Welcome to Las Cruces, home of New Mexico State University.
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Inside the classroom where most of the talks were presented.
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Neta Apple discusses her poster.
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Lynn Cominsky and Bruce Gary in conversation.
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Pebble Richwine and Melissa DeBenedetto enjoy some fresh air.
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Phil Plait, Lew Cook, Lynn Cominsky, Sarah Silva, and others taking a break.
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Tim Greaves gives a beginner's CCD workshop.
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Tim oversees the cookie cutter demonstration.
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Arne Henden gives an advanced CCD workshop.
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Phil Plait tells us the "Seven Ways A Black Hole Can Kill You".
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Jerry Fishman talks about current GRB theories.
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James Rhoads talks about GRB afterglows and theory.
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Aaron Price finishes his talk on HEN Results from 2000-2004.
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GRB Observing strategy Q/A with Arne, Arto, and Aaron.
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Gordon Spear talks about Blazars of our times.
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Phil Plait talks about the Global Telescope Network (GTN).
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Tim Greaves gives a talk.
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Grant Foster gives a workshop on AAVSO Data analysis tools.
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HEA attendees taking a break.
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Geza Gyuk talks about VERITAS and AGN light curves.
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A town hall discussion with the "peanut gallery": Arne Henden, Gordon Spear, and Sandeep Patel.
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Active observers Vance Petriew, Mike Simonsen, Michael Koppelman, and Richard Huziak.
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Suzanne Coholic and Sandeep Patel in conversation.
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Susan Oatney and Wayne Clark.
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Steve Howell talks about polars.
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Impromptu talk after lunch with AAVSO Director Arne Henden.
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Arne accepts a gift of a print signed by Clyde Tombaugh from New Mexico State University.
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Field trip to the Very Large Array (VLA).
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One of the 27 radio antennas at the VLA.
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Pamela Gay and Aaron Price at the VLA.
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Russ Genet talks about W UMa binaries.
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Mark B. Vincent introduces his poster.
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Matthew Templeton gives a talk about period changes in delta Scuti stars.
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Wayne Johnson talks about supernovae.
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Arne Henden shows a picture of the first telescope he used to observe.
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Dirk Terrell talks about Overcontact Binaries.
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Gary Emerson talks about the Small Telescope Science Program.
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David Levy talks about Clyde Tombaugh and TV Corvi.
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Clyde Tombaugh lived in Las Cruces with his family for the last 50 years of his life. His wife Patsy (pictured here) attended the meeting with David Levy.
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John Toone discusses the International Chart Working Group.
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Arto Oksanen talks about exoplanet observations at Nyrölä Observatory.
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Jerry D. Horne gives his talk on detecting stars in Globular Cluster NCG 6779.
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Pamela Gay helps you decide if IRAF is right for you.
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Bob Nelson, Russ Genet, Dirk Terrell and Najah Terrell share a table at the Banquet.
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A group of meeting attendees enjoys the Banquet.
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Bob Manske and Gerry Samolyk find a moment to catch up.
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Jaime Garcia, Wayne Clark and Nancy Clark get ready for the nice Banquet.
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John Toone and Irene Thurlow with Carmen and Winston Wilkerson enjoying the Banquet.
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Meeting attendees enjoy the banquet.
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David Williams, Kevin Marvel, and Gary Billings at the Banquet.
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Lew Cook, with his wife Donna, receives an observing award.
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Gerry Samolyk accepts his observing award.
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Robert James is presented with his observing award.
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Chuck Pullen wins an observing award.
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Gary Walker accepts his observing award.
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Arne presents Gary Billings with his observing award.
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Arne presents Bill Dillon with the "Order of the Orange" (yes, that is an actual orange).
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Bill and Arne present Elizabeth Waagen with a special award of recognition for her time spent as Interim Director of the AAVSO.
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Mike Simonsen is the recipient of the 2005 Director's Award.
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A group photo of the 2005 AAVSO meeting attendees.
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The beautiful New Mexican sunset.
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