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Dr. Peter Leonard
Dr. Markus Aschwanden
Dr. Surjalal Sharma
Grace Deming
Dr. Virginia Trimble
Dr. Peter Teuben
Dr. Mukul Kundu
Dr. J. Patrick Harrington
TALK TITLE
Impacts in the Solar System
The X-Ray Sun
Space Weather
Oct 24th’s Solar Eclipse over Asia
Life in the Universe
Astronomy on the World Wide Web
Explosions in the Sun’s Atmosphere
Space Telescope Looks at Planetary Nebulae
Updated: 4 Mar 2016
1996
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Sep 5
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Oct 20
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Nov 20
Dec 5
Dec 20
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Yan Fernandez
Dr. N. Gopalswamy
Dr. Donat Wentzel
Dr. Pedro Safier
Dr. Sylvain Veilleux
Dr. Roger Bell
Dr. John Wang
Dr. Douglas Hamilton
Dr. James Stone
Dr. Marvin Leventhal
Dr. Lee Mundy
Chuck Dorcey
Dr. Carey Lisse
Dr. Andrew Wilson
Dr. Suchitra Balachandran
Dr. Ed Grayzeck
Dr. Markus Aschwanden
Dr. Stephen White
Dr. Mark Houdashelt
Dr. Stuart Vogel
TALK TITLE
The Amazing Galileo
Tiny Flares on the Sun
The Sun’s Effects on the Earth
How Do Stars Form
Colossal Explosions in Galaxies
Nemesis, the Sun’s Companion
Ring Systems in the Solar System
Jets from Young Stars
Electron/Anti-electron Annihilation Radiation from the Center of the Milky Way
The Birthplace of Planets
Radar Detections of a Meteor Shower
Observations of Comet Hyakutake
Neutron Stars and Black Holes
Comet Debris and Meteor Showers
Avalanches, Earthquakes, Forest Fires and Solar Flares
Our Nearest Neighbors
The Constellations & Mythology
BIMA: Maryland’s Radio Telescope
Updated: 4 Mar 2016
1997
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Doug Hamilton
Ed Schmahl
Mike A’Hearn
Lee G. Mundy
Lucy McFadden
John C. L. Wang
Eve Ostriker
James Stone
Mukul Kundu
TALK TITLE
Alien Worlds
Hard X-Ray Imaging of Solar Flares
Expectations for Comet Hale-Bopp
The Formation of Stars and Planets
Comet Hale-Bopp: What’s the Big Deal?
Black Holes - a Walk on the Weird Side
Warped and Twisted Galaxies
Jets from Young Stars
Explosions on the Sun - in Radio & X-Rays
Dr. Sylvain Veilleux
The Birth and Death of our Universe: A Long Journey Through Time
Dr. Marcus Aschwanden
Dr. Ed Grayzeck
Siobhan Dinyes
Dr. Andy Harris
Dr. John Trasco
Dr. Andrew Wilson
Dr. Lee G. Mundy
Dr. Virginia Trimble
Dr. Roger Bell
Dr. Dennis Papadopoulos
Dr. Pat Harrington
The Sun Observed with SOHO
The Perseid Meteor Shower
Astronomical Instruments and the Fascinating Things They Find
Is There a Black Hole in the Center of our Galaxy?
Comets and Collisions
Black Holes
The Birth of Stars
Life in the Universe
Nemesis - The Sun’s Companion?
Magnetic Storms on the Earth and Other Planets
Updated: 4 Mar 2016
1998
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Aug 5
Aug 20
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Sep 20
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Oct 20
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Nov 20
Dec 5
Dec 20
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TALK TITLE
Dr. Lucy McFadden
Dr. Ed Schmahl
Dr. Mike Stark
Dr. Doug Hamilton
Dr. Casey Lisse
Dr. Eve Ostriker
Dr. John C. L. Wang
Dr. Jim Stone
Grace Deming
Dr. Sylvain Veilleux
Dr. Kevin Rauch
NEAR’s Flyby of Asteroid 253 Mathilde
Imaging Solar Flare Gamma Rays - How NASA Plans to do it
X-Ray Pulsars, Timekeepers of the Cosmos
Alien Worlds
Comets and You: Primordial Snowballs, Dinosaur Killers, and Bringers of Life
Warped and Twisted Galaxies
Mars
The Orion Nebula
Update on Planetary Missions Results
The Birth and Death of our Universe: A Long Journey Through Time
Peering at the Universe Through a Lens of Gravity
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Dr.
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Dr.
Dr.
Dr.
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Dr.
Dr.
What the Universe is Made of
Just What is Radio Astronomy, Anyway?
Biography of the Sun
A New Look at the Old Sun
Imaging Extrasolar Planets: The Race is on!
Discover of Anti-Particles at the Center of Milky Way Galaxy
Life in the Universe
Gas Between the Stars: What Gets it Hot and What Keeps it Cool
Science from the Coldest Continent on Earth: Astronomy at the South Pole
Our Nearest Neighbors
John Trasco
Marc Pound
Beth Hufnagel
Mukul Kundu
Lee Mundy
Marv Leventhal
Virginia Trimble
Mark Wolfire
Johannes Staguhn
Stephen White
Updated: 4 Mar 2016
1999
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Oct 20
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Dec 20
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TALK TITLE
Dr. Patrick Shopbell
Dr. Mike Stark
Dr. Surjalal Sharma
Mike Asbury
The Chromatics
Dr. Stuart Vogel
Dr. Lucy McFadden
Dr. John Trasco
Dr. Sylvain Veilleux
Dr. Kevin Rauch
A Field Trip to the Galaxy Zoo
Cygnus X-3: A Mystery in an Enigma in an Enormous Cloud of Hot Gas
Fractal Structures of Galaxies
Hubble Space Telescope: Past, Present and Future
AstroCappella – A Musical Exploration of the Universe
Maryland’s BIMA Array Telescope
NEAR Miss: NEAR’s Flyby of Asteroid 433 Eros
AstroTerps
Dr. David Neufeld
Grace Deming
Dr. Lee Mundy
Dr. Andrew Harris
Dr. Patrick Harrington
Dr. Marv Leventhal
Dr. Doug Hamilton
Dr. Lucy McFadden
Dr. Marc Pound
Dr. Patrick Shopbell
The Dynamic Moon: What we've Learned from the Apollo Missions
Clouds of Gas Between the Stars
Sunspots on the Rise
The Dusty Origins of Stars
Astronomy's Practical Side: Where on Earth am I?
