2000 Earthwatch Schedule

Sunday June 18 - Arrival Day 

  • 11:30am - 2:17pm Students arrive at the Albuquerque Airport 
  • 3:30pm Special tour of LODESTAR at the NM Museum of Natural History
  • 5:00pm Old Town Albuquerque Dinner
  • 6:30pm Drive to Los Alamos via Jemez Mountain Road
  • 8:30pm Check in at Hilltop House Hotel 

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Monday June 19

  • 8:00am Badging at the LANL badge office
  • 10:00am Tour of the Bradbury Science Museum
  • 1:00pm Basics of telescopes and CCD cameras Casperson/Techlab/Bradbury Science Museum
  • 7:00pm Lecture: Ed Fenimore "On the Nature of Scientific Method" Bradbury Science Museum

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Tuesday June 20

  • 8:30am GET training at White Rock training center 
  • 12:00pm Santa Fe visit (plaza, museums) 
  • 3:00pm Santa Fe Community College Planetarium - "Search for Life" Susie Chippendale
  • 7:00pm Lecture: Ed Fenimore "Gamma-Ray Bursts" Bradbury Science Museum
  • 8:30pm Leave for observing session at FHO? 

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Wednesday June 21

  • 1:10pm Director's Colloquium, Harrison Schmitt, Main Auditorium
  • Special Meeting with Harrison Schmitt
  • 7:00pm FHO observing session

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Thursday June 22

  • 7:00pm Lecture: Bob Reedy "Exploration of Mars" Bradbury Science Museum 

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Friday June 23

  • 8:30am Tsankawi tour with Diane Roussel-Dupre
  • 2:00pm Lecture: Galen Gisler "Galaxies and Cosmology" Techlab Bradbury Science Museum
  • 6:00pm Lecture and Tour: Jim Wren and Rick Balsano "ROTSE" 
  • Fenton Hill Observing Session

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Saturday June 24

  • 9:00am Free Time
  • 1:00pm Lecture: Don Casperson "Introduction to Radio Astronomy" location TBA 
  • 5:00pm PARTY AT GALEN'S HOUSE IN WHITE ROCK!

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Sunday June 25

  • 9:00am Free Time (aka. sleeping time)
  • 1:00pm Hike in Bandelier National Monument
  • 7:00pm Observing session at FHO

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Monday June 26

  • 9:00am Free time
  • 2:00pm Lecture: Steve Becker "The Solar System" Bradbury Science Museum
  • 7:00pm Lecture: Geoff Reeves "Northern Lights, Solar Winds and Magnetic Storms" Bradbury Science Museum

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Tuesday June 27

  • 8:00am Geology Tour with Carol Hogsett
  • 2:00pm Fenton Hill Daytime Session with Milagro tour
  • 7:00pm Lecture: Neb Duric "LODESTAR Project" Bradbury Science Museum

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Wednesday June 28

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

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Thursday June 29

  • 9:00am Return to Los Alamos
  • 2:00pm Lecture: Todd Haines "Neutrino Physics" Bradbury Techlab
  • 7:00pm Lecture: Bruce Masse "The Living Sky" Bradbury Science Museum
  • 9:00pm Possible Observing Session at FHO

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Friday June 30

  • 9:00am Preparations for afternoon presentation
  • 1:30pm Students' presentation to LAASTRO, NIS-2 in the Moon Room
  • 3:00pm Drive to Santa Fe for Shakespeare Festival at St. Johns College

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Saturday July 1

  • 10:00am 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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28 Sunday July 2 - Departure Day

  • 8:00am Leave for final breakfast gathering in Santa Fe
  • 11:00am Flights from ABQ airport

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