21st
Indiana Family Star Party
2024
PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Tuesday
3:00 PM
Event opens
9:12 PM
Sunset
Dusk until dawn
Observing
Wednesday
9:12 PM
Sunset
Dusk until dawn
Observing
Thursday
3:00 PM
Registration booth opens at Nature Center
5:15 PM
Volunteer dinner at lodge
9:11 PM
Sunset
Dusk until dawn
Observing
Friday
10:00 AM
Registration booth opens in the Nature Center.
10:00 AM- noon
Brunch at the Lodge.
11:30 AM -noon
Swap meet at the Rotary Picnic Shelter.
2:00 PM - 4:00
Solar observing at the south-east corner of the Nature Center. IAS will be bringing their 100mm Lunt!
4:00 PM - 10:00
Registration at Gate (by Day parking Entrance).

Single Day admission opens.
5:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Astro Grill open
6:00 - 7:30 PM
Swap meet at food and picnic shelter.
6:00 PM - Midnight
Haywagon (Space Shuttle) runs parking lot loop.
6:30 PM
Ice Cream Social in front of the Nature Center.
7:00 PM
IFSP orientation and Astro-Roundtable by Nature Center
8:30 PM
"What's Up" - Beginning Astronomy Workshop.  Meet outside north door of Nature Center.
9:10 PM
Sunset
9:30 PM
Constellations for Kids at the Galileo Gallery
9:45 PM
Observing Field closes to non-emergency traffic
Dusk till dawn
Observing
Saturday
1:00 AM
Astro Grill suggested closing time.
9:00 AM
Astro Grill opens
10:00 AM
Registration booth opens
10:30 AM
Astro-Quiz at Nature Center.
We'll go through the answers following completion of the quiz.
11:30 AM -Noon
Swap meet at food and picnic shelter.
12:00 PM
Group photo at the playground.
12:15 PM
Silent Auction starts in Nature Center birdwatching area.
12:55 PM
Introductory welcome, updates and orientation at Nature Center.
1:00-2:00 PM
2:30 - 3:30 PM
4:00 - 5:00 PM
5:45 PM
Close of raffle.

Silent Auction bidding ends.
6:00 PM - midnight
Hay wagon ("Space Shuttle") runs parking loop
6:00 PM
Awards and door prizes in the Nature Center.
7:30 PM
Prairie grass nature walk starting outside northwest corner of the Nature Center.
8:30 PM
"What's Up" - Beginning Astronomy Workshop.  Meet outside north door of Nature Center.
9:09 PM
Sunset
9:45 PM
Observing field closes to non-emergency traffic
10:00 PM
Link Observatory LIVE STREAMING their 85th anniversary of first light at the Nature Center.
dusk till dawn
Observing
Sunday
1:00 AM
Astro Grill suggested closing time
8:00 to 10:30 AM
Astro Grill open
Noon
Event closes
Astro Quiz: The Astro-Quiz at 10:30 am Saturday in the Nature Center.

Note:  The Bird Watch area at the south end of the Nature Center is available on Friday after the brunch if you have images, artwork, or telescopes/equipment you’d like to exhibit for general appreciation.  On Saturday, this area will host the Silent  Auction.
All Night Long: Stargazing. And if it clouds up, or you just need a break, space related movies will be showing all night long (Fri-Sat only) in the Nature Center. Free coffee and hot chocolate will be available from 10 pm till midnight (Fri-Sat only).  Also, if it’s cloudy, check out the Cloudy Night Campfire at the Bluebird Campsite.