2011 Scheduled Events
Tuesday, Sep 27
- 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, Sep 28
- 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)
Thursday, Sep 29
10 AM - 8:30 PMRegistration at Black Nugget Lake campground office/store
- 8:30 PM
Evening observing (from individual or group campsites and adjacent campground fields)
Friday, Sep 30
- 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)
Saturday, Oct 1
10 AM - 8:30 PM
Registration at Black Nugget Lake campground office/store.
12:00 Noon - 1:30 PM
Guided nature walk exploring the plants, birds and geology of the Black Nugget Lake area.
1:30 - 3:00 PM
Lunch (on your own) and solar observing.
3:00 - 3:40 PM
Talk: "The Solar Cycle - Past, Present and Future"
by Dr. Doug Hube, Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta Department of Physics.
(followed by prize draws)
3:45 - 4:45 PM
Invited talk: "Black Holes & Revelations"
by Dr. Greg Sivakoff, Associate Professor, University of Alberta Department of Physics.
(followed by prize draws)
4:50 - 5:30 PM
Talk: "The Whitecourt Impact Crater"
by Murray Paulson, RASC Edmonton Centre member.
(followed by prize draws)
5:30 ~ 7:00 PM
Pot luck winer roast (wieners & buns provided by NPSP) & group photo of
NPSP participants.
7:30 PM
Evening observing (from individual or group campsites and adjacent campground fields)
Sunday
- Free time for park activities
- Pack up and head home