| Friday | Introduction and Welcome | Professor John Hearnshaw |
| Overview of dark sky places and astro-tourism in New Zealand | Nalayini Davies |
| Guided visit to Mt John Observatory (weather permitting) | Professor John Hearnshaw and Alan Gilmore |
| Astro-tour stargazing - practical training (weather permitting) | Gareth Davies & Alan Gilmore |
| Saturday | Coordinates and time in astronomy | Professor John Hearnshaw |
| Our place in the Universe | Nalayini Davies |
| Principal objects to look at for astro-tourists | Alan Gilmore |
| How binoculars and telescopes work and how to use a telescope | John Drummond |
| Deep field astro-photography | John Drummond |
| Astro-tour stargazing - practical training (weather permitting) | Gareth Davies & Alan Gilmore |
| Sunday | Naming of stars and celestial objects | Professor John Hearnshaw |
| Wide field astro-photography and time-lapse videos | Fraser Gunn |
| Notes for astro-tour guides | Alan Gilmore |
| Useful books, publications and software for night sky guides | Professor John Hearnshaw & Nalayini Davies |
