2025 Guest Speakers & Workshops

Mel Bartels	Surprising Fast Telescopes - Amazing New Celestial Objects & How I discovered an unseen universe. What does it feel like to see an object no one has seen before? I'll highlight the development of super fast telescopes and show drawings of new and old objects as they appear in the eyepiece. I'll conclude with how you can participate in this aspect of the hobby and what it means to be an amateur astronomer today as our hobby undergoes a paradigm shift.
Erik Aver, Ph.D.	The Primordial Helium Abundance Helium is Primordial; In the first seconds and minutes after the big bang, the first light elements were formed, primarily helium. Millions of years later, the first stars and galaxies formed out the resulting hydrogen and helium. I will discuss how we use observations of galaxies today to determine how much helium was produced right after the big bang. By doing so, we learn about and test our understanding of the very early universe.
Bob Scott	Workshops
Ron Mosher, Mark Simonson	Workshops and the Observers Challenge Program.
Cloud Break Optics	See Schedule for Topics

Additional Guest Speakers will be added as they are confirmed.

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Speaker Schedule

Speaker announcements and schedules will be posted as they are confirmed. Check back to keep up to date.

Some programs may change days and/or times. This page will be kept as current as possible.
Please check the final schedule that will be posted on-site at the event.

Unless noted in the schedule, all programs will take place in the Speaker Tent.

Please, bring your own chairs if you want to be assured of a place to sit.

	Weds	Thurs	Fri	Sat
11:00 AM
As Posted at Info Booth
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
10:15 PM		Night Sky Tour Mygatt & Scott Meet at Speaker’s Tent	Night Sky Tour Mygatt & Scott Meet at Speaker’s Tent	Night Sky Tour Mygatt & Scott Meet at Speaker’s Tent

Schedule is subject to change