Observing Planetary Nebulae with HST
Discovery of Anti-Particles at the Center of our Milky Way Galaxy
Hubble Vision
NASA's Near-Earth Asteroid Rendezvous Mission: Getting NEARer to 433 Eros
Monsters in the Sky: Quasars and Supermassive Black Holes
Surfing the Universe on Gravity’s Waves
Astronomy through the Millennia: Our Changing View of the Heavens
Updated: 4 Mar 2016
2000
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Gretchen Walker
Dr. Cole Miller
The Terrapin Astronomical
Society
Dr. Lee Mundy
Gretchen Walker
Dr. Stacy McGaugh
Dr. Jim Stone
Dr. Sylvain Veilleux
Kartik Sheth
Dr. Neal Turner
Dr. Stephen Kortenkamp
Dr. Cole Miller
Dr. Eve Ostriker
Dr. Stephen White
Dr. Ed Schmahl
Dr. Andy Young
Dr. Lucy McFadden
Dr. Suchitra Balachandran
Dr. Andrew Harris
Dr. Marv Leventhal
Dr. Virginia Trimble
Dr. Stacy McGaugh
Grace Deming
Dr. J. Patrick Harrington
TALK TITLE
Cosmic Distances: Just how far, far away is that galaxy?
Video: From the Earth to the Moon
Chesire Cats and Black Holes
Defining Pluto: Planet or hunk of unplanetlike rock?
Searching for Life in the Universe
The Sun's Magnificent Magnetic Field
Monsters in the Sky: Quasars and Supermassive Black Holes
Gas in Galaxies
Mysteries in the Heart of Galaxies
Formation of Planetary Systems
Faster, Denser, Hotter: The Extremes of Neutron Stars
Galactic Star Formation
Space Weather
Gamma Rays from Solar Flare: The Solar Spectroscopic Imager
Explosions in Space
NEAR in Orbit Around Eros
Understanding the Chemical Composition of Stars
Searching for the Earliest Galaxies
Anti-Particles at the Center of the Milky Way
Life in the Universe
Mass Gone Missing in the Universe
Christmas Day’s Partial Solar Eclipse
Updated: 4 Mar 2016
2001
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Mar 20
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Dr. James Stone
The Universe by Numbers: Using Supercomputers in
Astronomy
Fri
Apr 20
Mike Barker, Ross Henry &
Stacy Teng
Building Small Radio Telescopes
Sat
May 5
Dr. Sylvain Veilleux
Sun
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Jun 5
Dr. Cole Miller
Dr. Dennis Wellnitz
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Jun 20
Dr. John Hillman
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Jul 5
Dr. Derek Richardson
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Aug 5
Aug 20
Sep 5
Sep 20
Oct 5
Oct 20
Dr. Lee Mundy
Mike Asbury
Dr. Casey Lisse
Dr. Andy Young
Dr. Virginia Trimble
Elizabeth Warner
Gretchen Walker
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Nov 5
Dr. Lee Mundy
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Thu
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Dec 5
Dec 20
Dr. Stacy McGaugh
Dr. Andy Harris
Dr. Casey Lisse
Peter Teuben
Dana Hurley Crider
Mukul Kundu
David Smith
MC
Video Mysteries of the Universe: Science Odyssey
Galaxy: The Universe in Numbers (Monty Python)
What Happened to the Water on Mars?
Explosions in the Sun
The Hot Universe
Monsters in the Sky: Quasars and Supermassive Black
Holes
Cosmology and Ultimate Questions
Highlights of the NEAR Mission to Asteroid 433 Eros
Imaging of Solar System Objects and Historical
Artifacts: Star Spangled Banner Flag and Paintings
Things that go Bump in the Night: The Evolution of
Fragile Planetesimals
Views from Hubble
Comets in the Solar System and the Kitchen
What Lurks in Galactic Centers
Life in the Universe
Deep Impact & Amateur Astronomers
Observing the Fall Sky
Space Interferometry Missions: Science at Extreme
Resolutions
What is the Universe made of?
Kapow! When Things Smash Into the Earth
Comets in the Solar System and the Kitchen
W. Baumgartner
F. Berendse
N. Chapman
J. Chen
K. Zhang
K. Flynn
R. Fraga-Encinas
K. Gultekin
Updated: 4 Mar 2016
2002
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Jan 5
Dr. Cole Miller
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Jan 20
John Obrecht (NIST)
Tue
Feb 5
Dr. Sylvain Veilleux
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Mar 20
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Apr 20
May 5
May 20
Jun 5
Jun 20
Jul 5
Dr. David Neufeld
Dr. Derek Richardson
Dr. David Smith
Dr. Steven White
Dr. Mousumi Das
Dr. Marc Pound
Dr. James Stone
Dr. Neal Turner
Dr. Ed Schmahl
Kelly Fast
Sat
Jul 20
Dr. Eve Ostriker
Mon
Aug 5
Fred Berendse
Tue
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Aug 20
Sep 5
Dr. Kevin Rauch
Grace Deming
Fri
Sep 20
David DeVorkin
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Oct 20
Nov 5
Stef McLaughlin
Dr. Cole Miller
Dr. Virginia Trimble
Wed
Nov 20
Dr. Rosemary Killen
Thu
Fri
Dec 5
Dec 20
(Dr. Derek Richardson)
Elizabeth Warner
TALK TITLE
Billiards with Black Holes
Cosmic Weirdness: Black Holes, Wormholes, and Time
Travel
Monsters in the Sky: Quasars and Supermassive Black
Holes
How to Make Asteroid Families and Satellites
Binary Black Holes
Space Weather
Bars in Near by Spiral Galaxies
Not Stars
The Sun's Magnetic Field
How Stars Form
X-Rays and Gamma Rays on the Sun
The Problem with Mars
Fasten Your Seatbelts! The Bumpy Ride to Star
Formation
Looking at Other Wavelengths: A Survey of Astronomy
Observatories from Radio to Gamma Rays
Gravity, From Here to Eternity
Have you seen the Milky Way?
Building the Universe at the National Air and Space
Museum
Deep Impact Mission Update
Goldilocks Black Holes
Life in the Universe
Space Weather in the Solar System from Mercury to the
Galilean system
Using Earth's Tides to Make Asteroid Moons
To buy or not buy...
