| Saturday, September 16 |
| 7:00 AM |
Camp Billy Joe gates open. Welcome to the 2017 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 17 |
| 8:00 AM |
Breakfast served. |
| 11:00AM-1:00PM |
Registration desk open. |
| 12:00 Noon |
Lunch served. |
| 4:30PM-5:30PM |
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 18 |
| 8:00 AM |
Breakfast served. |
| 11:00AM-1:00PM |
Registration desk open. |
| 12:00 Noon |
Lunch served. |
| 5:00PM-5:30PM |
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 19 |
| 8:00 AM |
Breakfast served. |
| 11:30AM-12:30PM |
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! |
| 5:00PM-5:30PM |
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 20 |
| 8:00 AM |
Breakfast served. |
| 11:30AM-12:30PM |
Registration desk open. |
| 12:00 Noon |
Lunch served. |
| 1:30 PM |
"Optics: How and Why I Do What I Do" - Mike Lockwood - Philo, IL |
| 2:30 PM |
"Nightvision Used in Amateur Astronomy" - Mike Lockwood - Philo, IL |
| 3:30 PM |
"Radio Astronomy for the Uninitiated" - Terry Trees - New Kensington, PA |
| 5:00PM-5:30PM |
Registration desk open. |
| 5:00 PM |
Dinner served. |
| 7:00 PM |
"Sacred Equinox" - Scott Monahan - Steamboat Springs, CO |
| 9:00 PM |
Gate closed - Lights out - Observe! |
| 10:00 PM |
Cosmic Cafe opens - Closes at 2:00 AM |
| Thursday, September 21 |
| 8:00 AM |
Breakfast served. |
| 11:30AM-12:30PM |
Registration desk open. |
| 12:00 Noon |
Lunch served. |
| 1:30 PM |
"Managing the Astrophotography Process" - Craig Smith - Pittsburgh, PA |
| 2:30 PM |
"Imaging" - Josh Smith - N Point, FL |
| 3:30 PM |
"My Journey in Astrophotography" - Jonathan Talbot - Ocean Springs, MS |
| 5:00PM-5:30PM |
Registration desk open. |
| 5:00 PM |
Dinner served. |
| 7:00 PM |
"A Ride Through the Sky: Popularizing and Teaching Astronomy in Brazil" - Marcelo Souza - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 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 22 |
| 8:00 AM |
Breakfast served. |
| 11:30AM-12:30PM |
Registration desk open. |
| 12:00 Noon |
Lunch served. |
| 1:30 PM |
"NASA Night Sky Network" - David Prosper - Richmond, CA |
| 2:30 PM |
"Designing & Building a 12" Travel Scope" - W. Alan Scott - Albuquerque, NM |
| 3:30 PM |
"The Strasbourg Astronomical Data Center" - Ed Wiley - Georgetown, TX |
| 5:00PM-5:30PM |
Registration desk open. |
| 5:00 PM |
Dinner served. |
| 5:45 PM |
"Leave Camp BJ for the Autumnal Solar Equinox viewing at the Anubis Caves" Phil
Leonard, Kamas, UT presiding. (Supper will begin at 4:30 for Equinox attendees, Equinox
begins at 6:30) |
| 9:00 PM |
Gate closed - Lights out - Observe! |
| 10:00 PM |
Cosmic Cafe opens - Closes at 2:00 AM |
| Saturday, September 23 |
| 8:00 AM |
Breakfast served. |
| 11:30AM-12:30PM |
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 |
"The Open Cluster Story" - Phil Fleming - Albuquerque, NM |
| 3:30 PM |
"Cosmology" - Dee Friesen - Albuquerque, NM |
| 5:00PM-5:30PM |
Registration desk open. |
| 5:00 PM |
Dinner served. |
| 7:00 PM |
"Discarded Worlds: Astronomical Ideas that were Almost Correct" - Br. Guy Consolmagno - Tucson, AZ |
| 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, September 24 |
| 10:00 AM |
Must be vacated from the camp ground. Thanks for coming and we'll see you at Okie-Tex 2018!! October 6 - October 14, 2018 |
