Okie-Tex Event Schedule
This is last year's schedule, a new one will be posted as soon as info is available
- This is a tentative schedule of events. Please stayed tuned as updates are made
- Pick up your final schedule at the registration desk.
- Official Party Time is Central Daylight Time
| Saturday Septmember 27th | |
| 12:00 Noon | Camp Billy Joe gates open. Welcome to Okie-Tex 2008! 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. |
| Sunday Septmember 28th | |
| 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 |
| Monday Septmember 29th | |
| 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 Septmember 30th | |
| 8:00 AM | Breakfast served. |
| 11:00 AM - 1 PM | Registration desk open. |
| 12:00 Noon | Lunch served. |
| 2:00 PM | Turn Left at Orion - Br. Guy Consolmagno - Vatican Observatory |
| 5-5:30 PM | Registration desk open. |
| 5:00 PM | Dinner served. |
| 6:30 PM | Why does the Pope Have an Astronomer? - Br. Guy Consolmagno - Vatican Observatory |
| 9:00 PM | Gate closed - Lights out - Observe! |
| 10:00 PM | Cosmic Cafe opens - Closes at 3:00 AM |
| Wednesday October 1st | |
| 8:00 AM | Breakfast served. |
| 11:00 AM - 1 PM | Registration desk open. |
| 12:00 Noon | Lunch served. |
| 1:30 PM | Why are Asteroids Fluffy? - Br. Guy Consolmagno - Vatican Observatory |
| 2:45 PM | Coating Astronomical Mirrors James Mulherin Optical Mechanics Inc. |
| 3:45 PM | NEW Product Announcement!! James Mulherin Optical Mechanics Inc. |
| 4:00 PM | Collimation and Figuring of Large Telescope Mirrors - Mike Lockwood --- Bring your mirror to have it tested by Mike! |
| 5-5:30 PM | Registration desk open. |
| 5:00 PM | Dinner served. |
| 6:30 PM | Pluto and Planet X Is Pluto a planet and why does it matter? Br. Guy Consolmagno - Vatican Observatory |
| 9:00 PM | Gate closed - Lights out - Observe! |
| 10:00 PM | Cosmic Cafe opens - Closes at 3:00 AM |
| Thursday October 2nd | |
| 8:00 AM | Breakfast served. |
| 11:00 AM - 1 PM | Registration desk open. |
| 12:00 Noon | Lunch served. |
| 1:30 PM | Deep Sky Visual Observing in the 21st Century Dave Tosteson - MAS |
| 2:45 PM | Constructing 50 and 30 Amateur Telescopes Mike Lockwood |
| 4:00 PM | Telescopes and Interferometers for Detection and Characterization of Exoplanets Wes Traub Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| 5-5:30 PM | Registration desk open. |
| 5:00 PM | Dinner served. |
| 6:30 PM | The Search for Earthlike Exoplanets and Signs of Life Wes Traub Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| 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 3rd | |
| 8:00 AM | Breakfast served. |
| 11:00 AM - 1 PM | Registration desk open. |
| 12:00 Noon | Lunch served. |
| 1:30 PM | Optical BS Myths and Truths About Optics Mike Lockwood |
| 2:45 PM | Binary Asteroids Dr. Bill Romanishin Univ. of Oklahoma |
| 4:00 PM | AINTNO List -- Or The Association of Invisible Nebulae, and Things Nobody Observes - TBA Dave Tosteson - MAS |
| 5-5:30 PM | Registration desk open. |
| 5:00 PM | Dinner served. |
| 6:30 PM | 25 Astronomical League Observing Awards How to do it! Mike Hotka |
| 9:00 PM | Gate closed - Lights out - Observe! |
| 10:00 PM | Cosmic Cafe opens - Closes at 3:00 AM |
| Saturday October 4th | |
| 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! |
| 2:45 PM | Constructing a GIANT 48 inch Dob for Jimi Lowrey in Fort Davis Texas James Mulherin Optical Mechanics Inc. |
| 4:00 PM | CCD Automation Dean Salman www.ccdimages.com |
| 5-5:30 PM | Registration desk open. |
| 5:00 PM | Dinner served. |
| 6:30 PM | Boy Beyond Neptune Dr. Bill Romanishin Univ. of Oklahoma |
| 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 5th | |
| 10:00 AM | Must be vacated from the camp ground. Thanks for coming and we'll see you at Okie-Tex 2009!! Sept 13th- 21st |
