Date: May 25-28, 2007
Attendance: 1,488
2007 featured a first quarter Moon, with mild weather and clear skies most of the weekend. The theme for this year was "Public Outreach." For the first time, premium sites were offered to vendors, featuring a tent, chairs, and artificial turf. For the second year, a special workshop was held for prepaid registrants, conducted by Adam Block. Among the new products on display was the TeleVue Ethos eyepiece with its 100-degree apparent field of view.
Speakers
Keynote Speaker: Alex Filippenko, "Dark Energy and the Runaway Universe"
Robert Fulton Goff Invitational Lecture on Optics and Optical Design: Al Nagler, "Giant Eyepieces That Swallow Spacecraft"
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Chris Schur, "Enhanced Hydrogen Galaxy Imaging" |
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Don DiGregori, "Los Angeles Astronomical Society Outreach Activities" |
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Karen Young, "STS-118: Igniting the Flame of Knowledge" |
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Mike Simmons, "Astronomers Without Borders" |
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Scott Kardel, "Palomar Observatory: Research and Outreach" |
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William Phelps, "A Visit to Arecibo Observatory" |
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Alan Dyer, "Tips for DSLR Shooting" |
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Dave Rodrigues, "A Magical Tour of the Universe" |
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Alan Dyer, "The Great Southern Sky" |
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Tim Thompson, "The Dark Side of Matter" |
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Peter Wise, "A Brief History of the Telescope From the Bronze Age to the Space Age" |
Workshops/Annex Presentations
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Shelley R. Bonus, "Astronomy Outreach for the Public" |
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Paul Livio, "Getting the Most Out of Your Eyepieces" |
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Shelley R. Bonus, "Space E. Tracy Moon Talk" |
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Marni Berendsen, "Pull the Universe Out of Your Pocket" |
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Dave Kenyon, "CCD Imaging and Processing" |
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Adam Block, "Making Every Pixel Count" |
Merit Awards
Astronomer's Choice Award
Ross Sackett, 18" f/4.3
"Living Room Scope"
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Steve Collett, 8.5" f/12 folded refractor on German equatorial mount |
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Larry Kinney, 6" f/9 Dobsonian - first scope |
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Howard Royster, Telescope control system |
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Astroimaging Contest Winners
Best of Show: Derek Lillie, "Mercury Transit"
Meteors/Atmospheric Effects: Lisa Lillie, "Moon
Set"
Eclipses/Transits: Derek Lillie, "Mercury Transit"
Solar System: Ed Johnson, "Midday Comet McNaught"
Deep Sky: Robert Johnson, "Orion Nebula"
