Rockland Astronomy Club's
Northeast Astronomy Forum
& Telescope Show - 1999


Sunday, May 16, 1999 - 9:00AM to 6:00PM
At the Holiday Inn Conference Center,
Suffern, New York
Exit 14B on the NY Thruway (I-87)

 PROGRAM SCHEDULE
TimeEvent
8:30AMEarly admission to the vendors for all who pre-register.
9:00 AMGeneral public admitted.
9:15 AMWelcome and opening remarks - Tom Massey, President, Rockland Astronomy Club.
9:30 AMJoe Rao - Leonid Meteor Storm Prospects for 1999.
10:45 AMDr. Douglas Duncan, Education Coordinator for the American Astronomical Society - "Cosmic Origins - From the Big Bang to Us".
12:15 PMSpecial "Lunch time" talk - To be announced.
1:00 PMRichard Berry, former editor of Astronomy Magazine.
2:15 PMTodd Gross, "Planning an observing session based on weather, light pollution and the Moon".
3:30 PMLeif Robinson, Sky & Telescope - "Frontiers of Amateur Astronomy".
4:45 PMCarolyn Shoemaker - "Comets and Craters - the Beginning and the End".
6:00 PMRaffle Prizes
RAFFLE TICKET PRICES:
$2.00 each, 3 for $5.00. 7 for $10.00, 15 for $20.00
Must be purchased at the show. You do not have to be present to win.

FOOD SERVICE:
Breakfast Bar (coffee, tea, donuts, bagels) available 8:00AM - 10:30AM
Hot Buffet Lunch -- $13.00, all inclusive, from 11:30AM - 1:30PM

VENDOR TABLES, CLUB TABLES, AND SWAP TABLES:
49 tables in the hotel, plus 36 under our 100-foot tent in the parking lot. Club tables are free and include 2 free admission tickets. Swap tables are free but are restricted for the sale of no more than 6 one-of-a-kind items.

HOTEL ROOMS:
$89.00 + tax, call Holiday Inn at 914-357-4800 by May 2, 1999. Must mention "Astronomy Show" to get this special rate.

GENERAL ADMISSION - AT THE DOOR:
Adults -- $12.00, children 12 thru 17 -- $6.00

PRE-REGISTERED
Adults -- $10.00, children 12 thru 17 -- $5.00
Up to May 8 tickets will be mailed. After that date they will be held and must be picked up at the show.

Make checks payable to ROCKLAND ASTRONOMY CLUB

Mail to:      NEAF
                   c/o DON URBAN,
                   73 HARING STREET,
                   CLOSTER, NJ 07624-1709

 You must include the following information for each ticket ordered:
  • FIRST NAME, MIDDLE INITIAL, LAST NAME
  • MAILING ADDRESS
  • CITY / STATE / ZIP CODE / TELEPHONE NUMBER
  • IF CHILD, INDICATE 'CHILD' AND AGE
  • E-MAIL ADDRESS (IF ANY) OR 'NONE'
  • CLUB AFFILIATION (IF ANY) OR 'NONE'
Questions?


Page last updated 3/1/99 		E-mail Don Urban at: DonaldUrban@Juno.com
or Call 201-768-6575 after 6:00PM.