20th
Indiana Family Star Party
2023
PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Tuesday
3:00 PM
Event opens
9:13 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
9:12 PM
Sunset
Dusk until dawn
Observing
Friday
10:00 AM
Registration booth opens
10:00 AM- noon
Brunch at the Lodge.
11:30 AM -noon
Swap meet at the Rotary Picnic Shelter.
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
5:00 PM
Sky Trekker Judges' meeting at the Lodge
6:00 - 7:30 PM
Swap meet at food and picnic shelter.
6:00 PM - Midnight
Hay wagon (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-Round Table
7:45 PM
Sky Trekker/Sky Trekker Adult sign-up cut off time.
8:00 PM
Sky Trekker/Sky Trek Adult Launch Meeting at the Nature Center. Free ice cream treats & prize drawings after completion!
8:30 PM
"What's Up" - Beginning Astronomy Workshop with John Molt.  Meet outside north door of Nature Center.
9:11 PM
Sunset
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.
11:30 AM -Noon
Swap meet at food and picnic shelter.
12:00 PM
Group photo at the Rotary Shelter
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
Dr. Kleinhaus - Preparing for a Total Solar Eclipse.
5:50 PM
Close of raffle.
6:00 PM - midnight
Hay wagon ("Space Shuttle") runs parking loop
6:00 PM
Awards and door prizes in the Nature Center.
7:00 PM
Prairie grass nature walk starting outside northwest corner of the Nature Center.
8:30 PM
What's Up - Beginning Astronomy Workshop with John Molt.  Meet outside north door of Nature Center.
9:10 PM
Sunset
9:45 PM
Observing field closes to non-emergency traffic
10:00 PM
Movies 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.
Swap Meet: 11:30am-12 noon and 6:00pm-7:30 Friday and Saturday, at the picnic shelter north of the Nature Center. An extra table will be set up for this since the picnic shelter will also be used for the food vendor.
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.