MC
J. Hague
J. Kim
W. Kim
M. Knight
R. Kuzio de Naray
Z. Leinhardt
J. Li
J. Marshall
R. Murphy
H. Nablant
D. Pierce
X. Shao
R. Shetty
J. Vernaleo
N. Volgenau
K. Walsh
Y. Yang
K. Zhang
W. Baumgartner
F. Berendse
L. Brenneman
N. Chapman
J. Chen
R. Fraga-Encinas
Elizabeth takes over from Gretchen in May
Evening canceled due to snow
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Updated: 4 Mar 2016
2003
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(Dr. Andrew Harris)
Mon
Jan 20
Dr. John Cordes
Elizabeth Warner
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Mar 20
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Apr 20
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May 20
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Jun 20
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Jul 20
Aug 5
Aug 20
Dr. Stacy McGaugh
(Dr. Derek Richardson)
Elizabeth Warner
Dr. Suchitra Balachandran
Dr. Lucy McFadden
Dr. Amy Simon-Miller
Elizabeth Warner
Dr. Dennis Wellnitz
Grace Deming
Dr. Doug Hamilton
Elizabeth Warner
Kelly Fast
Dr. Kevin Rauch
Dr. Derek Richardson
Infrared Astronomy and the SOFIA Airborne Observatory
When Science Meets the General Public: The Tenuous
Handshake of the Media
Observing Saturn and Jupiter
What’s the Universe Made Of?
Using Earth's Tides to Make Asteroid Moons
The Spring Sky
What are stars made up of and what does that tell us?
The Colors of Rocks in Space
Galileo: The Little Spacecraft that Could
The Summer Sky
NASA Discovery Mission Deep Impact Status Report
Express Ticket to Mars
Mars!
Photographing Mars
Which way does the wind blow on Titan?
Chaos in our Backyard
Using Earth's Tides to Make Asteroid Moons
Fri
Sep 5
Dr. Cole Miller
Galaxies, Black Holes, and Gravitational Waves
Sat
Sep 20
(Greg Redfern)
Rocks from Space!
Sun
Oct 5
Stef McLaughlin
Mon
Oct 20
Dr. Ed Schmahl
Wed
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Fri
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Nov 5
Nov 20
Dec 5
Dec 20
Dr. Virginia Trimble
Lisa Mazzuca
(Dr. Tony Farnham)
Elizabeth Warner
Extrasolar Planets
High Energy Events on the Sun -- Flare Movies from the
RHESSI Satellite
Life in the Universe
HST Recent Science Results
Stardust
Observing in 2004
MC
K. Gultekin
J. Kim
M. Knight
V. Lauberg
M. LaVigne
Z. Leinhardt
H. Li
J. Li
J. Marshall
R. Murphy
R. Kuzio de Naray
D. Pierce
R. Piontek
R. Shetty
S. Teng
J. Vernaleo
W. Baumgartner, L.
Brenneman, E. Casper
N. Chapman, R. Fraga-Encinas,
J. Chen
K. Gultekin, J. Kim
M. Knight, F. Koekert
J. Marshall
Z. Leinhardt
H. Li
J. Li
Evening canceled due to snow
Evening canceled due to hurricane
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Updated: 4 Mar 2016
2004
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Jan 20
Feb 5
Feb 20
Mar 5
Dr. Tony Farnham
Dr. Stacy McGaugh
Dr. Peter Teuben
David Rupke
Dr. Lucy McFadden
Sat
Mar 20
Dr. Lee Mundy
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Apr 5
Apr 20
May 5
May 20
Sat
Jun 5
Dr. Dennis Papadapolous
Matthew Knight
Elizabeth Warner
Dr. Doug Hamilton
Elizabeth Warner
Dr. Cole Miller
Sun
Jun 20
Dr. Ed Shaya
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Jul 5
Jul 20
Aug 5
Aug 20
Sep 5
Sep 20
Oct 5
Oct 20
Nov 5
Nov 20
Dec 5
Dec 20
Dr. Amy Simon-Miller
Dr. Sylvain Veilleux
Dr. Marc Pound
Dr. Rosemary Killen
Elizabeth Warner
Elizabeth Warner
Dr. David Rupke
Dr. Chris Reynolds
Dr. Chul Gwon
Dr. Barry McKernan
Dr. Derek Richardson
Dr. Doug Hamilton
TALK TITLE
Stardust
What is the Universe Made of?
The Digital Universe
Blowing Bubbles
Assessing the Asteroid Impact Hazard
Seeing the Universe in Infrared Light: Results from
SIRTF
Space Weather
History of Comet Observations
A Tale of Three Comets
Tilting Saturn
Observing the Venus Transit
Neutron Stars
Space Interferometry Mission, 2010: Planets, Stars,
Galaxies, the Universe and Everything
Cassini Saturn Orbit Insertion
Supermassive Black Holes
Take the Astronomy Challenge!
Messenger
Astrophotography Basics
Observing and Photographing Satellites
Dust in Space
SWIFTly Observing GRBs
CARMA
The Search for Hot Missing Matter
Cool things you may not know about asteroids
The Winter Solstice
MC
R. Kuzio de Naray
M. McCarthy
A. Gersch
C. McGleam
R. Murphy
D. Pierce
R. Piontek
D. Rupke
K. Walsh
M. Woo
L. Winter
Y. Yang
F. Koekert
R. Kuzio de Naray
K. Zhang
C. McGleam
M. Bovill, M. McCarthy
E. Casper
N. Chapman
J. Chen
K. Gultekin
J. Kim
F. Koekert
D. Zeehandelaar
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Updated: 4 Mar 2016
2005
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Wed
Thu
Jan 5
Jan 20
Kelly Fast
Dr. Lee Mundy
Sat
Feb 5
Dr. Cole Miller
Sun
Sat
Sun
Tue
Wed
Thu
Feb 20
Mar 5
Mar 20
Apr 5
Apr 20
May 5
Barbara Mattson
Elizabeth Warner
Dr. Rosemary Killen
Dr. Mike A'Hearn
Dr. Andrew Baker
Grace Deming
Fri
May 20
Dr. Tony Farnham
Sun
Jun 5
Dr. Suchitra Balachandran
Mon
Tue
Wed
Fri
Jun 20
Jul 5
Jul 20
Aug 5
Sat
Aug 20
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Sat
Sun
Mon
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Sep 5
Sep 20
Oct 5
Oct 20
Nov 5
Nov 20
Dec 5
Dec 20
Dr. Kevin Rauch
Dr. Sylvain Veilleux
Dr. Melissa Hayes-Gehrke
Nehanda Tankasala
Dr. Ed Shaya
Elizabeth Warner
Dr. Cole Miller
Dr. Massimo Ricotti
Elizabeth Warner
Dr. Andrew Baker
Dr. Ed Shaya
Barbara Mattson
Dr. Stacy McGaugh
Dr. Lucy McFadden
TALK TITLE
Huygens at Titan: Look out below!!!
