United Astronomy Clubs
of New Jersey
 9th Annual Symposium
Saturday, September 28, 2002
from 1:30 to 11:00 p.m. at the UACNJ Observatory,
Jenny Jump State Forest, Hope, New Jersey
Astronomy Presentations
  • 3:00 p.m. - Dr. Karl Hricko - AAI, Sperry Observatory, Union County College
    "New Discoveries in Astronomy" - Dr. Hricko will discuss recent findings from the Hubble Telescope and from other astronomical observatories that impact our future view of the Universe.

  • 4:00 p.m. - Jim Burnell - Co-Author of "The Handbook of Astronomical Image Processing"
    "Extracting Scientificly Useful Data from CCD Images" - Tired of just making pretty pictures with your CCD camera? Mr. Burnell will discuss amateur applications in photometry, astrometry (including asteroids), color imaging, and more.

  • 5:00 p.m. - Bill Murray - AAAP, Simpson Obs., Washington Crossing State Park
    "A Beginners Guide to Observing the Deep Sky" - Mr. Murray will be discussing techniques for amateurs to observe galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters. Later in the evening (when it gets dark) he will use the 16-inch telescope in the Greenwood Observatory and utilize constellation referencing to identify and observe some of these objects.

  • 8:00 p.m. - Dr. Robert Vanderbei - Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
    "A Proposal for Observing Extra Solar Terrestrial Planets for the Orbiting Observatory" - Dr. Vanderbei is one of just a few researchers planning the methodologies and technical equipment required for discovering earth-like planets in orbit around stars beyond our Solar System. The observatory has a scheduled launch for 2014.
Solar Observing - Observe sunspots, the Sun, and it's spectra

CCD Imaging Display - Electronic images of the deep sky

Displays by UACNJ Member Clubs - Astrophotography, antique astronomy items, meteorites and other Projects, as well as the .7-meter mirror, will be on display

Astronomy Sales - Books, Maps, and other astronomy items will be available

Evening Star Party - View galaxies, nebulae and other deep-sky objects through the observatory's 16-inch Newtonian, as well as a variety of UACNJ observer telescopes (weather permitting)

Refreshment Stand - Walk around food will be available on site
This is an event for amateur astronomers and others interested in astronomy. Admission is free. Fundraising events are: flea market/swap table, sales desk, and refreshment stand. All money raised from this event goes to the UACNJ Building and Maintenance Fund to help support the UACNJ Observatory and Education Center. The UACNJ is a non-profit tax deductible educational organization.
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