomy Magazine (Kalmbach Publishing)

  Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI)

  Bobs Knobs

  Astronomical League

OPT Corp

Burgess Optical will be Onsite!

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Come out for a day full of  interesting speakers, solar observing (weather permitting), food, door prizes and bring your extra telescope gear you no longer need to sell for some extra cash on our swap and shop tables!!