The Formation of Planets
Monsters in the Middle: the Effect of Black Holes on
Galaxies and Clusters
X-Ray Astronomy and the Constellation-X Mission
Observing Tempel 1
Mercury and the Missions Messenger and Bepi-Colombo
Deep Impact
Dust You Can't Sweep Under the Rug
Are those meteors part of a shower?
Comet Machholz 2004 Q2: Thinking about CN Jets and
Pinwheels
Cecilia Payne Gaposchkin and the Chemical
Composition of Stars
Black Holes in Focus: Extreme Gravitational Lensing
Supermassive Black Holes
Stellar Activity in Sun-Like Stars
Island One: What Will the First Space Colonies Be Like?
tbd
Constellations
Juggling Black Holes
Cosmology
Telescope Basics
How Old is the Universe?
The Future Planet Finders
Dark Energy: A Modern Science Mystery
A few results from the Maryland-Kitt Peak collaboration
Deep Impact Results
MC
V. Lauberg, M. LaVigne
Z. Leinhardt, B. Li
R. Fraga-Encinas, R. Piontek
J. Li
S. Zonak
A. Gersch
L. Brenneman
X. Shao
R. Shetty
S. Teng
D. Zeehandelaar
K. Walsh, L. Wei
J. Kim, M. Woo, E. Casper
A. Zauderer, J. Vernaleo
K. Zhang
S. Zonak
M. Bovill
L. Brenneman
J. Chen
N. Chapman
A. Zauderer, M. DeCesar
R. Fraga-Encinas, D. Garafalo
S. Zonak
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Updated: 4 Mar 2016
2006
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Thu
Jan 5
Jan 20
Feb 5
Feb 20
Mar 5
Mar 20
Apr 5
Apr 20
May 5
May 20
Jun 5
Jun 20
Jul 5
Jul 20
Elizabeth Warner
Rachel Kuzio de Naray
W.T. Bridgman
Jane Gilhooly
Ke Zhang
Dr. Bhaswati Mookerjea
Dr. Melissa Hayes-Gehrke
Dr. Derek Richardson
Dr. Olivier Groussin
Matthew Knight
Dr. Lori Feaga
Dr. Doug Hamilton
Elizabeth Warner
Dr. Anita Krishnamurthi
Sat
Aug 5
Greg Redfern
Sun
Aug 20
Dr. Matthew Burger
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sep 5
Sep 20
Oct 5
Oct 20
Dr. Cole Miller
Dr. David Rupke
Daniel Jontof-Hutter
Megan DeCesar
Sun
Nov 5
Mia Bovill
Mon
Tue
Wed
Nov 20
Dec 5
Dec 20
Andrew Johnston
Elizabeth Warner
Phil Wherry
TALK TITLE
2006 Astro Events
Behind the Scenes: The Nightlife of an Astronomer
Dealing with Creationism in Astronomy
Life in the Universe
Exo-planets, the other worlds
The Infrared Universe
Galaxy Collisions
Strange New (Small) Worlds
Tempel 1: A 'Cool' Comet?
Sungrazing Comets
What is Spectroscopy?
The Summer Solstice
Observing and Photographing Satellites
Beyond Einstein: From the Big Bang to Black Holes
A Cosmic Detective Story: The Chesapeake Bay Impact
Crater
The Cassini/Huygens Mission to Saturn and the Ice
Volcanoes of Enceladus
Colliding Black Holes in a Computer
Blowing Bubbles
The Age of Planet Discovery
Neutron Stars and Pulsars
The Science of Science Fiction : Wormholes and
Warpdrive
A Tale of Two Planets: Comparing Earth and Mars
Buying a Telescope? Things to Consider
Computer-Assisted Observation Planning
MC
A. Gersch
D. Jontof-Hutter, K. Gultekin
J. Kim
L. Winter
M. Woo
V. Lauberg
M. LaVigne
B. Li
M. McCarthy
C. McGleam, R. Perrine
D. Zeehandelaar, S. Schwartz
Y. Radeva, R. Shetty
S. Teng
J. Vernaleo
K. Walsh
L. Wei
L. Brenneman
N. Chapman
M. Bovill
M. DeCesar
A. Zauderer
S. Teng
M. Knight
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Updated: 4 Mar 2016
2007
DAY
DATE
SPEAKER
Fri
Jan 5
Greg Piepol
Sat
Jan 20
Dr. Rachel Osten
Mon
Tue
Mon
Tue
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Tue
Feb 5
Feb 20
Mar 5
Mar 20
Apr 5
Apr 20
May 5
May 20
Jun 5
Dr. Jessica Sunshine
Dr. Conor Nixon
Dr. Rosemary Killen
Elizabeth Warner
Dr. Marc Pound
Lisa Winter
Dr. Melissa Hayes-Gehrke
Dr. Xi Shao
Dr. Lucy McFadden
Wed
Jun 20
Dr. Ludmilla Kolokolova
Thu
Jul 5
Dr. Tamara Bogdanovic
Fri
Sun
Mon
Jul 20
Aug 5
Aug 20
Dr. Ed Shaya
Dr. Claudia Knez
Dr. Lori Feaga
Wed
Sep 5
Dr. Cole Miller
Thu
Sep 20
Dr. Alan Peel
Fri
Oct 5
John Vernaleo
Sat
Mon
Oct 20
Nov 5
Dr. Sten Odenwald
Elizabeth Warner
Tue
Nov 20
Dr. Ted Jacobson
Wed
Thu
Dec 5
Dec 20
(Dr. Rosemary Killen)
Dr. Dongchan Kim
TALK TITLE
The Amazing Sun
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star: Observations and
Consequences of Stellar Flares
Returning to the Moon
Titan: New Views from Cassini
Messenger and BepiColombo
The Celestial Sphere
The Story of the Horsehead
The Milky Way: A Tour of our Galaxy
The Many Facets of White Dwarfs
Earth's Radiation Belt
Dawn
Stardust: Update on the Analysis of the Returned
Samples
Sometimes They Come in Pairs: Supermassive Black
Hole Binaries
Simulations of the Universe
Molecules in Space
About the 28 Aug Lunar Eclipse
From Smooth to Rough: the Formation of Structure in
the Universe
The 2006 Nobel Prize in Astronomy...Er, I mean
Physics: An Amazing (and semi-local) Achievement
Hydro Simulations: How We Can Model Fluids to
Understand Astronomy
How to build a universe!
