An ominous date for sure, so I need all the help I can get promoting these workshops:
philhart.com/workshops
The workshops are not about the gory details of deep sky astrophotography through a scope, and certainly not about CCD imaging. But they are for photographers who want to learn more about astronomy and the night sky and how to photograph it with just a tripod and a digital SLR. I can also lend you some nice gear for the workshops if you don't have your own DSLR/lenses etc.
if you're interested, feel free to message me.
Phil