Martha tells the group about neutral hydrogen while data reduction of Sunday night data runs at right. [Photo credit: Tom Balonek] |
Here students practice remote observing from the Arecibo Observatory Learning Center classroom. [Photo credit: Tom Balonek] |
Participants split into 5 teams to work on group activities called "scavenger hunts." Here one group works out a calculation. The hunts are available at the Undergraduate ALFALFA Team Observing and Data Analysis page and our Practice question page. Feel free to use these if you'd like! [Photo credit: Tom Balonek] |
Team members conducted actual ALFALFA observations Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday 2:00-07:15. Here's the 6:00 Sunday crew in the Arecibo control room. [Photo credit: Rebecca Koopmann] |
On Wednesday, several students presented talks and papers about their ALFALFA research projects. Here are the speakers in front of student poster. From left to right: Phillip (GSU), Ali (UWM), Geoff (StLU), Noch (Union), Nancy (UPR), Schuyler (Union), and Tess (Humboldt) [Photo credit: Rebecca Koopmann] |
Team faculty meet in the Visitors' Center Seminar Room to discuss collaborative projects. [Photo credit: Tom Balonek] |
On Tuesday morning, Observatory staff conducted tours of the platform and the dish. Here one group waves from the catwalk. [Photo credit: Tom Balonek] |
Dana shows a group the receiver room. [Photo credit: Parker Troischt] |
Two happy groups on tour. [Photo credit: Parker Troischt] |
Chris models our Workshop T-shirt designed by Cornell grad student Ann Martin. [Photo credit: Tom Balonek] |