2011 Okie-Tex Event Schedule

Saturday September 24th
7:00 AM Camp Billy Joe gates open. Welcome to the 2011 Okie-Tex. Do Not Arrive Early!! Only Vendors, Caterers, Camp Set-up and OTSP Staff can arrive earlier.
8:00 AM Breakfast served
12:00 Noon Lunch served
5:00 PM Dinner served
9:00 PM Observe! Gate will not be closed to accommodate late arrivals. Please observe lights out regulations as much as possible.
10:00 PM Cosmic Cafe opens - Closes at Midnight
Sunday September 25th
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 2:00 AM
Monday September 26th
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 2:00 AM
Tuesday September 27th
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 I, Under the pavilion by the bunkhouses. Bring your stuff to sell, trade or swap!
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 2:00 AM
Wednesday September 28th
8:00 AM Breakfast served.
11:00 AM - 1 PM Registration desk open.
12:00 Noon Lunch served.
1:30 PM Bill Faatz, Susanville, CA - “EE Barnard's Life and a Photographic Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way ”
2:30 PM Jim Edlin, Idaho Falls, ID – “Amateur Spectroscopy Equipment”
3:30 PM F. Jack Eastman, Sheridan, CO - ”Chamberlin 20” Clark Refractor”
5-5:30 PM Registration desk open.
5:00 PM Dinner served.
6:30 PM Ron Dilulio, Benbrook, TX - “Are We Alone”
9:00 PM Gate closed - Lights out - Observe!
10:00 PM Cosmic Cafe opens - Closes at 2:00 AM
Thursday September 29th
8:00 AM Breakfast served.
11:00 AM - 1 PM Registration desk open.
12:00 Noon Lunch served.
1:30 PM Ron Dilulio, Benbrook, TX – “Here Comes the Sun”
2:30 PM Mike Lockwood, Philo, IL – "Optical Testing"
3:30 PM Mike Lockwood, Philo, IL – “Building a Better Newtonian”
5-5:30 PM Registration desk open.
5:00 PM Dinner served.
6:30 PM Bill Moore, Okla. City, OK – “Oklahomans in Space”
After Talk Great Okie-Tex Giveaway! Part I
9:00 PM Gate closed - Lights out - Observe!
10:00 PM Cosmic Cafe opens - Closes at 2:00 AM
Friday September 30th
8:00 AM Breakfast served.
11:00 AM - 1 PM Registration desk open.
12:00 Noon Lunch served.
1:30 PM Mike Hotka, Broomfield, CO - “Evolution of My Telescope”
2:30 PM Rod Gallagher, Tulsa, OK – “Imaging Techniques”
3:30 PM John Love, Whitesboro, TX – “Going Mobile”
5-5:30 PM Registration desk open.
5:00 PM Dinner served.
6:30 PM Carroll Iorg, A.L. President, Kansas City, MO – “A Status Report form the Astronomical League, the Country's Premier Organization for Amateur Astronomy”
9:00 PM Gate closed - Lights out - Observe!
10:00 PM Cosmic Cafe opens - Closes at 2:00 AM
Saturday October 1st
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 II, Under the pavilion by the bunkhouses. Bring your stuff to sell, trade or swap!
2:30 PM Ed Wiley, Lawrence, KS – “Visual Double Star Research for Amateurs”
3:30 PM Zolt Levay, STScI Baltimore, MD – “Hubble Imaging Technical Discussion”
5-5:30 PM Registration desk open.
5:00 PM Dinner served.
6:30 PM Zolt Levay, STScI Baltimore, MD – “Production of Hubble's Glorious Images”
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 2:00 AM
Sunday October 2nd
10:00 AM Must be vacated from the camp ground. Thanks for coming and we'll see you at Okie-Tex 2012!! Sept 8th- Sept 16th, 2012
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