Regional Meeting of Amateur Astronomers 2008
The event known to the locals as "BoBfest" will return in 2008 and will be held on January 26th, 2008 at Gardner-Webb University in the Ritch Banquet Hall, Dover Campus Center. As always, this is a FREE event!
This year's event will again feature speakers, vendors, swap-tables, door prizes and an astrophotography/sketching contest.
Speakers
- Hap Griffin will present "The DSLR Revolution in Astrophotography"
- Joe Heafner will present "What Makes Great Astronomical Software Great?"
- Johnny Horne will present "Images of Earth and Sky"
Onsite Vendors
New! Door Prize List!!!!
Orion Telescopes and Binoculars
8x40 Waterprood 7.5 FOV Binoculars
LaserMate Deluxe Collimator
OptCorp
2 Inch Quartz Dielectric Diagonal!
Software Bisque
TheSKY 6 Serious Astronomer
"Seeker"
Sky&Telelescope
"Secrets of Stargazing" Book
Celestron
60 MM Refractor "60 EQ"
Camera Concepts
Green Laser Pointer with "Steady On"
Burgess Optics
TBD
Dr. James Dire
Mead Electronic Eyepiece
Steve Davis
"The Cosmos" Coffee Table Book
50x70 Binoculars
"Universe" Book
Don Brooks
7.4 MM Cyberoptics Eyepiece
Frank Barrett
19x13 "Celestial Wonders" Framed Astrophoto!
Various giveaways and Material from NASA
2008 Agenda
|
8:00 |
Open for setup, swap tables, vendors, meeting friends, etc. |
| 10:00 | Welcome & opening announcements |
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10:15 |
Hap Griffin |
| 11:30 | Lunch & Solar Observing, Astrophotography Contest Judging |
| 1:30 | Joe Heafner |
| 2:45 | Break |
| 3:00 | Johnny Horne |
| 4:15 | Regional Announcements |
| 4:30 | Astrophotography Prizes, Door Prize Drawing* & Wrap up |
| 5:00 | Conclusion, Tour of Williams Observatory and Observing |
*Prize Tickets are $1 each. You must be present at the drawing to claim your prize.
Links and More Information
- Directions to Gardner-Webb University
- Gardner-Webb Campus Map
- Printable Campus Map
- Google Map of Boiling Springs, NC
- Astrophotography Content Entry Form
- Hotel local to RMAA (AmericInn)
Gardner-Webb has built a new restaurant, "The Kennel", in the immediate area where the RMAA meeting is held. The Kennel will be open at 8:30 AM with grill items, coffee, snacks, salads, etc.
If you plan on entering the Astrophotography contest and would like to fill out the entry form ahead of time, click here for a copy in PDF format.
For more information on the RMAA, please feel free to contact: President, Don Brooks, dbrook at bellsouth.net, or (864) 839-9424.
