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 Galileo's Legacy
AGENDA

Bring your family and friends. Participant's guests are welcome at
social events, tours, & activities throughout the conference.

                 Pre-Conference   Come early- enjoy pre-conference camaraderie and sightseeing
                                              Explore Land, Sea, and Air (Day)       
               Opening Evening    E Komo Mai (Welcome) 
Wednesday, December 31   Registration, Welcomes, & Inaugural Speaker - Susanna Deustua
                                    Part One   
         Thursday, January 1    Telescope Optics, CCDs & Imaging, and Visual Double Stars
                                               Keynote Speaker - Arne Henden
              Friday, January 2    Telescope Structures, Spectroscopy, and Solar Astronomy
                                               Plenary Speakers - Tom Johnson and Alan Holmes
                     Intermission    Relax and Refocus   
         Saturday, January 3    Day Off - Luau Buffet and Luau Speaker - Richard Berry
                                                          Observational Session via remote telescope in Chile provided by Kevin Ivarsen,
                                                  the Chief Software Engineer of Skynet Robotic Telescope Network 

                           Part Two   
            Sunday, January 4    Telescope Controls, Variable Stars, and Exoplanets
                                              Plenary Speakers  Robert Buchheim and Dirk Terrell
           Monday, January 5    Observatories, Eclipsing Binaries, and Asteroids
                                              Aloha Buffet and Closing Summary
              Post-Conference    Optional Mauna Kea & Big Island Tours

                                                   Conference Schedule
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Wednesday
Dec. 31, 2008

Thursday, January 1
2009

Friday January 2

Saturday  Jan 3

Sunday, January 4

Monday, January 5

  8:30-              
 10:30

Arrival

1-Topical Overviews I

Plenary Presentations

3-Topical Overviews II

Plenary Presentations

Day Off

5-Topical Overviews III

Plenary Presentations

7-Topical Overviews IV

Plenary Presentations

 

Posters & Exhibits Break  I

Posters & Exhibits Break  II

Posters & Exhibits Break  III

Posters & Exhibits Break IV

11:00- 
12:00

2-Special Focus I

(Parallel)

 

    a. Observatories

    b. CCDs & Imaging

    c. Variable Stars

4-Special Focus II

(Parallel)

 

 a. Telescope Optics

 b. Visual Doubles

 c. Eclipsing Binaries

6-Special Focus III

(Parallel)

 

   a. Telescope Controls

    b. Solar Astronomy

    c. Exoplanets

8-Special Focus IV

(Parallel)

 

a. Telescope Structures

b. Spectroscopy

c. Asteroids

  1:00-5:00

Free Time

or
Informally Organized Lunch, Afternoon, and/or Dinner Discussions

Free Time
or
Informally Organized
Lunch, Afternoon, and/or
Dinner Discussions


Free Time

or
Informally Organized
Lunch, Afternoon, and/or
Dinner Discussions

Free Time
or
Informally Organized
Lunch  and/or
Afternoon Discussions

  5:00- 
6:00

 

Registration (5:00)

and Social Time

Social Time (5:00)
Luau Buffet (5:30
Entertainment

Social Time (5:00)

Aloha Buffet (6:00)

 8:00-  9:00

Welcomes

Inaugural Speaker
 Susana Deustua

Keynote Speaker
Arne Henden

Plenary Presentations
Tom Johnson
Alan Holmes

Luau Speaker

Richard Berry

Skynet Romote Observational Session

Plenary Presentations
Robert Buchheim
Dirk Terrell

Plenary Presentation

Closing Summary
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Shaded Areas indicate meals and activities where those accompanying conference participants are welcome.
  This agenda is preliminary and will be adjusted as the conference evolves.

 

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!