BoBfest - The Regional Gathering of Amateur Astronomers
Saturday, January 27, 2024
West Wing Catawba Science Center, Hickory NC
Only 56 Days Until BoBfest 2024

BoBfest Schedule


Saturday - Visit our Exhibits Page for More Activities!

     8:15am - 4:00pm Main Event Room - Refreshments

     8:30am - 3:45pm Lobby - Doors Open for BoBfest Registration

     8:30am - 4:00pm Lobby Area - Door Prize Ticket Sales

     8:30am - 4:00pm Room 7 - Barre Spencer Astrophotography Contest

     8:30am - 4:00pm Room 8 - Vendors Open - BoBfest Marketplace

     8:30am - 4:00pm Room 8 - Swap Tables Open - BoBfest Marketplace

     9:30am - Main Event Room - Welcome and Club Announcements

     9:45am - 10:30am Main Event Room - The April 8 Total Solar Eclipse - Johnny Horne

     10:00am - 4:00pm Catawba Science Center - Aquarium, Planetarium, Science Hall, Exhibits

     10:00am - 1:00pm Room 1 - Family Science Events

     10:30am - Main Event Room - Club Announcements / Break

     10:45am - 11:30am Main Event Room - Public Outreach With Unistellar Telescopes - Joe Heafner

     11:30am - 12:45pm Front Parking Lot - Lunch Can Be Purchased Here from the Food Trucks

     11:30am - 1:00pm Outside - Solar Observing Weather Permitting - John ONeal and others

     11:30am - 12:45pm Various Locations - Lunch, Visit Vendors, Marketplace, CSC, Solar Observing

     12:45pm - Main Event Room - Club Announcements & Orientation to Afternoon Schedule

     1:00pm - 2:00pm Room 4 - Constellations and Star Lore for Beginners - Becca Brehm

     1:00pm - 2:00pm Room 5 - Simple Astrophotography and Image Modification With Your Smartphone - Brian Hissom

     1:00pm - 2:00pm Room 6 - Astrophotography Basics with Camera, Telescope, and Computer - Bill Griswold

     1:00pm - 2:00pm Room 9 - Table Top Talk - To Be Determined

     2:00pm - 2:15pm Main Event Room - Announcements / Break

     2:15pm - 3:15pm Room 4 - Meteorites and Meteor wrongs! - Anthony Love

     2:15pm - 3:15pm Room 5 - The Gayle H. Riggsbee Observatory - Dr Jim Gaiser and Rick Bassham

     2:15pm - 3:15pm Room 6 - Table Top Talk - To Be Determined

     4:00pm - Main Event Room - Awards, Announcements, Door Prize Drawings

     4:30pm - Main Event Room - Closing Remarks - BoB Eskridge