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The 91st Spring Meeting of the AAVSO and the 2nd HEA Wkshp for Amateur Astronomers
 Held on the picture perfect Big Island of Hawaii, the 91st Spring Meeting of the AAVSO and the 2nd High-Energy Astrophysics Workshop for Amateur Astronomers were both great successes. Many thanks to all who were involved in sponsoring and organizing this very unique weeklong event. We kicked up our heels at a luau, visited telescopes at the summit of Mauna Kea, and even saw red-hot lava! The HEA Workshop was packed with interesting and informative presentations. It was also a joy to see so many new faces! We hope to see many of you in attendance at the upcoming 91st Annual Meeting in Somerville, MA.
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Powerpoint Presentations Received from the Meeting:
- Makoto Uemura - "Review of Cataclysmic Variables: Unification Model for Various Types of Variations"
- Rodney Howe - "Detecting Cosmic Rays Coming into our Atmosphere with the Help of Clustering Statistics" and Howe.gif
- Nick Kaiser - "Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Current State of Cosmology"
- Mario E. Motta - "Calculating the Total Photon Flux from Luminous Events"
- Albert Zijlstra - "Evolution and Instability in Mira Variables" (pdf format)
- Orville H. Brettman - "Standstill Behavior in the Light Curve of UZ Serpentis"
- Mitzy Adams - "The Sun - Our Closest Star"
- Powerpoint presentation, fusion.avi, sunspot.mpg, geiger.wav, huge.mpg, magmovie.avi, skylab.mpg, sunnew.wav, trace_images.doc
- Kevin Marvel - "Chemistry Near Evolved Stars via mm Interferometry"
- Gerald Fishman - "Overview of Detector Principles and a Short History of High-Energy Astrophysics"
- Janet Mattei and Kerri Malatesta - "Cataclysmic Variables in the AAVSO Observing Program"
- John Pazmino - "Street Stars"
- James Rhoads - "Gamma Ray Burst Afterglows and Host Galaxies"
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Sunday, June 30
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| 5:30pm - 8:30pm |
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Evening Luau |
Luau Grounds |
Monday, July 1st
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| 6:30am - 7:00am |
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“Astro” Tai Chi |
Volcano Grounds |
| 8:00am - 9:00am |
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continental breakfast |
Alii Foyer |
| 9:00am - 10:30am |
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AAVSO Membership Meeting |
Alii I &II |
| 10:30am - 11:00am |
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coffee break |
Alii Foyer |
| 11:00am - 12:00pm |
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Town Meeting (discussion on charts) |
Alii I & II |
| 11:00am - 12:00pm |
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TOPS Teachers’ Workshop with Chris Foster titled: “Hands-On Activities on HEA” |
Lehua III |
| 12:00pm - 2:00pm |
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lunch break |
(on own) |
| 2:00pm - 6:30pm |
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AAVSO Scientific Paper Session #1 |
Alii I & II |
| 3:40pm - 4:10pm |
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coffee break |
Alii Foyer |
| 8:00pm - 9:00pm |
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Public Lecture by Karen Meech "Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy of Ancient Hawaii” |
Luau Grounds |
| 9:00pm - 10:30pm |
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Public Stargazing |
Luau Grounds |
Tuesday, July 2nd
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| 6:30am - 7:00am |
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“Astro” Tai Chi |
Volcano Grounds |
| 8:00am - 9:00am |
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continental breakfast |
Alii Foyer |
| 9:00am - 12:00pm |
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AAVSO Scientific Paper Session #2 |
Alii I &II |
| 10:40am - 11:00am |
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coffee break |
Alii Foyer |
| 12:00pm - 1:30pm |
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lunch break |
(on own) |
| 1:30pm - 2:00pm |
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Pre-Tour Briefing |
Alii III |
| 2:00pm - 10:00 pm |
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Tour of Local Area |
(off site) |
Wednesday, July 3rd
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| 7:45am - 3:30pm |
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Group 1 - Tour of Mauna Kea |
(off site) |
| 10:00am - 5:45pm |
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Group 2 - Tour of Mauna Kea |
(off site) |
| 7:30pm - 10:00 pm |
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HEA Workshop Reception Dinner |
Paniolo Ocean Terrace |
Thursday, July 4th
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| 6:30am - 7:00am |
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“Astro” Tai Chi |
Volcano Grounds |
| 8:00am - 9:00am |
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continental breakfast |
Alii Foyer |
| 9:00am - 6:00pm |
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HEA Workshop Day 1 |
Alii I &II |
| 10:30am - 11:00am |
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coffee break |
Alii Foyer |
| 12:00pm - 2:00pm |
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lunch break |
(on own) |
| 3:30pm - 4:00pm |
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coffee break |
Alii Foyer |
| 7:30pm - 10:00pm |
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4th of July Barbeque |
Luau Grounds |
Friday, July 5th
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| 6:30am - 7:00am |
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“Astro” Tai Chi |
Volcano Grounds |
| 8:00am - 9:00am |
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continental breakfast |
Alii Foyer |
| 9:00am - 6:00pm |
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HEA Workshop Day 2 |
Alii I &II |
| 10:30am - 11:00am |
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coffee break |
Alii Foyer |
| 12:00pm - 2:00pm |
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lunch break |
(on own) |
| 3:30pm - 4:00pm |
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coffee break |
Alii Foyer |
| 7:00pm - 7:45pm |
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Pre-Banquet Cash Bar |
Paniolo Ocean Terrace |
| 7:45pm - 9:00pm |
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Closing Banquet |
Alii II & III |
| 9:00pm - 11:00pm |
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Awards Presentationsand Special Guest Lecture by Nick Kaiser |
Alii II & III |
Saturday, July 6th
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| 6:30am - 7:00am |
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“Astro” Tai Chi |
Volcano Grounds |
| 8:00am - 4:30pm |
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Volcano Park Tour |
(off site) |
| 4:30pm - 7:15pm |
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Volcano Tour participants not continuing on to Mauna Kea return to hotel. |
| 4:30pm - 11:00pm |
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Sunset and Observing at Mauna Kea |
(off site) |
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