Feb. B-SIG Virtual Presentation -- Sat. Feb. 11th - 1:00pm - "My Amazing Journey to Visit Research Telescopes in Chile"
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 12:41 pm
Hi everybody!
The next virtual B-SIG presentation of the 2022-23 Winter season will be on Saturday February 11th, starting at 1:00pm.
Dave Falkner, ACEAP Ambassador, MAS NASA Ambassador and former MAS President, will be presenting "ACEAP 2022: My Amazing and Unexpected Journey to Visit the Research Telescopes in Chile".
Synopsis:
"Dave was one of 10 people selected nationally to participate in ACEAP (Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassadors Program). His talk is about his 11-day experience in December visiting and staying at three major US-owned observatories in Chile: Cerro Pachón (home of the Gemini South telescope), Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) radio telescope. While at these facilities, Dave and the other ACEAP Ambassadors received extensive training about the instruments, the science, data products, and communicating science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) concepts. The program also introduced the ambassadors to the people and culture of Chile. Dave is excited to talk about this amazing experience."
Dave is a man of many hats and a great visual observer. A former US Navy officer, he is presently the MAS Secretary. We are excited to hear about his travels down to the southern hemisphere to learn about these amazing observatories and their telescopes!
To join the virtual event, click this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85373354455?p ... 09#success
We will be open up this link about 10 minutes before the event starts.
We hope you can join us!!
Suresh Sreenivasan
MAS Beginner's Group Coordinator
The next virtual B-SIG presentation of the 2022-23 Winter season will be on Saturday February 11th, starting at 1:00pm.
Dave Falkner, ACEAP Ambassador, MAS NASA Ambassador and former MAS President, will be presenting "ACEAP 2022: My Amazing and Unexpected Journey to Visit the Research Telescopes in Chile".
Synopsis:
"Dave was one of 10 people selected nationally to participate in ACEAP (Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassadors Program). His talk is about his 11-day experience in December visiting and staying at three major US-owned observatories in Chile: Cerro Pachón (home of the Gemini South telescope), Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) radio telescope. While at these facilities, Dave and the other ACEAP Ambassadors received extensive training about the instruments, the science, data products, and communicating science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) concepts. The program also introduced the ambassadors to the people and culture of Chile. Dave is excited to talk about this amazing experience."
Dave is a man of many hats and a great visual observer. A former US Navy officer, he is presently the MAS Secretary. We are excited to hear about his travels down to the southern hemisphere to learn about these amazing observatories and their telescopes!
To join the virtual event, click this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85373354455?p ... 09#success
We will be open up this link about 10 minutes before the event starts.
We hope you can join us!!
Suresh Sreenivasan
MAS Beginner's Group Coordinator