Fwd: Hot Wiring Conference

[Rob Seaman]

FYI:

The Alt-Az Initiative for Lightweight Research Telescopes Workshop

Pasadena American Astronomical Society, Saturday/Sunday, June 6/7, 2009

The Alt-Az Initiative is a catalyst for the development of low cost,  
lightweight, modest aperture (2 meters and less) alt-az research  
telescopes.  To date, six two-day workshops and two full conferences  
have been held.  Nearly a dozen technical initiatives have been  
completed or are underway, and one low cost, lightweight, technical  
demonstration telescope with lightweight mirrors, a lightweight  
structure, and direct drives has been completed.  A 40-chapter book,  
based on these meetings, initiatives, and demonstration, Galileo’s  
Legacy: Small Telescopes and Astronomical Research, is in final editing.

Scientific Research Programs   Saturday June 6, 2009 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Talks  Alt-Az Initiative overview.   Requirements studies.  Dedicated  
telescope programs, automation, and networking.  Research programs,  
including low and high resolution fiber fed spectroscopy as well as  
optical, near infrared, and high speed photometry.

Panel Discussion  Research programs well suited to low cost,  
dedicated, 1-2 meter telescopes.

Engineering Developments   Sunday, June 7, 2009 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Talks  Completed and ongoing technical initiatives, including optical  
designs, lightweight mirrors, active primary mirror controls, and  
direct drive motors and controllers.  Completed and planned technical  
demonstration telescopes.

Panel Discussion  Future technical initiatives and technical  
demonstration telescopes.

PowerPoint talks (20 minutes) and posters are welcome.  For further  
information and registration please go to: www.AltAzInitiative.org.   
The registration fee is $20, and covers both days of the workshop.   
Contact: Russ Genet, California Polytechnic State University, (805)  
438-3305, russmgenet at aol.com.


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