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[APML] Attend AstroImage 2002 at the University of WI-Whitewater viaInternet-streamed video this August 23rd ~ 25th, 2002

Dear ASTRO-Ler or AMPL-er,

      The Orange County Astronomers (OCA) and the Department of 
Physics of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater are offering 
subscribers to ASTRO-L, ASTROALERT-L and ASTRO-PHOTO the opportunity 
to attend the August 23rd ~ 25th, 2002, OCA astroimaging conference 
AstroImage 2001 -- AT NO COST TO ATTENDEES -- via a streaming video 
feed to Whitewater Observatory on the campus of the University of 
Wisconsin-Whitewater.

      This year, the format and content of the conference has been 
expanded to include an introduction to astro-imaging, national level 
speakers and exhibitor product workshops.  Whether you are a beginner 
or an advanced astro-imager, the conference offers an opportunity for 
all.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

      The keynote speaker will be Jack Newton.  Mr. Newton is an 
internationally recognized amateur astronomer and astro-imager.  He 
has  pioneered the field of amateur CCD photography, especially the 
development of high resolution tri-color imaging.  His photographs 
are well-known to readers of Astronomy, Sky & Telescope, and CCD 
Astronomy magazines.  He is also a frequent contributor to other 
magazines and newspapers around the globe.

      As author or co-author of a number of books on astronomy, his 
writings and images enjoy an international following. Included in 
those works are Deep Sky Objects (Gall Publishers, Toronto, 1977), 
the Cambridge Deep Sky Album (Cambridge University Press, 1983) and 
the Guide to Amateur Astronomy (Cambridge University Press, 1984) 
which was revised and re-released last year. He most recently 
co-authored Splendors of the Universe (Firefly Books, 1997) with 
fellow Canadian  science writer Terence Dickinson.  Mr. Newton has 
recently purchased land in the Chiricahua Mountains of southeastern 
Arizona where their vision is to create a world-class astronomy 
village in one of the last vestiges of truly dark skies in America.

INTERNET-based STREAMING VIDEO

      Last year AstroImage 2001 was streamed live for 8 hours of the 
conference.   This year we are running an extended 3-day format to an 
even wider audience. The details and capability to do this have only 
just been finalized - hence the rather late email.  

      OCA has been running an AstroImaging Conference for the past 15 
years or so - but this one is very special indeed.  We have some of 
the most prominent speakers we could find in our interest area 
descending on the University of California in Irvine.  We will be 
producing a live internet video stream of the conference across the 
three days.  Last year we had around 17 remote participants including 
at least two Universities who decided to display the conference 
within an auditorium.  This year we can cope with a much larger group 
of remote attendees.

YOU CAN ASK QUESTIONS!

      Remote participants will be able communicate with the Conference 
through the use of a live chat system.  Last year this facility 
allowed the remote participants (some from Australia) a very 
interactive presence within the Conference despite their distance 
from it.  They even got the opportunity to ask questions directly of 
the speaker.  We'll have the same capability - just even better this 
time.

WE LISTENED TO YOUR FEEDBACK!

      The only difficulty encountered last year by streaming video 
viewers at UW-Whitewater was the inability to read viewgraphs with 
small print.  This problem will be avoided this year with printed 
handouts of most, if not all, of the viewgraphs to be displayed.  Not 
only will these handouts make the presentations more understandable, 
but they will also be handy for taking notes and writing down 
questions to pose from the chat room.

PROGRAM DETAILS

      If you would like to view further details about the conference, 
including a detailed program, please visit the conference web site

http://www.OCAstronomers.org/AstroImage

RESERVATIONS

      To make reservations to attend the FREE video feed and chat room 
sites at Whitewater Observatory on the campus of the University of 
WI-Whitewater, please send an Email to Observatory Director Paul 
Rybski at

rybskip@uww.edu

or call him at (262) 472-5766 (where in his absence an answering 
machine will take your call 24/7).


Thank you


Liam Kennedy
OCA President
http://www.OCAstronomers.org


Paul Rybski
Director, Whitewater Observatory
Goodhue 320
University of WI-Whitewater
Whitewater, WI  53190



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