2008 Scheduled Events
Tuesday
- 10 AM-8:30 PM Registration at Black Nugget Lake campground office/store
- 8:30 PM Evening observing (from individual or group campsites and adjacent campground fields)
Wednesday
- 10 AM to 8:30 PM Registration at Black Nugget Lake campground office/store
- 8:30PM Evening observing (from individual or group campsites and adjacent campground fields)
Thursday
- 10 AM to 8:30 PM Registration at Black Nugget Lake campground office/store
- 8:30PM Evening observing (from individual or group campsites and adjacent campground fields)
Friday
- 10AM-8:30 PM Registration at Black Nugget Lake campground office/store
- 8:30PM Evening observing (from individual or group campsites and adjacent campground fields)
Saturday
- 10AM-8:30 PM Registration at Black Nugget Lake campground office/store
- 1:30PM-3:30PM Guided nature walk exploring Black Nugget Lake park
- 3:30PM-4:30PM The Phoenix Mars Lander will be on the surface of Mars during Northern Prairie Starfest and the latest information received from the lander will be presented and discussed by Phoenix Mission Scientist Dr. Carlos Lange.
- 4:30PM-5:30PM Invited talk: 'Relativistic Effects Around Massive Dead Stars' by Dr. Sharon Morsink, Associate Professor of Physics, University of Alberta
- 6PM-7:30PM Pot luck wiener roast (wieners and buns supplied by NPS)
- 7:30PM Door prizes and group photo of Northern Prairie Starfest participants
- 8:30PM Evening observing (from individual or group campsites and adjacent campground fields)
Sunday
- Free time for park activities
- Pack up and head home
2009 Events are currently being planned - Stay tuned for further developments