The theme for this year was "Dark Sky Observing," as the RTMC Astronomy Expo moved to a new Moon weekend.

Speakers

Keynote Speaker: G. Fritz Benedict, "Recent Adventures with the Hubble Space Telescope"

	Richard Berry, Russ Genet, et al., "Large Alt-Az Telescope Developments"
	Howard Royster, "Alt-Az Telescopes with Video Feedback Control System"
	Tony Flanders, "Behind the Scenes at Sky & Telescope"
	Dave Jurasevich, "The Great Station Fire of 2009"
	Michael Fene, "Discoveries and Lessons Learned from the Galileo Mission to Jupiter"
	Catherine Walsh, "What Should I Look at Next?"

Workshops/Annex Presentations

	"AMT - State of the Art"
	"Large Alt-Az Workshop"
	Richard Andreassen, "Doing Astrophotography When Disabled"
	Tony Hallas, "Updating Imaging Skills"

Beginner's Corner Presentations

	Ken Graun, "Constellations and Lore of the Night Sky"
	Ken Graun, "From the RTMC Astronomy Expo to the Stars"
	Bill Patton, "Telescope Basics: Reflectors, Refractors and Catadioptrics, Oh My!"
	Dve Kary, "A Tour of the Universe: What Are We Looking at Anyways?"

	Joann Eisberg, "How I Wonder What You Are... A Hop, Skip and a Jump Through the History of Astronomy"
	Bill Patton, "The Essentials for Finding Objects in the Sky"
	Paul Livio, "Eyepiece Selection"
	Joe Jakoby, "Making Your First Telescope"

	Ken Graun, "Beginner's Corner Questions and Answers"
	Martin Carey, "Tricks and Tweaking to Get the Most out of Your Telescope"
	Ken Graun, "A Visual Tour of the Solar System - 4th Grade Through Adult"

Merit Awards

Keith Lawson, rail scope, 1 2

Gerry Logan, f/12 folded Springfield, 1 2

Ross Sackett, 6" f/5 portable Newtonian, 1 2

Steve Riegel, f/8 first ATM project

Clifford W. Holmes Award

David Crawford

Special awards to Mount Wilson Observatory staff for motivating firefighters during the Station Fire (Dave Jurasevich, Hal and Susan McAlister, Larry Webster)

Clyde Tombaugh Award

Richard Taylor

Warren Estes Memorial Award

Don Bryden

Astroimaging Contest Winners

Solar System: Steve Riegel: "Wake Up Call"
Deep Sky: Ed Johnson: "Heart Nebula"
Eclipses/Transits: Bob Minor: "Third Contact Flash Spectrum"
Meteors/Atmospheric Effects: Bob Stephens: "Arc Over Big Bear"
Open: Don Bryden: "Sunset in Leona Valley"

Best of Show: Bob Minor: "Third Contact Flash Spectrum"