WIYNFest - Program

WIYNFest! Program

Saturday, October 27, 2001

A celebration of the first half-decade of the WIYN Observatory, the window on the universe of the University of Wisconsin, Indiana University, Yale University, and the National Optical Astronomy Observatory.

Galileo to WIYN and Beyond: Innovation in Astronomical Instrumentation

Charles Bailyn (Yale)

In 1609, Galileo turned his new telescope to the heavens. In a single month he discovered the phases of Venus, the satellites of Jupiter, sunspots, and mountains on the Moon. Great advances in instrumentation have always led to cosmic discoveries. This multi-media presentation will look at past and future leaps in astronomical technology and our understanding of the Universe.

Remote Video Tour of WIYN (with Remote Observing demonstration)

WIYN: Reaching Out from the Mountaintop

Suzanne Jacoby (NOAO)

Astronomy captures the imagination like no other science, providing both an opportunity and a responsibility to promote science throughout the nation. A vital and effective outreach program is a WIYN-win initiative for all.

Two is a Binary, Three Thousand is a Crowd

Con Deliyannis (Indiana)
Keivan Stassun (Wisconsin)

Most stars form in clusters; even the Sun may once have had several thousand neighbors in its backyard. Like a cohort in a medical study, every star in a cluster has the same age and the same origins. And like medical researchers, astronomers use star clusters to study the life and death of stars … as well as the origin of the elements, the formation of the Milky Way, and the age of the Universe.

All of (Galaxy) Life is a Stage

Eric Wilcots (Wisconsin)
Katherine Rhode (Yale)

Dwarf galaxies are a stage on which we watch the play of galaxy evolution. Massive stars play the lead roles. Their winds during life and their explosions as supernovae at death deposit tremendous energy into their parent galaxies, triggering the formation of new generations of stars enriched with newly created exotic elements. WIYN has been watching this play for five years, allowing a critical review of the drama.

Exploding Stars and the Expansion of the Universe

Robert Kirshner (Harvard)

We have had almost a century to become comfortable with the astonishing fact that the Universe is expanding. Now we find that it is not merely expanding, but accelerating, a discovery which implies the existence of a "dark" energy that counteracts the force of gravity.

WIYN 2010 - A Report from the Future

George Jacoby (WIYN, Director)

The WIYN telescope has contributed to a number of scientific advances since it first went into operation in 1995. Scientific and technical highlights from those first 15 years will be presented, especially with regard to WIYN's role in determining the nature of dark matter in the Local Universe.

Your Turn!

We have gathered together a most distinguished panel of astronomers to answer almost (!) any question that has been on your mind for several minutes or several decades.

Moderator:
Robert Mathieu (Wisconsin, WIYN Board President)

Panelists:
Chris Anderson (Wisconsin, AURA Observatory Council)
Kent Honeycutt (Indiana, Department Chair)
Jeremy Mould (NOAO, Director)
Gus Oemler (Carnegie Observatories, Director)
Meg Urry (Yale Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Director)

Cocktails and Dinner (Great Hall of Dinosaurs, Peabody Museum)

Science Workshop Program

Friday, October 26, 2001 - Science Workshop

Extragalactic Session - Friday morning - Speakers

Taft Armandroff (NOAO) M31's Dwarf Spheroidal Companion Galaxies
Amy Barger (Wisconsin) The Optical Properties of the X-ray Sources in the 1 Ms Exposure of the Chandra Deep Field North
Bob Berrington (NRL) Kinematics of Clusters of Galaxies
Jeff Kenney (Yale) Kinematics of Peculiar Virgo Cluster Galaxies
Eric Wilcots (Wisconsin) Feedback: The Evolution of Irregular Galaxies
Rebecca Winnick (Yale) Metallicity Distribution in the Draco Dwarf Galaxy

Star Cluster Session - Friday afternoon - Speakers

Chris Anderson (Wisconsin) The Age Dependence of Activity in Open Clusters
Charles Bailyn & Sam Barden (Yale, NOAO) Photometric and Spectroscopic Planet Searches in Open Clusters
Con Deliyannis (Indiana) Open Cluster Li Abundances and Metallicities; the Evolution of Li
Terry Girard (Yale) WOCS Astrometry
Elliott Horch (RIT) High Resolution Imaging at WIYN
Bob Mathieu (Wisconsin) WOCS; Radial Velocities; Binary Orbits; Dynamics
Caty Pilachowski (Indiana) Alchemy in Ancient Stars

Poster Papers

Art Code and Ed Churchwell (Wisconsin) WIYN Observations of Ultracompact HII Regions
Haldan Cohn (Indiana) Star Cluster Dynamics
Kent Honeycutt (Indiana) Open Cluster Monitoring & CV's
Reed Meyer (Yale) Mass-Luminosity Relation
Kathy Rhode (Yale) Vsini's in the Trapezium Cluster
Abi Saha (NOAO) Dwarf Spheroidals
Ted von Hippel, Ata Sarajedini, et al (U.Texas, U.Florida …) WIYN Deep Photometry of Open Clusters
Bob Zinn (Yale) Globular Cluster Photometry



