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AAS - 2013

The Winter American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting is the largest meeting of professional astronomers in the world. NITARP educators attend an AAS first to meet their team, then they go home and work remotely for much of the year, and then attend an AAS to present their results.  At any given AAS, then, we could have two NITARP classes attending - those finishing up, and those getting started. Reload to see a different set of quotes.

We were out in force at the AAS 2013 meeting in Long Beach, CA! A record number of NITARP-affiliated people attended, including the 2012 class finishing up and the 2013 class getting going. The 80 or so NITARP-affiliated folks made up about 3% of the AAS attendees.

Special article on AAS attendees!  And don't miss Danielle Miller's blog!

Quotes

  • It is fun listening to the talks and having a much better understanding about what they are talking about than I did the first time.
  • I always knew as an astronomy educator that I [would] miss out on the joy of discovery. Sure, I've worked with many astronomers over the years - but it was mainly to interview them about their explorations, their findings. The scientists were often excited and willing to share their work - to describe what they found, and what it all means. I wondered what it's like to achieve and feel that -- to see what's never been seen! I was always curious on how they did it exactly. Sure, I knew it was a lot of work -- lots of math, physics, time, expertise, etc. But I never knew the steps, the details. I never could fathom the depth of what a true astronomer does.
  • I didn't realize how much of astronomy is simple data processing.
  • I thought that was cool that you could be involved with astronomy and still be learning new things about it every day
  • [student:] I am extremely glad I participated in this project. The thing that I am most glad that I learned was how we sense objects using telescopes and cameras. This project also solidified my understanding of the electromagnetic spectrum. I had been taught about both of these topics on a few occasions in the past, but I never understood how it all fits together prior to this project.

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AAS - 2013