RocheStar Fest

We had a great RocheStarFest 2011 !

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RochestarFest 2011 Images

Here are some great images from this years RocheStarFest 2011 !

We had a great time this year at RSF 2011 !
It's always nice to meet up with friends and family old and new and just enjoy the site at Ionia as it plays host to a day full of activities.
Missed out this year ?
Enjoy this gallery of images and make plans for next year !

- We had a real live meteorite hunt with a metal detector on the hill behind the roll-offs ...

- Tried to contact friendly aliens and enjoyed the deck

Dug up some ancient bones . .

- Launched a whole bunch of helium ballons with our e-mail address attached and waited for door prize winners !

- Big crowd for the door prizes

The registration and silent auction crew hard at work ! Everyone gathers for dinner under the big tent !

Lift - Off ! . . . Bob Mcgovern ponders the princepals of flight ...

Dr. Judith Piper regaled us with the latest discoveries in IR deep space exploration !

2010 RocheStarFest

Group photo from RochestarFest 2010 by Peter Blackwood.

Chuck Spoelhof and brother John - The main speaker at RochestarFest 2010.

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2009 Starfest

Group photo by Peter Blackwood.

Al Russell's shot of the dinner tent during the outstanding lecture by Professor Eric Mamajek.

2009 Starfest information

The 2009 Starfest will be held July 17-18 at Ionia. Friday evening will feature several short talks followed by observing if clear. Saturday afternoon, there will be several short talks by members and guests, silent auction, Members Reception, and a Barbecue Dinner cooked on site. After dinner will be our featured speaker Prof. Eric Mamajek, University of Rochester Dept. of Physics and Astronomy. The title of his talk is 'The Exo-Planetary Zoo. Camping is available both Friday and Saturday nights but facilities are basic and no trailer hookups are available.

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