	To Science Workshop WIYNFest! Program Saturday, October 27, 2001 A celebration of the first half-decade of the WIYN Observatory, the window on the universe of the University of Wisconsin, Indiana University, Yale University, and the National Optical Astronomy Observatory. Galileo to WIYN and Beyond: Innovation in Astronomical Instrumentation Charles Bailyn (Yale) In 1609, Galileo turned his new telescope to the heavens. In a single month he discovered the phases of Venus, the satellites of Jupiter, sunspots, and mountains on the Moon. Great advances in instrumentation have always led to cosmic discoveries. This multi-media presentation will look at past and future leaps in astronomical technology and our understanding of the Universe. Remote Video Tour of WIYN (with Remote Observing demonstration) WIYN: Reaching Out from the Mountaintop Suzanne Jacoby (NOAO) Astronomy captures the imagination like no other science, providing both an opportunity and a responsibility to promote science throughout the nation. A vital and effective outreach program is a WIYN-win initiative for all. Two is a Binary, Three Thousand is a Crowd Con Deliyannis (Indiana) Keivan Stassun (Wisconsin) Most stars form in clusters; even the Sun may once have had several thousand neighbors in its backyard. Like a cohort in a medical study, every star in a cluster has the same age and the same origins. And like medical researchers, astronomers use star clusters to study the life and death of stars … as well as the origin of the elements, the formation of the Milky Way, and the age of the Universe. All of (Galaxy) Life is a Stage Eric Wilcots (Wisconsin) Katherine Rhode (Yale) Dwarf galaxies are a stage on which we watch the play of galaxy evolution. Massive stars play the lead roles. Their winds during life and their explosions as supernovae at death deposit tremendous energy into their parent galaxies, triggering the formation of new generations of stars enriched with newly created exotic elements. WIYN has been watching this play for five years, allowing a critical review of the drama. Exploding Stars and the Expansion of the Universe Robert Kirshner (Harvard) We have had almost a century to become comfortable with the astonishing fact that the Universe is expanding. Now we find that it is not merely expanding, but accelerating, a discovery which implies the existence of a "dark" energy that counteracts the force of gravity. WIYN 2010 - A Report from the Future George Jacoby (WIYN, Director) The WIYN telescope has contributed to a number of scientific advances since it first went into operation in 1995. Scientific and technical highlights from those first 15 years will be presented, especially with regard to WIYN's role in determining the nature of dark matter in the Local Universe. Your Turn! We have gathered together a most distinguished panel of astronomers to answer almost (!) any question that has been on your mind for several minutes or several decades. Moderator: Robert Mathieu (Wisconsin, WIYN Board President) Panelists: Chris Anderson (Wisconsin, AURA Observatory Council) Kent Honeycutt (Indiana, Department Chair) Jeremy Mould (NOAO, Director) Gus Oemler (Carnegie Observatories, Director) Meg Urry (Yale Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Director) Cocktails and Dinner (Great Hall of Dinosaurs, Peabody Museum) Science Workshop Program Friday, October 26, 2001 - Science Workshop Extragalactic Session - Friday morning - Speakers Taft Armandroff (NOAO) M31's Dwarf Spheroidal Companion Galaxies Amy Barger (Wisconsin) The Optical Properties of the X-ray Sources in the 1 Ms Exposure of the Chandra Deep Field North Bob Berrington (NRL) Kinematics of Clusters of Galaxies Jeff Kenney (Yale) Kinematics of Peculiar Virgo Cluster Galaxies Eric Wilcots (Wisconsin) Feedback: The Evolution of Irregular Galaxies Rebecca Winnick (Yale) Metallicity Distribution in the Draco Dwarf Galaxy Star Cluster Session - Friday afternoon - Speakers Chris Anderson (Wisconsin) The Age Dependence of Activity in Open Clusters Charles Bailyn & Sam Barden (Yale, NOAO) Photometric and Spectroscopic Planet Searches in Open Clusters Con Deliyannis (Indiana) Open Cluster Li Abundances and Metallicities; the Evolution of Li Terry Girard (Yale) WOCS Astrometry Elliott Horch (RIT) High Resolution Imaging at WIYN Bob Mathieu (Wisconsin) WOCS; Radial Velocities; Binary Orbits; Dynamics Caty Pilachowski (Indiana) Alchemy in Ancient Stars Poster Papers Art Code and Ed Churchwell (Wisconsin) WIYN Observations of Ultracompact HII Regions Haldan Cohn (Indiana) Star Cluster Dynamics Kent Honeycutt (Indiana) Open Cluster Monitoring & CV's Reed Meyer (Yale) Mass-Luminosity Relation Kathy Rhode (Yale) Vsini's in the Trapezium Cluster Abi Saha (NOAO) Dwarf Spheroidals Ted von Hippel, Ata Sarajedini, et al (U.Texas, U.Florida …) WIYN Deep Photometry of Open Clusters Bob Zinn (Yale) Globular Cluster Photometry