Registration Desk is in the lobby in front of the Sierra Ballroom
Wednesday Hours are 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday Hours are 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sessions and Workshops are included with your Conference Registration.
Special Events, Lunches, and Banquets require advance reservation and prepayment.
July 27
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| 3:00 pm |
Institute of Meteoritics
– Advance Reservatration and Fee Required
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| 4:00 pm | ||
| 5:00 pm |
Welcome Reception
– Location: Lobby in front of Ballroom
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| 6:00 pm | ||
| 7:00 pm |
Star Party at GNTO (TAAS Observatory)
– Advance Reservation and Fee Required Click on title line above to see this event in the ALCON 2020 store. |
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| 8:00 pm | ||
| 9:00 pm | ||
| 10:00 pm | ||
| 11:00 pm |
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| 3:00 pm |
Institute of Meteoritics
– Advance Reservatration and Fee Required
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| 4:00 pm |
| TOURS | EVENTS | |
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| 7:00 pm |
Star Party at GNTO (TAAS Observatory)
– Advance Reservation and Fee Required Click on title line above to see this event in the ALCON 2020 store. |
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| 8:00 pm | ||
| 9:00 pm | ||
| 10:00 pm | ||
| 11:00 pm |
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| 5:00 pm |
Welcome Reception
– Location: Lobby in front of Ballroom
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| 6:00 pm | ||
| 7:00 pm | ||
| 8:00 pm |
July 28
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ALCON Welcome
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Glenn Chaple
– Topic: Visual Observing Variable Stars — The Astronomical League’s Variable Star Observing Program |
Amateur Spectroscopy
– (Further details forthcoming) |
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15 Minute Break
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Tom Prettyman
– Topic: From the beginning of time to the center of the Earth — What asteroid missions tell us about planetary evolution |
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Midday Break
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Box Lunch
– Advance order and Prepaid Fee of $40 per lunch is required. Click on title to view box lunch options in Store. |
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Dennis Webb and Scott Harrington
– Topic 1: Annals of the Deep Sky — Things I Learned Creating the Books |
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15 Minute Break
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Mark Boslough
– Deluge of Fire: The Anatomy of an Asteroid Airburst |
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15 Minute Break
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Rick Fienberg
– Topic: Pro-Am Collaboration |
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Star Party at GNTO (TAAS Observatory)
– Advance Reservation and Fee Required |
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ALCON Welcome
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Glenn Chaple
– Topic: Visual Observing Variable Stars — The Astronomical League’s Variable Star Observing Program |
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15 Minute Break
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15 Minute Break
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15 Minute Break
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Tom Prettyman
– Topic: From the beginning of time to the center of the Earth — What asteroid missions tell us about planetary evolution |
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Midday Break
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Dennis Webb and Scott Harrington
– Topic 1: Annals of the Deep Sky — Things I Learned Creating the Books |
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| Sessions | Workshops | Tours & Events |
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Mark Boslough
– Deluge of Fire: The Anatomy of an Asteroid Airburst |
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| Sessions | Workshops | Tours & Events |
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Rick Fienberg
– Topic: Pro-Am Collaboration |
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| Sessions | Workshops | Tours & Events |
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Amateur Spectroscopy
– (Further details forthcoming) |
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Box Lunch
– Advance order and Prepaid Fee of $40 per lunch is required. Click on title to view box lunch options in Store. |
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Star Party at GNTO (TAAS Observatory)
– Advance Reservation and Fee Required |
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July 29
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Chuck Allen
– Observable Universe Scale |
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Astronomical League Annual Meeting
– Door Prize Giveaways |
Astrophotography
– [Workshop description to be added here] |
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15 Minute Break
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Kerry Magruder
– Topic: The Sky Tonight Project — What stories do historic star atlases tell us? |
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Midday Break
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Box Lunch
– Advance order and Prepaid Fee of $40 per lunch is required. Click on title to view box lunch options in Store. |
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Ann Finkbeiner
– Topic: A Grand and Bold Thing |
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15 Minute Break
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A.L. President's Panel
– Panel Discussion: Diversity is Our Strength |
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Schmitt VIP Session
– Meet Harrison Schmidt at the VIP Reception. Click title to view details in ALCON store. |
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Schmitt Dinner & Lecture
