Okie-Tex Event Schedule

This is the 2007 schedule, stay tuned for next year's events

Saturday October 6
12:00 Noon Camp Billy Joe gates open. Welcome to Okie-Tex 2007!
9:00 PM Observe! Gate will not be closed to accommodate late arrivals. Please observe lights out regulations as much as possible.
Sunday October 7
8:00 AM Breakfast served.
11:00 AM - 1 PM Registration desk open.
12:00 Noon Lunch served.
5-5:30 PM Registration desk open.
5:00 PM Dinner served.
6:30 PM Special Amateur Astronomy Talk - Norman North High School students
9:00 PM Gate closed - Lights out - Observe!
10:00 PM Cosmic Cafe opens - Closes at 3:00 AM
Monday October 8
8:00 AM Breakfast served.
11:00 AM - 1 PM Registration desk open.
12:00 Noon Lunch served.
5-5:30 PM Registration desk open.
5:00 PM Dinner served.
9:00 PM Gate closed - Lights out - Observe!
10:00 PM Cosmic Cafe opens - Closes at 3:00 AM
Tuesday October 9
8:00 AM Breakfast served.
11:00 AM - 1 PM Registration desk open.
12:00 Noon Lunch served.
5-5:30 PM Registration desk open.
5:00 PM Dinner served.
9:00 PM Gate closed - Lights out - Observe!
10:00 PM Cosmic Cafe opens - Closes at 3:00 AM
Wednesday October 10
8:00 AM Breakfast served.
11:00 AM - 1 PM Registration desk open.
12:00 Noon Lunch served.
1:30 PM Mike Lockwood/Mike Conron/Bob Nonnemann - Constructing a 30" F/3.8 telescope
5-5:30 PM Registration desk open.
5:00 PM Dinner served.
6:30 PM Bryan White - NiteScapes 3D-www.Astro-Photo.com
9:00 PM Gate closed - Lights out - Observe!
10:00 PM Cosmic Cafe opens - Closes at 3:00 AM
Thursday October 11
8:00 AM Breakfast served.
11:00 AM - 1 PM Registration desk open.
12:00 Noon Lunch served.
1:30 PM Capulin Volcano - Geology and Wildlife of the Area - Capulin Ranger speaking
2:45 PM Mike Lockwood - Constructing a 32" f/4 fork mounted telescope
4:00 PM Doug Zuebenel - Leslie C. Peltier: A Personal Retrospective
5-5:30 PM Registration desk open.
5:00 PM Dinner served.
6:30 PM Barbara Wilson - Observing at the Limit - from Houston, TX
After Talk Great Okie-Tex Giveaway! Part I
9:00 PM Gate closed - Lights out - Observe!
10:00 PM Cosmic Cafe opens - Closes at 3:00 AM
Friday October 12
8:00 AM Breakfast served.
11:00 AM - 1 PM Registration desk open.
12:00 Noon Lunch served.
1:30 PM Jim Edlin - Amateur Spectroscopy; Decoding the Message in Starlight - Idaho Falls, ID
2:45 PM Terry Warren - Construcing Amateur Observatories, Columbus OH
4:00 PM Barbara Wilson - Recovering a Meteorite fall - Houston, TX
5-5:30 PM Registration desk open.
5:00 PM Dinner served.
6:30 PM Tom Trusock - Good Times for Gearheads: The current state of equipment in Amateur Astronomy
9:00 PM Gate closed - Lights out - Observe!
10:00 PM Cosmic Cafe opens - Closes at 3:00 AM
Saturday October 13
8:00 AM Breakfast served.
11:00 AM - 1 PM Registration desk open.
12:00 Noon Lunch served.
1:30 PM Okie-Tex Swap Meet, Under the pavilion by the bunkhouses. Bring your stuff to sell, trade or swap!
4:00 PM Dr. Henry Throop - Planet formation in Orion
5-5:30 PM Registration desk open.
5:00 PM Dinner served.
6:30 PM Dr. Henry Throop - The New Horizon Mission to Pluto, the Kuiper Belt, and Beyond
after talk Great Okie-Tex Giveaway! Part II and Announcements
half hour after dismissal Gate closed - Lights out - Observe!
10:00 PM Cosmic Cafe opens - Closes at 3:00 AM
Sunday October 14
10:00 AM Must be vacated from the camp ground. Thanks for coming and we'll see you at Okie-Tex 2008! Sept 27th-Oct 5th
Central Oklahoma Time UTC (GMT) Current Lunar Phase Courtesy USNO Current Lunar Phase