2001 Earthwatch Schedule

Sunday June 17 - Arrival Day 

  • 8:55am - 12:42pm Students arrive at the Albuquerque Airport 
  • 2:00pm Special tour of LODESTAR at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History
  • 4:30pm Old Town Albuquerque Dinner
  • 6:00pm Drive to Los Alamos via Jemez Mountain Road
  • 8:00pm Check in at Hilltop House Hotel 

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Monday June 18

  • 8:00am Badging at the LANL badge office
  • 10:00am Tour of the Bradbury Science Museum
  • 1:00pm Basics of telescopes and CCD cameras: Don Casperson, Canyon School, Room 167
  • 6:30pm Lecture: Steven Becker "The Solar System" Bradbury Science Museum 
  • 8:30pm Short Session at Fenton Hill Observatory

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Tuesday June 19

  • 8:30am GET training at White Rock training center 
  • 1:00pm Geology Tour of the Jemez: Carol Hogsett 
  • 7:00pm Lecture: Craig Ihde "What's happening in outer space? An update on Missions, Mars and Genesis" Bradbury Science Museum
  • 8:30pm Leave for observing session at Fenton Hill Observatory 

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Wednesday June 20

  • 11:00am Leave for Santa Fe; explore plaza and Georgia O'Keefe museum
  • 3:00pm Santa Fe Community College Planetarium: "Constellations Tonight"
  • 6:30pm Lecture: Shannon McConnell "Cassini and Galileo Missions" Bradbury Science Museum
  • 8:30pm FHO observing session

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Thursday June 21

  • 6:30pm Lecture: Galen Gisler "Cosmology" Bradbury Science Museum 

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Friday June 22

  • 2:00pm Lecture: Don Casperson "Introduction to Radio Astronomy" Canyon School Room 167
  • 6:30pm Lecture: Bob Reedy "The NEAR Mission" 

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Saturday June 23

  • 9:00am Free Time
  • 1:00pm Leave for Fenton Hill 
  • 2:00pm Meeting with University of California site-team visitors
  • 4:00pm Milagro tour: Frank Samuelson

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Sunday June 24

  • 9:00am Free Time (a.k.a. sleeping time)
  • 1:00pm Hike in Bandelier National Monument
  • 7:00pm Party

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Monday June 25

  • 9:00am Free time
  • 6:30pm Lecture: Ed Fenimore "The Scientific Method," "Gamma Ray Bursts" Bradbury Science Museum

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Tuesday June 26

  • 8:00am Leave for VLA tour; lunch in Albuquerque Pick up camping equipment for MRO campout
  • 2:00pm Tour of VLA - Dave Finley
  • 6:00pm Drive up to MRO; set up tents, etc.

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Wednesday June 27

  • 8:00am Return to Los Alamos

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Thursday June 28

  • 6:30pm Lecture: Geoff Reeves "Norhtern Lights, Solar Winds, and Magnetic Storms" Bradbury Science Museum
  • 9:00pm Possible Observing Session at FHO

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Friday June 29

  • 9:00am Preparations for afternoon presentation
  • 3:00pm Students' presentation to LAASTRO, NIS-2 in the Moon Room
  • 5:00pm Drive to Santa Fe for Shakespeare Festival at St. Johns College

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Saturday June 30

  • 9:00am Leave for FHO; set up for "open house"
  • 12:00pm-4:00pm Special Event Amateur Radio Station from FHO   W5PDO/AA5PA
  • 7:00pm Casual observing at FHO, or last evening in Los Alamos

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Sunday July 1 - Departure Day

  • 7:15am Leave for final breakfast gathering in Santa Fe
  • 11:15am - 2:15pm Flights from ABQ airport

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