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Part 1: Connecting

Part 1: Connecting. Professional Observatories. Very Large Telescopes four 10-m mirrors. Keck I & II Telescopes two 10-m mirrors. Hubble Space Telescope 2.4-m mirror. Amateur & Educational ‘scopes. Bee Caves Obs. 9” mirror. Dexter-Southfield School 0.7-m mirror.

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Part 1: Connecting

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  1. Part 1:Connecting

  2. Professional Observatories Very Large Telescopesfour 10-m mirrors Keck I & II Telescopestwo 10-m mirrors Hubble Space Telescope2.4-m mirror

  3. Amateur & Educational ‘scopes Bee Caves Obs.9” mirror Dexter-Southfield School0.7-m mirror

  4. Omicron Ceti Observations, 1850-2000 Arto Oksanen& CV SDSSJ1702 GRB 000301Cdetected by Buffalo Astro Club Rev. Bob Evans discovered > 35 SN The AAVSO

  5. Omicron Ceti Observations, 1850-2000 Long-Term Monitoring Mira Variables Cool Red Giants Amplitude: ~2.5 mag (V) Pulsating: 100-1000 d

  6. Astro 101 in 5 (5-min. that is) From Australia Telescope Outreach and Education website

  7. Omicron Ceti Observations, 1850-2000 Long-Term Monitoring Mira Variables Cool Red Giants Amplitude: ~2.5 mag (V) Pulsating: 100-1000 d

  8. Mira Variables R Cyg, P = 426.45 d R And, P = 409.33 d 13-years of AAVSO visual observations R Cyg

  9. Mira Variables X Cam, P = 143.56 d ~3-years of AAVSO visual observations Mira, P = 331.96 d Chi Cyg, P = 406.9 d Chi Cyg

  10. Mira Variables R For, P = 388.73 d 41-years of AAVSO visual observations RU Vir, P = 433.2 d S CMi, P = 332.94 d RU Vir R Hya, P = 388.87 d

  11. Mira Variable W Aql, P = 490.43 d 109-years of AAVSO visual observations!!! R Lep, P = 427.07 d Y Per, P = 248.60 d R Lep RV Cen, P = 446 d

  12. GRB 000301Cdetected by Buffalo Astro Club Targets of Opportunity: GRB Neutron star - Black hole merger (animation by Dana Berry/NASA)

  13. Gamma-Ray Bursts Hypernova - Side View NASA / SkyWorks Digital Hypernova - Down Jet View NASA / SkyWorks Digital

  14. Gamma-Ray Burst - Supernovae Brad Schaeffer, LSU Press Release Jan 11, ‘06

  15. Rev. Bob Evans discovered > 35 SN Supernovae

  16. Support Apache Point Obs. Support XMM-Newton Obs. Period Determination Support USNO Interferometry Support XMM-Newton Obs. Support XMM-Newton Obs. Support XMM-Newton Obs. Confirm Dwarf Nova Campaigns

  17. And coming in April . . . The RR Lyrae star AH Leo

  18. Part 2:My Work

  19. My Work

  20. Part 3:What can it do forYou?

  21. AAVSO in the Classroom

  22. Parting words . . . . . . Keep looking up!

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