Telescope Buying Advice
Gravitational Lenses: From Einstein's Ring to Probes of
Dark Matter and Extrasolar Planets
Messenger at Mercury
Rare Earth -coincidence or design?
MC
E. Warner
E. Hodges-Kluck
R. Perrine
E. Hodges-Kluck
J. Gilhooly
S. Kumar
M. LaVigne
M. Bovill
D. Jontof-Hutter
E. Warner
Y. Radeva
K. Park
M. Bovill
L. Wei
E. Hodges-Kluck
J. Goldstein
M. Koss
S. Kumar
M. DeCesar
H. Gong
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2008
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Sat
Jan 5
Dave Ludwikoski
Sun
Jan 20
Matthew Zagursky
Tue
Wed
Wed
Thu
Feb 5
Feb 20
Mar 5
Mar 20
Dr. Rosemary Killen
Dr. Lucy McFadden
Elizabeth Warner
Misty LaVigne
Sat
Apr 5
Matthew Knight
Sun
Mon
Tue
Thu
Fri
Apr 20
May 5
May 20
Jun 5
Jun 20
Dr. Tim Livengood
Mia Bovill
Dr. Cole Miller
Dr. Tony Farnham
Dr. David Rupke
Sat
Jul 5
Dr. Kevin Rauch
Sun
Jul 20
Dr. Nancy Grace Roman
Tue
Aug 5
Dr. Rosemary Killen
Wed
Aug 20
Dr. Sean O'Neill
Fri
Sat
Sun
Sep 5
Sep 20
Oct 5
Dr. Massimo Ricotti
Dr. Derek Richardson
Stacy Teng
Mon
Oct 20
Eric Winter
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Nov 5
Nov 20
Dec 5
Dec 20
Elizabeth Warner
Paul Hueper
Dr. Cole Miller
Dr. Alberto Bolatto
TALK TITLE
Teaching and the Amateur Astronomer
Dark Matter in Spiral/Disk Galaxies: Discovery and
Current Observations
Messenger at Mercury
Meteorite Hunting in Antarctica
Light Pollution
Women in Astronomy
The Contributions of Ancient Astronomers to Modern
Day Astronomy
A New EPOCh of Extrasolar Planet Exploration
Near Field Cosmology OR The Little Galaxies that Could
Black Hole Mergers in the Hearts of Galaxies
100th Anniversary of Tunguska
The Making of the Modern Telescope
Perception, Reality, and Science: Do We Know
Anything?
The Birth and Childhood of the Hubble
Tenuous Atmospheres:
Neutrals, Ions and Dust in the Solar System
Disks, Jets, Bubbles, and Other Ways Black Holes Make
Their Presence Known
Primordial Black Holes
Spinning Up Asteroids
Making Astronomical Discoveries from Your Living Room
The Fermi Space Telescope - A New Gamma-Ray Eye in
the Sky
Let’s Go Sloohing!
Finding New Worlds: NASA's Search for Exoplanets
Where Else in our Solar System Might There Be Life?
What is the Universe made of?
MC
M. DeCesar
V. Lauberg
K. McLean
A. Zauderer
S. Zonak
L. Wei
S. Teng
Y. Radeva
E. Winter
D. Jontof-Hutter
M. McDonald
J. George
R. Perrine
H. Sheets
K. Park
A. Gersch
M. Gill
J. Cohen
H. Krug
E. Hodges-Kluck
A. Zauderer
E. Winter
K. Helgason
A. McCormick
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2009
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DATE
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TALK TITLE
Is There a Planetary Nebula in the Sun's Future?
International Year of Astronomy 2009
Einstein in a twist: the life and times of a spinning black hole
Morphological Evolution of Galaxies: Young to Old, and Old to Young
Lunar Radio Astronomy
Astro-photography techniques, using telescopes to point-and-shoot
Pulsars: The Universal Timekeepers
Inside the Soap Bubbles: Looking for Galaxies in the Voids
The High-Energy Sun
Searching for Other Solar Systems with the Space Interferometry
Mission
Radio Astronomy: Past, Present & Future
The Hubble Repair Mission (SM4): What it means for Planetary
Science
Europa: Ice, Oceans, and Life?
If We Can't See Black Holes, How Do We Know That They Exist?
MESSENGER on Mercury and its Exosphere
Spectroscopy: Looking at Astronomical Objects in a Different Light
Planets
National Lunar Science Institute
Early Interactions of Astronomy, Modern Physics and Astrophysics
The Hidden Universe: A Celebration of the Spitzer Space Telescopes
Major Discoveries
Magnetic Fields on the Sun from the time of Galileo to the present
Early Hubble observations following the 5th Space Shuttle servicing
mission
50 years of Planetary Exploration: What's Best?
