UCO/Lick Observatory

Observational Astronomy Workshop

September 30 - October 3, 2011

Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, CA

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Friday, September 30

Noon - 2:00 pm Check in at Diner
2:00 - 6:00 pm Walking Tour, Start at Diner
6:00 - 7:00 pm Dinner (Diner)
7:00 - 8:30 pm History Talk (Lecture Hall)
8:30 pm - Midnight 36-inch Telescope

Saturday, October 1

8:00 - 10:00 am Breakfast (Diner)
10:30 - 11:45 am Introduction to Observational Astronomy (Lecture Hall)
Noon - 1:00 pm Lunch (Diner)
1:15 - 2:30 pm Introduction to CCD Astronomy (Lecture Hall)
2:45 - 4:30 pm Observing Run Planning (Lecture Hall)
4:30 - 5:15 pm Project Planning Results (Lecture Hall)
5:30 - 6:30 pm Dinner (Diner)
6:45 - 7:30 pm Nickel 1-m Telescope Flats (Lecture Hall)
8:00 pm - 1:00 am Rotating Between Science Telescopes (3-m: Kast, CA,. Hamilton; 1-m: CCD2) SEE BELOW

Science Telescope Rotation
Telescope: Nickel Shane CAT Tauchmann
Time:        
8:00-9:15pm Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4
9:15-10:30pm Group 4 Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
10:30-11:45pm Group 3 Group 4 Group 1 Group 2
11:45pm-1:00am Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 1

Sunday, October 2

8:00 - 10:00 am Breakfast (Diner)
11:00 - 11:45 pm Introduction to Near Infrared Astronomy (Lecture Hall)
Noon - 1:00 pm Lunch (Diner)
2:00 - 3:00 pm Introduction to Adaptive Optics (3-m Library)
3:30 - 4:45 pm Group 1: Kast Setup (3-m Control Room)
Group 2: Data Reduction Overview / IRAF (3-m Library)
4:45 - 6:00 pm Group 1: Data Reduction Overview / IRAF (3-m Library)
Group 2: Kast Setup (3-m Control Room)
6:00 - 6:45 pm Dinner (Diner)
6:45 pm - 1:30 am

Observing at One or Two Telescopes (3-m, 1-m, CAT)

Session 1: 6:45pm - 10:15pm

Session 2: 10:15pm - 1:30am

Monday, October 3

8:00 - 10:00 am Breakfast (Diner)
10:00 - Noon Checkout
Shane telescope with Adaptive Optics laser

Shane dome laser image copyright Laurie Hatch