Spectroscopy Workshop (ASW2020)
Our in-depth four-day online spectroscopy program directed by Ken Hudson (and based on his Sacramento Mountain Spectroscopy Workshop model with Joe Daglen) includes presentations by experienced amateur astronomers and professional astronomers. These presentations will teach you about the hardware and software used by amateurs and introduce you to the kinds of projects you can do as an amateur and how to contribute to pro / am collaborations. In addition, the professional astronomers speaking at ASW2020 will provide context and detail regarding the astrophysics of spectra and their own research projects.
For 2020, this workshop has been formatted to fit your screen: therefore, it does not have a "hands-on" component, so you are not expected to own or use anything in order to participate. Attendees should note for their own pursuit of spectroscopy, however, that almost all software used by amateur spectroscopists runs on Microsoft Windows, as will most of the software demonstrated in this workshop. Some presentations will also use Python, which would potentially provide cross-platform support for Windows users. Attendees are not required, however, to have access to Windows.
Schedule
(Please note--schedule may be subject to change)
Day 1: Saturday, October 31
15:00–16:30 UT: Introduction to spectroscopy (part 1)—Ken Hudson & Francois Cochard
16:30–16:40 UT: Break
16:40–17:40 UT: Introduction to spectroscopy (part 2)—Ken Hudson & Francois Cochard
Day 2: Friday, November, 6
16:00–16:45 UT: Keynote—Pro/Am collaborations on Be stars—Dr Coralie Neiner (Observatoire de Paris)
16:45–17:30 UT: AAVSO Spectroscopy—Dr Stella Kafka (AAVSO Executive Director)
17:30–17:40 UT: Break
17:40–18:25 UT: Let the Earth do the work! High Quality Spectra at Low Cost with the Drift Scanning
Method—Lauren Herrington
18:25–19:10 UT: Planetary Nebula—Olivier Garde and Pascal Le Dû
19:10–19:20 UT: Special appearance by Vincent Suc and Andres Jordan on Telescope Hosting
19:20–20:05 UT: Using Python to analyse spectra in the ARAS database—David Boyd
20:05–20:50 UT: Symbiotic Stars—Francois Teyssier
Day 3: Saturday, November 7
16:00–16:45 UT: Keynote—The Science Case for the UVEX—Dr Drew Chojnowski (New Mexico State
University)
16:45–17:30 UT: UVEX Production Update—Francois Cochard
17:30–17:40 UT: Special presentation by Dr. Qiu on CMOS and CCD cameras
17:40–18:40 UT: Simultaneous break-out sessions. The options:
Star Analyzer—Tom Field
Lhires III—Francois Cochard
Alpy—Bob Buchheim
18:40–18:50 UT: Break
18:50–19:50 UT: Simultaneous break-out sessions. The options:
DIY Spectrographs—Tony Rodda
eShel—Olivier Thizy
Lisa—Olivier Garde
19:50–20:00 UT: Break
20:00–20:45 UT: How to Organize Your Observing Sessions—Woody Sims
Day 4: Sunday, November 8
16:00–16:45 UT: Keynote—Topic TBD—Prof. Katherine Blundell (Oxford University)
16:45–17:30 UT: Data Reduction with Python—Prof. David Whelan (Austin College)
17:30–17:40 UT: Break
17:40–18:40 UT: Simultaneous break-out sessions. The options:
Demetra—Francois Cochard
ISIS, High Res—Al Stiewing
Rspec—Tom Field
18:40–18:50 UT: Break
18:50–19:35 UT: UVEX Data Reduction—Christian Buil and Valerie Desnoux
19:35–20:35 UT: Reading Nature's Fingerprints: Spectroscopic Conversations—Prof. Steve Shore (Universita di Pisa) and Woody Sims