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Schedule of Activities
| Sunday March 23 - OzSky 2025 Official Opening Night | ||
| 16:30 | Check-in: Arrive on-site and check-in at OzSky | Everyone |
| 17:30 | Welcome & Introduction to OzSky 2025 | Lachlan MacDonald |
| 19:30 | Southern Sky Orientation & Guided Sky Tours | Vello Tabur |
| 20:00 | Dark Out: Free-Range Observing Commences | Lachlan & Vello |
| Monday March 24 - Group Photo + OzSky BBQ Night | ||
| 10:00 | Shooting Stars Part I: "Nightscapes - A Journey into Darkness" | Andrew Murrell |
| 13:00 | How to Align and Use the Argo Navis™ | Matt Bielski |
| 14:30 | Ladies of the Night | Donna Burton |
| 16:00 | Unlocking the Universe: Advances in Plate Solving on a Dob with eFinder Lite | Bob Rose |
| 17:30 | Group Photo: Please wear your new OzSky T-Shirt | Andrew Murrell |
| 18:00 | BBQ Dinner: OzSky Welcome Dinner (Free Aussie BBQ) | All Welcome |
| 19:30 | Southern Sky Orientation & Guided Sky Tours | Vello Tabur |
| 20:00 | Dark Out: Free-Range Observing Commences | Vello & David |
| Tuesday March 25 | ||
| 10:00 | Shooting Stars Part II: Processing your Astro-Images | Andrew Murrell |
| 13:00 | Horror Objects and How to Observe Them | Andrew Murrell |
| 14:30 | Intensity Interferometry and the Birth of Quantum Optics | Tom Mozdzen |
| 16:00 | Indigenous Astronomy | Donna Burton |
| 20:00 | Dark Out: Free-Range Observing Commences | David & Andrew |
| 19:30 | Southern Sky Orientation & Guided Sky Tours | Vello Tabur |
| 20:30 | OzSky Trivia Quiz: Test Your Knowledge | Lachlan MacDonald |
| Wednesday March 26 | ||
| 11:00 | Cosmic Journeys: An Astronomer's Travel Log | Matt Bielski |
| 13:00 | Blowing Bubbles: A Talk on Wolf Rayet Stars | Andrew Murrell |
| 14:30 | Navigating the Universe with "Deep Sky Orienteering" | Vello Tabur |
| 16:00 | Experiment to Detect Global Epoch-of-Reionization Signature | Tom Mozdzen |
| 19:30 | All About Globular Clusters | Jim Fordice |
| 20:45 | SeeStar Demonstration | Greg Marino |
| 19:30 | Southern Sky Orientation & Guided Sky Tours | Vello Tabur |
| 20:00 | Dark Out: Free-Range Observing Commences | Andrew & Bob |
| Thursday March 27 - Optional Guided Observatory Tours (Bookings Required) | ||
| 10:00 | Guided Tour of the Siding Spring via David Allen Trail | Tour Operator |
| 12:00 | Guided Tour of the UK Schmidt & iTelescope Facility | Tour Operator |
| 14:00 | Guided Tour of the 3.9m Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) | Tour Operator |
| 16:00 | The Hector Galaxy Survey | Tom Woodrow, ANU |
| 19:30 | Observing Variable Stars | Greg Halac |
| 20:30 | The NGC / IC Project | Steve Gottlieb |
| 19:30 | Southern Sky Orientation & Guided Sky Tours | Vello Tabur |
| 20:00 | Dark Out: Free-Range Observing Commences | Bob & Matt |
| Friday March 28 | ||
| 11:00 | Mount Stromlo Observatory and Canberra Bushfires of 2003 | David Batagol |
| 13:00 | Cosmic Alchemy: Unveiling the Secrets of Carbon Stars | Matt Bielski |
| 14:30 | Cosmic Scars: Meteorite Craters of Australia | Tony Buckley |
| 16:00 | Exploring the Small Magellanic Cloud | Andrew Murrell |
| 19:30 | Advanced Observing Projects | Steve Gottlieb |
| 20:30 | Stormscapes: The Art & Science of Storm Photography | Andrew Murrell |
| 19:30 | Southern Sky Orientation & Guided Sky Tours | Vello Tabur |
| 20:00 | Dark Out: Free-Range Observing Commences | All Volunteers |
| Saturday March 29 - Photo Competition + OzSky BBQ Night | ||
| 11:00 | The Rocket Man: Wernher von Braun and the Space Race | David Batagol |
| 13:00 | A Brief History of Australian Astronomy | Tony Buckley |
| 14:30 | Challenge Lists and Technology: Exploring the Cosmos with Digital Tools | Matt Bielski |
| 16:00 | The Discovery of Spiral Nebulae | Steve Gottlieb |
| 17:00 | People's Choice Photo Voting and OzSky Door Prizes | Everyone |
| 17:30 | BBQ Dinner: OzSky Farewell Dinner (Free Aussie BBQ Night) | All Welcome |
| 19:30 | LittleTime Observatory and the 22" SpicaEyes Telescope (Cancelled due to clear skies!) | Mark Bratton |
| 19:30 | Southern Sky Orientation & Guided Sky Tours | Vello Tabur |
| 20:00 | Dark Out: Free-Range Observing Commences | All Volunteers |
| Sunday March 30 - Travel Back to Sydney | ||
| 10:00 | Depart OzSky Star Safari | |