The Invisible Universe / El Universo Invisible
Saturn's Newest Ring
Mon
Tue
Thu
Fri
Thu
Fri
Sun
Mon
Tue
Jan 5
Jan 20
Feb 5
Feb 20
Mar 5
Mar 20
Apr 5
Apr 20
May 5
Dr. Patrick Harrington
Elizabeth Warner
Dr. Chris Reynolds
Lisa Wei
Dr. Joe Lazio, NRL
Misty LaVigne & Peter Teuben
Megan DeCesar
Mia Bovill
Dr. Gerald Share
Wed
May 20
Dr. Rob Olling
Fri
Jun 5
Dr. Neil Miller
Sat
Jun 20
Dr. Lucy McFadden
Sun
Mon
Wed
Thu
Sun
Jul 5
Jul 20
Aug 5
Aug 20
Sep 5
Sep 5
Sep 20
Dr. Matthew Burger
Dr. Sean O’Neill
Dr. Nelly Mouawad
Dr. Melissa Hayes-Gehrke
Daniel Jontof-Hutter
Dr. Rosemary Killen, GSFC
Fred Hickok, CCBC
Mon
Oct 5
Dr. Michelle Thaller, GSFC
Tue
Oct 20
Dr. Derek Lamb, CUA/GSFC
Thu
Nov 5
Max Mutchler, STSci
Fri
Sat
Sun
Nov 20
Dec 5
Dec 20
Dr. Sebastien Besse
Rodrigo Herrera Camus
Dr. Doug Hamilton
Sat
MC
K. Philpott
E. Polisensky
K. Park
J. George
H. Gong
M. McDonald
S. Storm
Y. Radeva
M. Koss
H. Sheets
M. Gill
D. Pasham
S. Kumar
M. Bovill
S. Schwartz
C. Chen
D. Jontof-Hutter
J. Han
H. Krug
R. Perrine
S. Storm
E. Hodges-Kluck
M. DeCesar
M. Avara
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2010
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DATE
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TALK TITLE
Tue
Wed
Fri
Jan 5
Jan 20
Feb 5
Zolt Levay, STSci
Eric Winter
Dr. Hannah Jang-Condell
Sat
Feb 20
Dr. Lucy McFadden
Fri
Mar 5
Dr. Eric McKenzie
Sat
Mar 20
Mike McDonald
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Sat
Apr 5
Apr 20
May 5
May 20
Jun 5
Mike Koss
Dr. Doug Hamilton
Dr. Hannah Jang-Condell
Mia Bovill
Dr. Tamara Bogdanovic
Pictures from Data: Unveiling Hubble's Colorful Universe
Gamma Ray Bursts
Forming Exoplanets
Asteroids to Meteorites: A Scientific Expedition to the Northern
Desert of Sudan
A Timeline of the Universe
More Than Meets the Eye - The Reasons Why Astronomers Observe
Outside of Optical Wavelengths
Supermassive Black Holes Feeding in a Galaxy Near You
Saturn's Newest Ring
Forming Exoplanets
Larry, Mo and Curly's History of the Universe
Black Holes as Multitaskers of the Universe
Sun
Jun 20
Rodrigo Herrera Camus
The Invisible Universe / El Universo Invisible
Mon
Tue
Thu
Fri
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Jul 5
Jul 20
Aug 5
Aug 20
Sep 5
Sep 20
Oct 5
Oct 20
Nov 5
Nov 20
Dec 5
Dec 20
Elizabeth Warner
Dr. Margaret Trippe
Dr. John Hewitt, GSFC
Dr. Nelly Mouawad
Dr. Cole Miller
Alex McCormick
Dr. Melissa Hayes-Gehrke
Dr. Tracy Huard
Dr. Derek Richardson
Dr. Lori Feaga
Elizabeth Warner
Elizabeth Warner
Observing in Puerto Rico
Measuring the Spin of Supermassive Black Holes
Postcards from the Galactic Center
Mercury as seen by MESSENGER
Black Holes and Gravitational Waves
Climbing the Distance Ladder to the 'Edge' of the Universe
How do astronomers make images from light that we can't see?
Holes in the Heavens
What's New in the Solar System?
Hartley 2, Up Close and Personal
Observing Highlights for 2011
About Tonight's Total Lunar Eclipse
MC
A. McCormick
A. Lohfink
K. Jameson
M. Avara
J. Donaldson
H. Gong
M. Gill
J. Fraine
H. Sheets
S. Schwartz
K. Park
M. DeCesar, S.
Storm
J. Cohen
D. Pasham
D. Jontof-Hutter
J. Fraine
J. Han
C. Chen
E. Hodges-Kluck
S. Storm
R. Perrine
K. Kreimeyer
M. Avara
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2011
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DATE
SPEAKER
TALK TITLE
Wed
Thu
Jan 5
Jan 20
Dr. Timothy McConnochie
Megan DeCesar
Sat
Feb 5
Dr. Demerese Salter
Sun
Sat
Sun
Feb 20
Mar 5
Mar 20
Dr. Jerry Bonnell
Elizabeth Warner
Dr. Leslie Sage
Tue
Apr 5
Dr. Alex Moiseev
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Fri
Sat
Apr 20
May 5
May 20
Jun 5
Jun 20
Jul 5
Jul 20
Aug 5
Aug 20
Dr. Dennis Bodewits
Elizabeth Warner
Dr. Gennady Milikh
Daniel Jontof-Hutter
Dr. Richard Mushotzky
Elizabeth Warner
Dr. Soko Matsumura
Dr. Jianyang Li
Dr. Mike Kelley
Weather and Climate of Mars
(pulsars)
Weightless Adventures: A Zero-Gravity Laboratory Experiment to
Study How Planets Form
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Observing the Last Pass of Discovery
how astronomy has changed what it means to be human
High Energy Cosmic Ray Electrons: Messengers from Nearby Cosmic
Ray Sources or Dark Matter?
X-rays in the Solar System
Preparing to Photograph a Planetary Conjunction
Red Sprites and Blue Jets
The Greenhouse Effect
High Energy Universe
Observing Asteroids
Exploring the World of Exoplanets
Vesta Fiesta
On Ice and Impacts in the Asteroid Belt
Mon
Sep 5
Dr. Alberto Bolatto
Exoplanets Galore / Exoplanetas en Abundancia
Tue
Wed
Thu
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tue
Sep 20
Oct 5
Oct 20
Nov 5
Nov 20
Dec 5
Dec 20
Dr. Cole Miller
Dr. Peter Teuben
Dr. Silvia Protopapa
Grace Deming
Dr. Doug Hamilton
Dr. Eve Ostriker
Makarand Bidwai
Black Holes, Galaxies, and Life
Observing with an Interferometer
The Most Distant Objects of the Solar System
Viewing the Leonid Meteor Shower
Mooning Pluto
Star Formation: Laws of Supply and Demand
Yardsticks of Stellar Distance Measurement
MC
A. McCormick
A. Lohfink
K. Nguyen
K. Jameson
A. Olmstead
K. Park
H Gong
C. Chen
H. Krug
A. Wilkins
T. Shimizu
J. Capone
K. Helgason,
G. BetancourtMartinez
M. Rizzo
S. Storm
K. Jameson
A. McCormick
K. Nguyen
R. Ballouz
C. Chen
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2012
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DATE
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TALK TITLE
Thu
Fri
Sun
Mon
Mon
Tue
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Jan 5
Jan 20
Feb 5
Feb 20
Mar 5
Mar 20
Apr 5
Apr 20
May 5
May 20
Dr. Melissa Hayes-Gehrke
Anne Lohfink
Jade Williams
Dr. Matthew Knight
Dr. Javier Garcia
Megan DeCesar
Alex McCormick
Dr. Sebastien Besse
Dr. Drake Deming
Hannah Krug
How do astronomers know how big asteroids are?
