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The 2nd HEA Wkshp for Amateur Astronomers
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Sponsored by:
American Association of Variable Star Observers
(AAVSO)
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NASA-Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
Waikoloa Beach, HI
July 4-5, 2002
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PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE
Thursday, July 4, 2002: Day 1
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9:00 am - 9:50 am
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“Overview of Detector Principles and a Short History of High-Energy Astrophysics”
Gerald Fishman
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9:50 am - 10:40 am
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“Gamma-Ray Bursts”
Charles Meegan
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10:40 am - 11:10 am
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coffee break
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11:10 am - 12:00 pm
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“Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows and Hosts”
James Rhoads
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12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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lunch break
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2:00 pm - 2:50 pm
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“Neutron Stars - Magnetars”
Chryssa Kouveliotou
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2:50 pm - 3:40 pm
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“The Sun - Our Nearest Star”
Mitzi Adams
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3:40 pm - 4:10 pm
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coffee break
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4:10 pm - 5:00 pm
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“High-Energy Astrophysics Highlights”
Frederik Paerels
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5:00 pm - 5:50 pm
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“Highlights from the Keck Telescope”
Frederic Chaffee
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Friday, July 5, 2002: Day 2
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9:00 am - 9:50 am
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“Review of Cataclysmic Variables and Related Objects”
Makoto Uemura
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9:50 am - 10:40 am
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“Cataclysmic Variables in the AAVSO Observing Program”
Janet Mattei
Kerri Malatesta
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10:40 am - 11:10 am
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coffee break
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11:10 am - 12:00 pm
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“Multiwavelength Observations of Cataclysmic
Variables from XMM-Newton”
France Cordova
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12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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lunch break
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2:00 pm - 2:50 pm
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“Observations of Polars by Chandra and the AAVSO”
Steve Howell
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2:50 pm - 3:40 pm
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“Gamma-rays and Blazars: More Work
for Variable Star Observers”
Gordon Spear
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3:40 pm - 4:10 pm
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coffee break
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4:10 pm - 5:00 pm
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“Hands-On Activities on High Energy Astrophysics”
Chris Foster
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5:00 pm - 5:50 pm
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Panel Discussion
“Observing GRB Afterglows and
Disseminating Information on HEA”
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