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Galileo’s Legacy: Small Telescopes and Astronomical Research Final Agenda Wednesday, December 31st Conference Launch 5:00-6:00 Registration, informal discussions, and social hour (Makaha Resort Lobby & Pumana Lounge) 6:00-8:00 Special buffet dinner available in Makaha Resort Kaiona Restaurant - $29.95 per person (Not included in registration, suggest you make advance reservations – 1-866-576-6447) Serving: beef, ham, and turkey, salad bar, fresh vegetables, mashed potatoes, yams, & rice, crab legs & shrimp, pecan pie & other deserts. 8:00-8:15 Welcomes/Announcements by Russ Genet, Jo Johnson, and Cheryl Genet 8:15-9:15 Inaugural Talk by Susana Deustua In Galileo's Footsteps: Small Telescopes, Astronomers, and the IYA 2009 9:15-12:15 Informal discussions and drinks on the dining terrace as well as viewing valley fireworks Pumana Lounge is open until the wee hours Kaala Boys Band plays until 1230: Kechi ukulele, Keles bass, and Kaluauli drums
Thursday, January 1st Telescope Control and Mirror Developments 8:30-8:40 Announcements Jo Johnson and Cheryl Genet 8:40-9:00 Russ Genet Intermediate Aperture Alt-Az Telescope Development Program 9:00-9:20 Dan Gray Direct Drive Axial Flux Motors 9:20-9:40 Dan Gray Brushless DC Telescope Controller 9:40-10:00 Kiran Shah Epoxy Spin-Cast Mirrors 10:00-10:30 Mid-morning break (Coffee and Tea) 10:30-10:45 Andrew Aurigema Acrylic Plastic Mirrors for Hyper-Fast 3-D Telescopes 10:45-11:00 Andrew Aurigema Vacuum Deposition Coating of Non-Traditional Mirror Materials 11:00-11:20 Andrew Aurigema Foam Glass Sandwich Mirrors 11:20-11:40 David Davis Hogging with Heat: Kiln Forming Saggital Depth Curves in Thin Plate Glass 11:40-12:00 David Davis Composite Mirrors, Pushing the Envelope 12:00-4:00 Lunch Time (no host) & siesta/beach/informal discussions 4:00-5:30 Workshop Alt-Az Telescope Development 5:30-6:00 Social Time Pumana Lounge (no host) 6:00-8:00 Dinner Time Makaha Resort or local restaurants (no host) 8:00-9:00 Arne Henden Keynote Talk: Variable Star Observing for Fun and Profit 9:00-10:00 Pau hana Informal discussions on the dining terrace
Friday, January 2nd Solar Research, Remote Observatories, and Chandra 8:30-8:40 Russ Genet, Jo Johnson, and Cheryl Genet - Two New Astronomy Books 8:40-9:00 Sara Martin Solar Prominence Research Using Small Telescopes 9:00-9:20 Alexander Wen An Investigation of Exceptions to the Hemispheric Pattern of Chirality of Solar Prominences and Related Features 9:20-9:40 Tom Smith Dark Ridge Observatory Overview 9:40-10:00 Tom Smith Remote Observing for Students 10:00-10:30 Mid morning break (Coffee and Tea) 10:30-10:50 Robert Rea Regent Lane Observatory 10:50-11:10 Kevin Ivarsen Skynet and PROMPT: Overview of a Global Telescope Network 11:10-11:40 Donna Young The Chandra X-ray Satellite and AAVSO Education Outreach Initiative 11:40-12:00 Terry Matilsky DS9 Image Analysis Software 12:00-12:20 Doug Lombardi Decoding Starlight and Imaging 12:20-3:30 Lunch Time (no host) & siesta/beach/informal discussions 3:30-5:30 Workshop Chandra 5:30-6:00 Social Time Pumana Lounge (no host) 6:00-8:00 Dinner Time Makaha Resort or local restaurants (no host) 8:00-9:00 Tom Johnson Historical Talk: The Schmidt Corrector and the Founding of Celestron 9:00-10:00 Pau hana Informal discussions on the dining terrace
Saturday, January 3rd Day off, Luau, and Remote Double Star Observing 5:30-6:00 Social Time Poolside at the Nalu Grill 6:00-8:00 Dinner Luau Buffet & Door Prizes Drawing (Poolside at the Nalu Grill) 8:00-8:05 Megan Hoffman Short Story: The Demotion of Pluto 8:05-9:00 Richard Berry Luau Talk: Galileo Meets Babbage: The Evolution of Data in Astronomical Science (Pokai Room) 9:00-??? Pau hana Skynet remote observing and informal discussions on the terrace
Sunday, January 4th Research as Education, Instruments, and Science 8:30-8:50 Russ Genet Astronomical Research as Undergraduate & High School Education 8:50-9:10 Jo Johnson Fall 2008 Astronomy Research Seminar at Cuesta College 9:10-9:30 Arne Henden Recent Variable Stars of Interest 9:30-9:50 Matt Beaky Pulsating Stars in Eclipsing Binary Systems 9:50-10:10 Alan Holmes apabilities and Limitations of Amateur Spectroscopy 10:10-10:40 Mid morning break (Coffee and Tea) 10:40-11:00 Danyal Medley Small Telescope Developments at Celestron 1:00-11:20 Kent Clark Introduction to Visual Double Stars 11:20-11:40 Kent Clark Measurement of the Proper Motion of ENG 7B - A Student Project 11:40-12:00 Bob Nelson Spectroscopy for Eclipsing Binary Light Curve Analysis 12:00-12:30 Doug Simons Gemini and Tech Transfer 12:30-4:00 Lunch Time (no host) & siesta/beach/informal discussions 4:00-5:30 Workshop Advanced Technologies and Tech Transfer from Larger t Smaller Telescopes 5:30-6:00 Social Time Pumana Lounge (no host) 6:00-8:00 Dinner Time Makaha Resort or local restaurants (no host) 8:00-9:00 Alan Holmes Keynote Talk: Two Decades of SBIG CCD Cameras 9:00-10:00 Pau Hana Informal discussions on the dining terrace
Monday, January 5th Science and Special Talks 8:30-8:40 Announcements Jo Johnson 8:40-9:00 Arne Henden Near IR Photometry 9:00-9:20 Dan Gray Automation of the SSP4 9:20-9:40 Tom Johnson Optical Testing 9:40-10:00 Terrance Redding How Amateur Astronomers Learn: Engaging High Self-Directed Learners in Astronomy 10:00-10:30 Mid morning break (Coffee and Tea) 10:30-11:00 Scott Degenhardt Introduction to Occultations 11:00-11:20 Scott Degenhardt Multi-Station Occultation Observing with Galileo Sized Optical Systems 11:20-11:40 Bob Buchheim PSF-Matching for Measuring Close Double Stars 11:40-12:00 Richard Berry The new Magnitude Measurement Tool in AIP4Win 12:00-4:00 Lunch Time (no host) & siesta/beach/informal discussions 4:00-5:30 Workshop Science Research and Education 5:30-6:00 Social Time Pumana Lounge (no host) 6:00-8:00 Dinner Aloha Buffet (Poolside at the Nalu Grill) 8:00-8:05 Megan Hoffman Short Story: Titan: Mission Gone Boom! 8:05-9:00 Bob Buchheim Aloha Talk: The Evidence of Things Not Seen (Pokai Room) 9:00-10:00 Pau hana Final aloha discussions on the dining terrace Have a pleasant trip to back to the mainland or to Hilo!
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