Sunday, January 12 |
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| Throughout the day | Arrival in Puerto Rico. Transportation to Observatory.
Pick up keys and registration materials in the cafeteria. Settle into rooms. Walk to viewing platform at Visitor Center. Please do not wander around the site on your own. |
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| 18:00-? | Becky | Registration and informal evening
meal at cafeteria See ALFALFA observing schedule Assignment of Scavenger Hunt #0 For the Scavenger Hunt activities, you will be assigned to a team. Find your team members here. Meet the other members of your team over dinner and start to work on the 0th Scavenger Hunt activity. | ||
Monday, January 13
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Leader/Activity |
Title/Description |
Parallel Advanced Session |
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| 01:00 - 07:00 | Luke | A2010 Observing Run in the Control Room for advanced users | ||
| 07:00 - 09:00 | Breakfast at Cafeteria | |||
| 09:00 | Robert Kerr Director, Arecibo Observatory |
Welcome | ||
| 09:10 | Wilson Arias Arecibo Observatory |
Safety at Arecibo Observatory | ||
| 09:30 | Greg |
Overview of the Arecibo Telescope
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Advanced Session
9:15: Martha: ALFALFA Update 9:30: Aparna: Can dwarf galaxies host the first stars in the universe? 9:45: Mary: HI in Groups/Clusters (skype) 10:05: Becky: Update on Hα Observations 10:20: Rose: Update on Local Cluster Survey (skype) |
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| 10:00 | Jessica | Introduction to Radio Astronomy | ||
| 10:40 | Break | |||
| 11:00 | Martha | Introduction to ALFA and ALFALFA | ||
| 11:30 | Martha & Team Leads | Assignment of Scavenger Hunt #1 | ||
| 11:45 | Lunch at Cafeteria | |||
| 13:00 | Luke | Overview of the Local Universe | ||
| 13:30 | Martha | ALFALFA followup with LBW | ||
| 14:00 | Break | |||
| 14:15 | Martha + Team leads
Everyone |
Work on Scavenger Hunt #1 | ||
| 15:15 | Luke and Greg Everyone |
Remote Observing Demonstration | ||
| 16:15 | Martha & Team Leads
Everyone |
Discussion of questions from Scavenger Hunt #1
Assignment of Scavenger Hunt #2 Find your team members here. |
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| 17:00 | Dinner at Cafeteria | |||
| Evening | All | 19:00 Movie at the Learning Center: Arecibo at the movies: Contact (1997) (optional)
Free time; sleep! |
Tuesday January 14
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Time |
Leader/Activity |
Title/Description |
Parallel Advanced Session |
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| 01:00 - 07:00 | Greg, ALFALFA faculty | A2010 Observing Run in the Control Room One hour sessions led by ALFALFA observers for beginners See the Observing Signups While observing, complete the Observing Scavenger Hunt |
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| 07:00-08:15 | Breakfast at Cafeteria | |||
| 08:15 - 12:00 | NAIC staff & Team Leads | Observatory Tour: Assemble at Cafeteria
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| 12:30 | Lunch at Cafeteria | |||
| 13:30 | Becky | Star Formation and HI in Groups and Clusters | ||
| 14:00 | Becky | NSF Responsible Code of Research CITI Introduction (PDF)
CITI Website CORE Website using RCR Modules |
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| 14:10 | Break | |||
| 14:30 | Martha, David, & Team Leads | Continue working on Scavenger Hunt #2 | ||
| 16:30 | Martha |
Discussion of remaining issues related to Scavenger Hunt #2
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| 17:00 | Dinner at Cafeteria | |||
| 19:00 | All |
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Wednesday January 15
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Time |
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Title/Description |
Parallel Advanced Session | |
| 00:45 - 07:00 | Greg, Luke, ALFALFA faculty | A2010 Observing Run in the Control Room See the Observing Signups | ||
| 07:00-09:00 | Breakfast in Cafeteria (optional) | |||
| 09:00 | Student Presentations | Talks:
Andres Arrieta (UPR): Infrared study of galaxies in the zone of avoidance Jonathan Perez (UPR): A WISE View of Almost Dark ALFALFA Galaxies Ned Molter (Macalester): A Search for CO Emission in the Extremely Metal-Poor Dwarf Galaxy Leo P Joshua Alvarez (WTA&M): Learning to use TOPCAT and IRAf to Locate Hα Regions in ZW1400 Posters: Jess Hrebinka (GMU): Obscured AGN in Dwarf Galaxies Nathan Nichols (Hartwick): L-Band Wide Follow-up Survey: Interesting Candidates and IDL Routines Michael Warrener (Union): Star Formation in the NGC 5846 Group of Galaxies Long Yan Yung (USF): Constraints on First-Stars Models From Observations of Local Low-Mass Dwarf Galaxies and Galactic Metal-Poor Halo Stars |
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| 10:00 | Break/Posters | |||
| 10:30 | Patrick Taylor (Arecibo Observatory) | Planetary Radar Astronomy at Arecibo | ||
| 11:15 | Ellen Howell (Arecibo Observatory) | Geology of Puerto Rico | ||
| 12:15 | Lunch at Cafeteria | |||
| 13:15 | Martha and team leaders | Work on Scavenger Hunt #3 Find your team members here. |
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| 14:00 | Dana Whitlow (Arecibo Observatory) | Q&A with Dana about Arecibo | ||
| 14:45 | Break | |||
| 15:00 | All | Continue work on Scavenger Hunt #3 | ||
| 16:00 | Students: continue to work on SH #3 | Faculty discussion of future plans | ||
| 17:00 | Dinner at Cafeteria | |||
| 19:00 | All | SH#3 Teams present their results! | ||
Thursday, January 16 |
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| Depart on Shuttle 1 (Taxi), Shuttle 2 (taxi), or Shuttle 3 (GrayLine Bus). Be sure you know your assignment.
Meet at Observatory Gate (Guard House) at 3:30am for Shuttle 1, 4:30AM for Shuttle 2 and 8:30AM for Shuttle 3 to hand in your room key to the guards. (If raining, meeting place will be cafeteria.) Shuttle assignments Breakfast available at Cafeteria for those scheduled for later shuttle. Those on the early shuttle can purchase breakfast at the airport and submit receipt to Becky. |
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