NPSP Schedule and Rules

2011 Scheduled Events

Tuesday, Sep 27

Wednesday, Sep 28

Thursday, Sep 29

10 AM - 8:30 PM
Registration at Black Nugget Lake campground office/store

Friday, Sep 30

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