The Black Hole in the Center of Our Galaxy
Sunny with a Chance of Cloudiness... at a Comet
Death Defying Comet Lovejoy
An X-ray view of Black Holes
Pulsars
What stops the growth of galaxies?
Seeing the Moon in a New Light
Exoplanets
Quasars, Blazars, and Seyferts: Oh My!
Tue
Jun 5
Transit of Venus
(on campus program)
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sun
Mon
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Mon
Tue
Wed
Jun 20
Jul 5
Jul 20
Aug 5
Aug 20
Sep 5
Sep 20
Oct 5
Oct 20
Nov 5
Nov 20
Dec 5
Thu
Dec 20
Jessica Donaldson
Dr. Tim Livengood
Dr. Sonali J. Shukla
Jade Williams
Dr. Kevin Rauch
Dr. Cole Miller
Carole Downey & Erin Kisliuk
Elizabeth Warner
Dr. Ranjan Vasudevan
Dr. Alberto Bolatto
Dr. Doug Hamilton
Dr. Laura Blecha
Dr. Peter Teuben
Elizabeth Warner
Techniques for Detecting Exoplanets
Beneath a Watery Moon
Dust to Dust: The life cycles of stars
What's Happening in the Coma of Comet 103P/Hartley 2?
Do we live in a parallel universe?
Faster, Hotter, Denser: the Lives of Neutron Stars
The H-R Diagram
Clash of the Titans
Leviathans of the Cosmos: Supermassive Black Holes
Exoplanets Galore / Exoplanetas en Abundancia
Moons and Rings
Colliding Galaxies and Monster Black Holes
Artist Impressions in Astronomy?
Something Snarky about the End of the World
MC
D. Pasham
J. Fraine
G. Betancourt
S. Kumar
J. VanLandingham
J. George
M. McAdam
M. Afrin Badhan
K. Smith
A. Wilkins
A. Olmstead, K.
Kreimeyer
A. Olmstead
J. Capone
K. Park
H. Gong
R. Herrera Camus
J. Fraine
E. Grand
M. McAdam
E. Grand
K. Jameson
A. McCormick
S. Storm
T. Liu
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2013
DAY
DATE
Sat
Jan 5
Sun
Jan 20
SPEAKER
Dr. Tim Livengood
Elizabeth Warner
Anne Lohfink
Tue
Feb 5
Katie Jameson
Wed
Feb 20
Dr. Peter Teuben
Tue
Mar 5
Brett Morris
Wed
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Mon
Tue
Thu
Fri
Mar 20
Apr 5
Apr 20
May 5
May 20
Jun 5
Jun 20
Jul 5
Jul 20
Aug 5
Aug 20
Sep 5
Sep 20
Kári Helgason
Dr. Jessica Sunshine
Hannah Krug
Sat
Oct 5
Sun
Tue
Wed
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Dr. Owen Parry
Dr. Demerese Salter
Shaye Storm
Dr. Hewagama Tilak
Elizabeth Warner
Dr. Derek Richardson
Alice Olmstead
Elizabeth Warner
Dr. Cole Miller
Roberto Morales
Beneath a Watery Moon
Observing Satellites
Black Hole Caught Red-Handed in a Stellar Homicide
Fractals, "Lakes" on a Moon, and Google Maps: Comparing the Surface
Evolution of Saturn's Moon Titan to Earth
Artist Impressions in Astronomy?
Studying Transiting Exoplanets with the Biggest and Smallest Telescopes
On and Off of Earth
From the Dark Ages to the Era of the First Stars
Geysers, Explosions, and Flows: Volcanoes throughout the Solar System
How to Be an Observational Astronomer
How to Simulate an Apple Pie from Scratch
The ALMA Observatory: The Largest Astronomical Project in Existence
Molecules and Dust ... in Space!
Exploring Planetary Atmospheres: Follow the Trace Constituents
Constellations
How to Capture an Asteroid
The Wibbly-Wobbly, Timey-Wimey, Gravitationally Lensed Universe
Prepping for comet ISON
Black Holes: Into the Abyss
Satellites, Orbits and Tracking Stations
Oct 20
Nov 5
Nov 20
Dr. Kelly Fast
Elizabeth Warner
Dr. Robert Grumbine
Dr. Doug Hamilton
Prof. Drake Deming
MAVEN
Constellations
Astronomical Theory of Ice Ages
Titanic Collisions!
Kepler and the Search for Other Earths
Thu
Dec 5
Dr. Dennis Bodewits
Comet ISON
Fri
Dec 20
Dr. Mia Bovill
The Southern Skies: Astronomy in Chile
MC
K. Nguyen
K. Helgason
K. Kreimeyer
H. Sheets
A. McCormick
J. Hogg
A. Dhabal
A. Wilkins
R. Ballouz
V. Toy
M DeCesar
J. Hogg
M. McAdam
S. Kumar
T. Shimizu
J. Donaldson
Z. Yu
J. Capone
John Capone
(for Maggie)
K. Helgason
Vicki Toy
Shaye Storm
Gabriele
Betancourt
Holly Sheets
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2014
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DATE
Sun
Mon
Wed
Thu
Wed
Thu
Jan 5
Jan 20
Feb 5
Feb 20
Mar 5
Mar 20
SPEAKER
Dr. Tim Livengood
Jonathan Fraine
Dr. Melissa Hayes-Gehrke
Elizabeth Warner
Dr. Kelly Fast
Dr Simona Giacintucci
Sat
Apr 5
Dr. Warren Skidmore
Sun
Mon
Tue
Thu
Apr 20
May 5
May 20
Jun 5
Dr.
Dr.
Dr.
Dr.
Fri
Jun 20
Tim Goudge
Sat
Sun
Jul 5
Jul 20
Elizabeth Warner
Elizabeth Warner
Tue
Aug 5
Dr. Sebastien Heinis
Wed
Aug 20
Dr. Tracy Huard
Fri
Sat
Sep 5
Sep 20
Dr. Cole Miller
Dr. Tony Farnham
Sun
Oct 5
Dr. Andrey Timokhin
Mon
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Oct 20
Nov 5
Nov 20
Dec 5
Dec 20
Dr. Lori Feaga
Dr. Surjalal Sharma
Dr. John Trasco
Dr. Chuck Higgins
Elizabeth Warner
Tom Statler
Michael Boylan-Kolchin
Leah Cheek
Wade Henning
TALK TITLE
Aurora on Jupiter
AstroBiology
Why are stars different colors?