– Following a Savory Buffet dinner, Dr. Harrison Schmitt will talk about “Apollo 17 — 50 Years and Counting”. Click title to view this event in the ALCON store. |
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Valle de Oro Star Party
– Advance Fee and Reservation Required. Click on title to view details in ALCON store. |
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| Sessions | Workshops | Tours & Events |
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Chuck Allen
– Observable Universe Scale |
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| Sessions | Workshops | Tours & Events |
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Astronomical League Annual Meeting
– Door Prize Giveaways |
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| Sessions | Workshops | Tours & Events |
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15 Minute Break
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15 Minute Break
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| Sessions | Workshops | Tours & Events |
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Kerry Magruder
– Topic: The Sky Tonight Project — What stories do historic star atlases tell us? |
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Midday Break
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| Sessions | Workshops | Tours & Events |
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Ann Finkbeiner
– Topic: A Grand and Bold Thing |
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| Sessions | Workshops | Tours & Events |
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A.L. President's Panel
– Panel Discussion: Diversity is Our Strength |
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| Sessions | Workshops | Tours & Events |
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Astrophotography
– [Workshop description to be added here] |
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| Sessions | Workshops | Tours & Events |
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Box Lunch
– Advance order and Prepaid Fee of $40 per lunch is required. Click on title to view box lunch options in Store. |
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| Sessions | Workshops | Tours & Events |
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Schmitt VIP Session
– Meet Harrison Schmidt at the VIP Reception. Click title to view details in ALCON store. |
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| Sessions | Workshops | Tours & Events |
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Schmitt Dinner & Lecture
– Following a Savory Buffet dinner, Dr. Harrison Schmitt will talk about “Apollo 17 — 50 Years and Counting”. Click title to view this event in the ALCON store. |
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Valle de Oro Star Party
– Advance Fee and Reservation Required. Click on title to view details in ALCON store. |
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July 30
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Presentations by Youth Award Winners
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Michael Bakich
– Topic: Solar Eclipses: The Cool, the Bizarre, the Wonderful |
Photometry
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15 Minute Break
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G.B. Cornucopia
– Topic: The Astronomies of Chaco Canyon |
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Midday Break
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Box Lunch
– Advance order and Prepaid Fee of $40 per lunch is required. Click on title to view box lunch options in Store. |
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Larry Crumpler
– Topic: Rovers on Mars — A Great 21st Century Natural History Expedition to Another Planet |
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15 Minute Break
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Jennifer Owen-White
– Topic: Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge, the First Urban Night Sky Place |
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Awards Banquet and Keynote Speaker
– Astronomical League Awards Banquet
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Presentations by Youth Award Winners
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Michael Bakich
– Topic: Solar Eclipses: The Cool, the Bizarre, the Wonderful |
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15 Minute Break
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15 Minute Break
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G.B. Cornucopia
– Topic: The Astronomies of Chaco Canyon |
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Midday Break
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Larry Crumpler
– Topic: Rovers on Mars — A Great 21st Century Natural History Expedition to Another Planet |
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| Sessions | Workshops | Tours & Events |
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Jennifer Owen-White
– Topic: Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge, the First Urban Night Sky Place |
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Photometry
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Box Lunch
– Advance order and Prepaid Fee of $40 per lunch is required. Click on title to view box lunch options in Store. |
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Awards Banquet and Keynote Speaker
– Astronomical League Awards Banquet
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July 31
| Tours & Events | |
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| 9:00 am |
Karl Jansky Very Large Array Tour
– Field Trip to the Karl Jansky Very Large Array and to the Magdalena Astronomical Lyceum.
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| 10:00 am | |
| 11:00 am | |
| 12:00 pm | |
| 1:00 pm | |
| 2:00 pm | |
| 3:00 pm | |
| 4:00 pm | |
| 5:00 pm |
| Tours & Events | |
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| 9:00 am |
Karl Jansky Very Large Array Tour
– Field Trip to the Karl Jansky Very Large Array and to the Magdalena Astronomical Lyceum.
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| 10:00 am | |
| 11:00 am | |
| 12:00 pm | |
| 1:00 pm | |
| 2:00 pm | |
| 3:00 pm | |
| 4:00 pm | |
| 5:00 pm |