Tom Hoffelder


Tom Hoffelder has been an avid amateur astronomer for 37 years and is an accomplished deep space observer. He has managed to hone his skills while living in such diverse places as Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida, Oklahoma, California and even Connecticut. He is acknowledged as one of the first to realize the possibility of observing all of the Messier objects in one night.

Carolyn Moore

Caroline became interested in astronomy at the age of 10, when she got her first telescope. Since then, she has volunteered her time working with children, in her community, to help them better understand space and astronomy. In April 2008, Caroline joined the Puckett Supernova Search Team. She found her first supernova, sn2008ha, in UGC 12682, just eight months later at the age of 14, it is a type 1a-p supernova and the least luminous supernova ever observed.

Activites for the weekend

Friday Afternoon

4pm Gates open,

Friday Dusk

7pm -8pm Dinner

8pm Carolyn Moore

9pm Observing begins

Saturday Morning

7:30am Gates open

8:00- 9:00 am Breakfast

9:00am CSP Store opens

10:30am Tom Hoffelder

Saturday Afternoon

12 - 1pm Lunch

1pm Bob Berman

4:15pm CSP Group Photograph

4:45 - 5:15pm Kid's Door Prize

5:15 - 6pm Adult Raffle

6 - 7pm Dinner

Saturday Dusk

8pm Observing begins

10pm CSP Main gate closed

Sunday Morning

7:30-8:30am Breakfast

11am CSP close / departure