| Monday - February 20, 2012 | |
| (No speakers or workshops scheduled) | |
| 10 - 10:30am | Group 1 RV Entry Window * (see note at bottom of page) |
| 10:30 - 11am | Group 2 RV Entry Window * (see note at bottom of page) |
| 11 - 11:30am | Group 3 RV Entry Window * (see note at bottom of page) |
| 12pm | Gate Opens, Registration & Sales Desk open for extended hours |
| 2-3pm | "Welcome to the Winter Star Party" with Tippy D'Auria at the Firepit |
| 6pm | All vehicles must be removed from the "berm" area by this time |
| 7pm | Main gate closed to vehicular traffic...then we observe under the finest southern skies until dawn! |
| Tuesday - February 21, 2012 | |
| 7am | Main gate open to vehicular traffic |
| 8am - 11am | Swap Meet at the Firepit |
| 10am - 12pm | Young Astronomers Camp Activities: Wheelhouse |
| 10am - 2pm | Registration & Sales Desk Open |
| 11am | Bob Summerfield - Mirror Cleaning Demo |
| 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Speaker: Mike Lockwood - "Optical Testing - Uncensored" |
| 2:30pm - 4:00pm | Speaker: Stephen J. O'Meara - "Bad Moon Rising" |
| 6pm | All vehicles must be removed from the "berm" area by this time |
| 7pm - 9pm | Young Astronomers Camp Evening Activities: TBA |
| 7pm | Main gate closed to vehicular traffic...then we observe under the finest southern skies until dawn! |
| Wednesday - February 22, 2012 | |
| 7am | Main gate open to vehicular traffic |
| 10am - 12pm | Young Astronomers Camp Activities: Chickee |
| 10am - 2pm | Registration & Sales Desk Open |
| 10am - 12pm | Informal Imaging Conference (Wheehouse) |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm | Speaker: Tippy D'Auria - "Amateur Astronomers - Frustrations & Rewards" |
| 1:30pm - 2:30pm | ******************* ICE CREAM SOCIAL ********************* |
| 2:30pm - 4pm | Speaker: Mike Reynolds - "The Politics of Space Exploration" |
| 6pm | All vehicles must be removed from the "berm" area by this time |
| 6pm | YACKERS Evening Fire Circle Talk with Stephen J. O'Meara & Bob Summerfield (all are welcome to attend) |
| 7pm - 9pm | Young Astronomers Camp Evening Activities: TBA |
| 7pm | Main gate closed to vehicular traffic...then we observe under the finest southern skies until dawn! |
| Thursday - February 23, 2012 | |
| 7am | Main gate open to vehicular traffic |
| 8am - 11am | Swap Meet at the Firepit |
| 10am - 12pm | Young Astronomers Camp Activities: Wheelhouse |
| 10am - 2pm | Registration & Sales Desk Open |
| Speaker: Tom Field - "Spectroscopy for Everyone!" | |
| 1pm - 2pm | Speaker: Sean Walker - "Exploring the Hydrogen Sky: Turning Pretty Pictures into Real Science" |
| 2pm - 3pm | Speaker: Don Parker - "Mars at the Winter Star Party" |
| 3pm - 4pm | Speaker: Dr. Masi - Talk one: "Astroimaging and Science with a new technology single arm, fork mount" Talk two: "The Virtual Telescope Project: The real Universe from your desktop" |
| 6pm | All vehicles must be removed from the "berm" area by this time |
| 7pm - 9pm | Young Astronomers Camp Evening Activities: TBA |
| 7pm | Main gate closed to vehicular traffic...then we observe under the finest southern skies until dawn! |
| Friday - Februrary 2 4, 2012 | |
| (No Speakers or Workshops scheduled) | |
| 7am | Main gate open to vehicular traffic |
| 9am | Astrophotography & Daytime Photography Contest Entry Deadline (Deadline subject to change due to scheduling considerations, please check back often!) |
| 11am - 1pm | Door Prize Giveaway at the Fire Pit (You MUST be present to win a door prize) |
| 1 - 2pm | Registration & Sales Desk Open (Registration and Sales will be closed during the Door Prize Giveaway) |
| 6pm | All vehicles must be removed from the "berm" area by this time |
| 7pm - 9pm | Young Astronomers Camp Movie Night: TBA |
| 7pm | Main gate closed to vehicular traffic...then we observe under the finest southern skies until dawn! |
| Saturday - February 25, 2012 | |
| (No Speakers or Workshops scheduled) | |
| 7am | Main gate open to vehicular traffic |
| 10am - 2pm | Registration & Sales Desk Open |
| 6pm | All vehicles must be removed from the "berm" area by this time |
| 7pm | Main gate closed to vehicular traffic...then we observe under the finest southern skies until dawn! |
| Sunday - Februrary 26, 2012 | |
| 10am |
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* RV Owners Please Note: You will be assigned to one of the three 30 minute "RV Entry Windows" above. See your registration materials sent to you by the WSP Registrars for your assigned entry window. Assignment to one of the three "RV Entry Windows" is based on RV size. We ask that you do not arrive before your window opens! Arriving early will only complicate the process of parking all RV's. This procedure has been in place for a few years now and it works to help the WSP Staff receive and park the larger RV's before the camp gets too crowded, thereby making it difficult, if not impossible to move the larger RV's. RV'ers can park their RV close to the WSP (suggested parking areas would be Bahia Honda State Park, The Ohio Key RV Park, or anywhere in the Big Pine Key or Marathon areas as long as it is legal to park, such as a shopping center) and drive to the WSP in a matter of minutes. Travel time from Marathon to the WSP is about 20-25 minutes, Big Pine Key to the WSP is less than 10 minutes, Bahia Honda State Park to the WSP is about 10 minutes.
Please consult the Schedule of Events when you check-in!
All presentations will be in the "Wheelhouse" unless otherwise noted. Any last minute changes to the Schedule
during the 2012 WSP will likely be posted at the Sales / Registration Desk and the Wheelhouse as soon as they become available!
