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SARA / UPR / Arecibo Observatory
SARA Regional Meeting 2004
December 10 - 13, 2004 at the Arecibo Observatory
http://www.naic.edu
Contents
In our continuing effort to educate and make Radio Astronomy more accessible,
the Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers (SARA, http://www.qsl.net/SARA/ )
organized a 3-day event hosted by the NAIC/Arecibo Observatory and its Office for the Public Understanding
of Science (OPUS). Participants had a tour of the Observatory facilities. A hands-on project was organized,
the participants were divided in 4 groups and each had telescope time to observe HI spectra
for a selected group of active galaxies. Later, the groups worked on the data reduction process for these
observations. Members of the Arecibo staff made presentations about the science, instrumentation
and outreach at Arecibo Observatory. SARA members made presentations describing their current projects.
- Friday December 10
Arrival and Welcome of participants at the Visitor Center
"History of the Arecibo Observatory" by Daniel Altschuler
- Saturday December 11
Morning: Tour of the Observatory
Afternoon: Hands-On Demo
- Sunday December 12
Presentations by SARA members as well as Observatory Staff
"Outreach Projects at Arecibo Observatory" by José Alonso
"The New Spectroscopic Radio Camera for Arecibo" by Steve Torchinsky
"Building and Using a Steerable-Dish Radio Telescope" by David Fields and Bill Howe
"Methanol Observations of W49 at Haystack" by Lisa Tackett
"Deep Impact Mission and OH Observations" by Rodney Howe
"Detection and Analysis of Plasma Bubbles at 20 MHz" by John Mannone
"Designing Telescopes at PARI for Remote Internet Control" by Charles Osborne
"Radioastronomy: Experiences in Education" by Neftalí Rivera
Concluding Remarks
- Monday December 13
Departures
| Name | Comments |
|---|
| Neftalí S. Rivera | UPR-Arecibo |
| Carlos La Rosa | UPR-Utuado |
| Joaquín Pérez | UPR-Ponce |
| Abraham Ruíz | UPR-Humacao |
| Carmen A. Pantoja | UPR-Río Piedras |
| John Mannone | nada |
| Lyda Mannone | nada |
| David Fields | Roane State Observatory |
| Mary Watson | Roane State Observatory |
| Lisa Tackett | nada |
| Karen Jensen | University of Florida |
| Wanda Díaz | UPR-Rio Piedras |
| Rodney Howe | nada |
| Charles Osborne | PARI |
| Janis Osborne | PARI |
| Pieter Ibelings | nada |
| Robin Cutshaw | nada |
photos:Janis Osborne
Jeff Lichtman (SARA) jmlras@mindspring.com
Carmen Pantoja (UPR and Arecibo) cpantoja@naic.edu
cpantoja@naic.edu
Mon Feb 7 12:08:52 AST 2005