2003 Earthwatch Schedule

Sunday June 15 - Arrival Day 

  • 11:30am - 3:50pm Students arrive at the Albuquerque Airport 
  • 4:00pm Old Town Albuquerque Dinner
  • 6:00pm Drive to Los Alamos via Jemez Mountain Road
  • 9:00pm Check in at Hilltop House Hotel 

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Monday June 16

  • 8:00am Badging at the LANL badge office
  • 10:30am Tour of the Bradbury Science Museum
  • 12:00pm Lunch
  • 2:00pm Telescope primer and hands-on CCD camera exercise: Don Casperson, Canyon School room 168
  • 6:30pm Lecture on Mars Data by Bill Feldman: Bradbury Science Museum
  • 9:00pm Short Session at Fenton Hill Observatory

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Tuesday June 17

  • 8:00am GET training test-out at White Rock training center 
  • 12:00pm lunch 
  • 2:00pm Discussion on astronomical coordinate systems: Canyon School room 164
  • 9:00pm FHO observing session

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Wednesday June 18

  • 8:30am Geology tour of the Jemez Mountains: Carol Hogsett
  • 2:00pm Discussions on electromagnetic spectrum and multi-wavelength astronomy: Canyon School room 162B
  • 6:30pm Lecture on Space Weather by Geoff Reeves: Bradbury Science Museum
  • 9:00pm FHO observing session

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Thursday June 19

  • 2:00pm John O'Donnell on asteroid tracking: Canyon School room 172
  • 6:30pm Lecture on Black Holes by Bill Priedhorsky
  • 9:00pm FHO observing session

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Friday June 20

  • 2:00pm Discussions on asteroid tracking: Canyon School Room 164
  • 8:00pm Observing Session at RAPTOR-B: Jim Wren

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Saturday June 21

  • 1:30pm Lecture: Don Casperson "Introduction to Radio Astronomy" Canyon School room 168
  • 5:00pm Party at Gislers' home

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Sunday June 22

  • 9:00am Free Time (a.k.a. sleeping time)
  • 2:00pm Hike in Bandelier National Monument
  • 9:00pm Observing Session at FHO

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Monday June 23

  • 2:00pm Canyon School room 168
  • 6:30pm Lecture on LOFAR by Bill Junor
  • 9:00pm Short Observing Session at FHO

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Tuesday June 24

  • 9:00am Leave for VLA tour
  • 12:00pm Lunch in Socorro
  • 2:00pm Tour of VLA - Dave Finley
  • 5:30pm Dinner at Val Verde restaurant
  • Magdalena Ridge camp out

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Wednesday June 25

  • 8:00am Return to Los Alamos
  • 1:30pm Plan presentation to LANL astrophysics group: Canyon School room 160
  • 7:00pm Lecture on "Dinosaur-Killer" Asteroid Modeling by Galen Gisler: Bradbury Science Museum
  • 9:00pm Observing Session at FHO

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Thursday June 26

  • 12:00pm Presentation to astrophysics group: Sack Lunch/Moon Room
  • 3:00pm Canyon School room 160
  • 7:00pm Lecture on Cosmology by Katrin Heitmann

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Friday June 27

  • 2:00pm Santa Fe visit
  • Evening: Santa Fe cultural event

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Saturday June 28

  • 9:00am Leave for FHO; set up for Special Event Amateur Radio Station
  • 12:00pm-4:00pm Special Event Amateur Radio Station from FHO   W5PDO/AA5PA
  • Picnic Supper at FHO

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Sunday June 29 - Departure Day

  • 8:00am Drive to Albuquerque Airport, farewell breakfast on the way
  • 12:13pm - 2:18pm Flights from ABQ airport

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