116th Annual Meeting Photo Gallery
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| AstroCon
2004 Conference attendees Photo Credit: Carter Roberts |
AstroCon
2004 Conference attendees Photo Credit: Carter Roberts |
Joycelin
Craig and Kristin Nelson at the ASP booth Photo Credit: Carter Roberts |
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| AstroCon
volunteer Conrad Jung and committee member Michael Koop Photo Credit: Carter Roberts |
Sandi
Billings and Mike Bennett Photo Credit: Carter Roberts |
Marni
Berendsen, John Diebel, Geoff Marcy, Noelle Edwards, Alex
Filippenko, and Katy Garmany (left to right) Photo Credit: Carter Roberts |
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| Mike
Bennett Photo Credit: Carter Roberts |
Master
of Ceremonies Katy Garmany Photo Credit: Carter Roberts |
Nik
Szymanek (R) accepts the Amateur Achievement Award from Leif
Robinson Photo Credit: Carter Roberts |
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| Seth
Shostak accepts the Klumpke-Roberts Award from Bruce Partridge Photo Credit: Carter Roberts |
The
banquet room Photo Credit: Carter Roberts |
John
Lacy (R) accepts the Muhlmann Award from George "Pinky"
Nelson Photo Credit: Carter Roberts |
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| The
Big Bang Band (Angelo Parisi, Terry Dye, and Matt Gardner)
accept the Las Cumbres Amateur Outreach Award from Terry Mann
(2nd from left) Photo Credit: Carter Roberts |
John
Land accepts the Thomas J. Brennan Award from Katy Garmany Photo Credit: Carter Roberts |
David
Charbonneau accepts the Robert J. Trumpler Award from Debra
Fischer Photo Credit: Carter Roberts |
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| Katy
Garmany and Alex Filippenko display the Bruce Award Photo Credit: Carter Roberts |
Geoff
Marcy speaks about "Planets, Yellowstone, and Fermi" Photo Credit: Carter Roberts |
The
audience listens to Geoff Marcy's talk Photo Credit: Carter Roberts |
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| David
Rodrigues, Alex Filippenko, and Eugene Epstein chat Photo Credit: Carter Roberts |
The
Big Bang Band performs Photo Credit: Carter Roberts |
Observing
the Moon using Chabot Space & Science Center's 20-inch
refractor. Photo Credit: Conrad Jung |
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| Chabot
Volunteer Telescope Operator & AstroCon committee member
Debbie Dyke fine tunes the position of Chabot's 36-inch Cassegrain
reflector. Photo Credit: Conrad Jung |
Two
of the three Observatories seen in glow of evening twilight. Photo Credit: Conrad Jung |
This
is the entrance to the "Courtyard of Discovery"
portion of the "Dragon Skies" exhibit. Photo Credit: Conrad Jung |
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is a 1/3-scale model of a elaborate water-driven astronomical
clock. Built for the Emperor about 1090AD by Su Song. Photo Credit: Conrad Jung |
The
person that is presenting in this pictures is Richard Schmude,
Jr. Executive Director of the Association of Lunar & Planetary
Observers (ALPO). Photo Credit: Conrad Jung |
This
room is where some of commercial vendors were setup. Photo Credit: Conrad Jung |
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| AstroCon
Registration table. Sitting at the table from left to right
is Terry Galloway (from Eastbay Astronomical Society&
Chabot Space & Science Center), Morris Jones, and Don
Stone (Eastbay Astronomical Society). In the back is from
left to right is (unknown gentleman), Jane Houston Jones,
and Ilona Magyary. Photo Credit: Conrad Jung |
Debbie
Dyke (Eastbay Astronomical Society/Tri-Valley Stargazers/Chabot
Space & Science Center) observing the Sun in Hydrogen
Alpha. Photo Credit: Conrad Jung |
Banquet presentations on the Hangar Deck of the USS Hornet. Photo Credit: Conrad Jung |
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| Apollo
12 Lunar Module Pilot Alan Bean recalling his experiences
in space. Photo Credit: Conrad Jung |
Telescopes
setup on the Flight Deck of the USS Hornet. Unfortunately,
it was overcast and the only thing being observed was the
buildings of San Francisco. Photo Credit: Conrad Jung |
Looking
down the Flight Deck of the USS Hornet. We're facing toward
the back of the ship. The large towering structure dominating
the picture is known as "the island." Photo Credit: Conrad Jung |