The Program of Events
We have endeavored to create an exciting program that looks at the telscope, its history, development and its future.
For a detailed list of the events at NCRAL 2010, view our Schedule of Events.
We have arranged several exciting activities for attendees who can join us on Friday.
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Challenger Center for Space Science Education will hold missions for attendees of NCRAL 2010.
At a Challenger Learning Center, students fly simulated space missions. The Learning Centers
offer students the next best thing to actual space flight with a Mission Control room designed
after NASA Johnson Space Center and an orbiting space station.
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Voyage to Mars will be held on Friday evening
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Micronauts, a special mission for parents and children, will be offered on Saturday during the NCRAL meeting.
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Retro-Astronomy will be celebrated in honor of the TCAA's 50 year of amateur astronomy
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The ISU Planetarium will hold a special program, Encounter the Night.
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Normal Theater will hold a special viewing of a vintage, 1950s sci-fi movie.
An Astrophotography Contest will showcase your beautiful images of the night sky.