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December 31, 2008 - January 5, 2009 


GALILEO'S LEGACY
A celebration of small telescopes
and astronomical research
four centuries later
Photo Galleries from past Hawaii Conferences

Makaha Resort 
Waianae, Oahu, Hawaii

Inaugural Speaker: Susana Deustua
Space Telescope Science Institute
SNAP (SuperNova / Acceleration Probe) Collaboration

Keynote Speaker: Arne Henden
Director of the AAVSO

 Luau Speaker: Richard Berry
    
Former Editor of Astronomy
Author of
The Handbook of Image Processing

 

                                Conference Schedule

Dec 31  Registration, Dessert Reception, Opening Evening

Jan 1  Telescope Optics, CCDs & Imaging, & Visual Dble Stars

Jan 2  Telescope Structure, Spectroscopy, & Solar Astronomy

Jan 3  Relax and Refocus - Day Off, Evening Luau & Speaker
            
                              & Skynet Remote Observational Session

Jan 4  Telescope Controls, Variable Stars, & Exoplanets

Jan 5  Observatories, Eclipsing Binaries, & Asteroids 

Jan 5  Aloha Buffet and Closing Presentations

  Post-Conference - Optional Mauna Kea & Big Island Tours

Conference Participants will have a chance to win a Celestron 8" telescope compliments of Celestron, LLC