Saturday, September 12, 2009
Westin Hotel at San Francisco Airport, Millbrae
Astronomy enthusiasts of all ages are invited to join a gathering of local professional and amateur astronomers for an exciting day of:
- Astronomy Lectures from NASA and SETI Institute astronomers, astrophotographers, filmmakers, science historians, and more
- Brown Bag Lunch Workshops for amateur astronomers and the technically-inclined public
- Daytime Sun Viewing through safe solar telescopes
- Night Sky Network presentations from Astronomical Society of the Pacific and NASA
- Astronomy Conversation with representatives from local astronomy clubs and dealers
- A Night of Stargazing with expert interpretation, through an impressive array of telescopes.
Registration is now open! Please check the Register page for more details.
Raffle
There will also be an Astronomy Raffle, hosted by Sam Sweiss of Scope City San Francisco, offering thousands of dollars worth of cool prizes!
We gratefully thank Sam Sweiss and Scope City San Francisco for his generous support of the Astronomy Raffle.
In the Media
Tune in to local shows to hear about the AANC Meeting 2009 in advance!
- Listen to 104.5 FM KFOG's Morning Show from approximately 7:15 to 7:30 am on Tuesday 8th. Paul Salazar, the "Urban Astronomer," will be discussing the AANC meeting. The show takes listener calls and talks about the things you can see in the sky even if you live in a big city.
- Dr. Peter Jenniskens, our keynote speaker, is featured on the evening news show "Crosscurrents" on 91.7 FM KALW on Tuesday 8th sometime between 5:00 and 5:30 pm. Dr. Jenniskens will talk about the meteorite recovery in the desert in Sudan.
Sponsors
This gathering is sponsored by the Astronomical Association of Northern California (AANC), in collaboration with the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP). It is an opening event of the ASP Annual Meeting, September 12-16.
Download the press release (PDF, view with Adobe Reader)