2014 Observing Highlights
MAVEN
When Chunks of the Universe Collide
The Thirty Meter Telescope. The Next
Generation of Ground Based Telescope.
What, Why and How.
Asteroid Hazards: NOT As Seen on TV
Exploring Our Cosmic Backyard
Making and Measuring Moon Rocks
Extreme Exoplanets
Searching for Ancient Rivers and Paleolakes
on Mars
Constellation Tour
Upcoming Celestial Events
A Journey Among Galaxies: From Nearby to
Far Away
Astronomy from 40,000 Feet: Observing with
NASA's SOFIA
Death by Black Hole
comet Siding Spring's close approach to Mars
Pulsars: How Electricity Lets the Stellar
Undead Live Again!
3-2-1 Landing: Comet C-G Here We Come
Making Sense of Big Data in Astronomy
50 Years at an Urban Observatory
The Radio Sky
Astronomy Events in 2015
MC
Zelong Yu
Mahmuda Afrin Badhan (for AlexM)
Krista Smith
Tingting Liu
Ashlee Wilkins
Johnny VanLandingham
Qian Wang
Katie Jameson
Mahmuda Afrin Badhan
Arnab Dhabal
Alice Olmstead Alex McCormick
Rodrigo Herrera Camus
Drew Gallagher
Jithin George
Thomas Shimizu Alex McCormick
Mark Avara
Alex Fitts
Jamie Cohen Alex Fitts
Qian Wang
Maggie McAdam
Tiara Hung
Drew Hogg
Blake Hartley
Arnab Dhabal
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2015
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DATE
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Mon
Tue
Thu
Fri
Thu
Fri
Sun
Mon
Jan 5
Jan 20
Feb 5
Feb 20
Mar 5
Mar 20
Apr 5
Apr 20
Dr. Massimo Ricotti
Prof. A. Bolatto
Elizabeth Warner
Dr. Peter Teuben
Dr. Drake Deming
Jessica Slike
Dr. Dennis Bodewits
Dr. Marc Pound
Tue
May 5
(Dr. M Hayes-Gehrke)
Wed
Fri
May 20
Jun 5
Dr. Lan Jian
Dr. Haihong Che
Sat
Jun 20
Dr. Alan Peel
Sun
Jul 5
Dr. Eleonora Troja
Mon
Jul 20
Dr. Laura Blecha
Wed
Thu
Aug 5
Aug 20
Alice Allen
Dr. Mike Kelley
Sat
Sep 5
Dr. Cole Miller
Sun
Mon
Tue
Thu
Sep 20
Oct 5
Oct 20
Nov 5
Fri
Nov 20
Dr. Silvia Protopapa
Dr. Ravi Kumar Kopparapu
Dr. Robert Michell
Dr. Chris Reynolds
Dr. Alex Moiseev
Sat
Dec 5
Sun
Dec 20
(Dr. M Hayes-Gehrke)
Andre Amarante Luiz
TALK TITLE
Formation of the First Galaxies
ALMA: the World's Largest Radio Telescope
Comets in 2015
ALMA and Big Data
Exoplanets from the TESS Mission
SSL NearSpace Balloon Payload Project
Rosetta Results
Women In Astronomy
Asteroid Rotation Period Results from ASTR 315
Student Research
STEREO Mission
Solar Wind
Do we really only understand 4% of the
Universe?
Cosmic Crashes: the Many Facets of Neutron
Star Collisions
Galaxies and Supermassive Black Holes:
Frenemies Forever
Behind and Beyond APOD
Water, Carbon Dioxide, and Comets
Crushed, Fried, and Spaghettified: Why You
Shouldn’t Get Too Close to a Black Hole
New Horizons
The Search for Potential Habitable Worlds
Radar and Optical Observations of Meteors
Why Do Black Holes Shine?
Search for cosmic dark matter with Fermi
gamma-ray space telescope
Asteroid Rotation Period Results from ASTR 315
Student Research
Dissemination, Education, and Research in
Brazilian Astronomy
MC
Pradip Gatkine
Zeeve Rogoszinski
Amy Steele
Krista Smith
Ashlee Wilkins
Jonathan Nikoleyczik
Katie Jameson
Mahmuda Afrin Badhan
Taro Shimizu
Dana Louie
Corbin Taylor
Myra Stone
Jamie Cohen
Johnny VanLandingham
John Capone
Tingting Liu
Maxime Rizzo
Jamie Cohen
Tiara Hung
Kyle Sheppard
Qian Wang
Robyn Smith
Maggie McAdam
Dana Louie
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2016
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DATE
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Tue
Wed
Fri
Sat
Jan 5
Jan 20
Feb 5
Feb 20
Elizabeth Warner
Dr. Hannah Wakeford
Dr. Doug Hamilton
Dr. Tilak Hewagama
Sat
Mar 5
Dr. Brian Hicks
Elizabeth Warner
Sun
Tue
Mar 20
Apr 5
Taro Shimizu
Dr. Dennis Bodewits
Wed
Apr 20
Dr. Stefanie Milam
Thu
May 5
Fri
May 20
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Fri
Sat
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tue
Jun 5
Jun 20
Jul 5
Jul 20
Aug 5
Aug 20
Sep 5
Sep 20
Oct 5
Oct 20
Nov 5
Nov 20
Dec 5
Dec 20
TALK TITLE
2016 Observing Highlights
Exploring Alien Atmospheres
The Icy Heart of Pluto
Exploration with Small Spacecraft
The Challenges of Directly Imaging Earth-like
Exoplanets Around Nearby Stars
Watching Stars Blink
TBD
Rosetta Results
James Webb Space Telescope - Science and
Status Update
MC
Thomas Rimlinger
Sara Frederick
Pradip Gatkine
Rebecca Levy
Zeeve Rogoszinski
Ashlee Wilkins
Ginny Cunningham
Mahmuda Afrin Badhan
Vicki Toy
Dr. Alan Peel
Dr. Prabal Saxena
Do we really only understand 4% of the
Universe?
The Early Moon as an Exoplanet
Scott Lawrence
Jonathan Nikoleyczik
Drew Hogg
Ron Ballouz
Arnab Dhabal
Johnny VanLandingham
Myra Stone
Maxime Rizzo
Corbin Taylor
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