P. D. Lynam  

Schedule

2017-12-30:

Observations of Uranus with ShaneAO.

2017-12-22:

Vandenberg AFB launch of Falcon 9 rocket with the 10 Iridium Next satellites witnessed from Mount Hamilton.

2017-11-18:

Vandenberg AFB launch of penultimate Delta II rocket with the JPSS 1 weather satellite for NOAA witnessed from Mount Hamilton (after 2 scrubbed attempts in the preceding week).

2017-11-11:

Completed UCSC cyber security awareness refresher training.

2017-11-07:

Storm activity on Neptune with ShaneAO.

2017-10-20--2017-10-26:

Overseas.

2017-10-18:

Public Outreach: Appearence in the film Eighteen Zeros: The Power and Possibilities of Exascale Computing at the following URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/sponsored/hpe-2017/eighteen-zeros/1545/.

2017-10-12--2017-10-16:

Teaching: Robert P. Kraft Observational Astronomy Workshop for UC Graduate Students⁷.

• Participants.
• Participants visiting KAIT.
• Participants on Shane catwalk.
• Participants take-in the view.
• Observing with the Great Lick Refractor.
• Preparing Kast.
• Observing Planning.
• Data Reduction.

2017-10-10:

Public Outreach: Tour of Lick Observatory: Google.

2017-10-09:

Vandenberg AFB launch of Falcon 9 rocket with 10 Iridium satellites witnessed from Mount Hamilton.

2017-10-08:

Public Outreach: Visit to Lick Observatory: Cub Scouts.

2017-09-17--2017-09-27:

Overseas. Including visit to the statue of the astronomer King Mongkut (and other Thai kings) at Rajabhakti Park, Prachup Kiri Khan province, Thailand.

• King Mongkut (an astronomer king).
• Rajabhakti Park, Prachup Kiri Khan, Thailand.

2017-09-14:

Public Outreach: Tour of Lick Observatory: Team San Jose.

2017-09-11:

Public Outreach: Visit to Lick Observatory: Boundless Productions.

2017-09-08:

Public Outreach: Tour of Lick Observatory: Quarry Lane School.

2017-09-07:

Public Outreach: Visit to Lick Observatory: Files Collective.

2017-08-31:

Public Outreach: Lick Observatory: Science and Inspiration:Society of California Pioneers.

2017-08-25:

Tour of Lick Observatory: French Astronomical Society.

2017-08-22:

Visit to Dyer⁶ Observatory.

• Vanderbilt University, Dyer Observatory: Setting.
• Vanderbilt University, Dyer Observatory: Setting.
• Vanderbilt University, Dyer Observatory: Setting.
• Vanderbilt University, Dyer Observatory: Sign above the door.

2017-08-21:

Observing Total Solar Eclipse, Nashville, TN.

• Image.

2017-08-16:

Tour of Lick Observatory: Chabot Observatory Volunteers.

2017-08-15:

Tour of Lick Observatory: Stanford Physics Students.

2017-08-12:

Public Outreach: Lick Observatory Evening with the Stars: Host.

2017-08-11:

Public Outreach: Lick Observatory Music of the Spheres: Host.

2017-07-31:

Public Outreach: Visit to Lick Observatory: Boundless Productions.

2017-07-29:

Public Outreach: Lick Observatory Evening with the Stars: Host.

2017-07-28:

Public Outreach: Lick Observatory Music of the Spheres: Host.

2017-07-18:

Goodnight, Too-Large-to-Be-Astronomically-Accurate Moon interview by Philip Bump in The Washington Post.

2017-07-17:

Tour of Lick Observatory: Public Tour.

2017-07-12:

Demonstration acquisition of Saturn with ShaneAO.

2017-07-05--2017-05-09:

Overseas.

2017-06-26:

Tour of Lick Observatory: German Press Representatives. Resultant article: i-ref.

2017-06-17:

Public Outreach: Lick Observatory Music of the Spheres: Host.
Associated article: https://news.ucsc.edu/2017/06/lick-summer-series.html.

2017-06-16:

Public Outreach: Lick Observatory Evening with the Stars: Host.

2017-06-03:

Public Outreach: Lick Observatory Volunteer Orientation Night

2016-05-31:

Lazuli Bunting visits Kepler Peak, Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton. Image: Lazuli Bunting.

2017-05-03:

Vandenberg AFB test launch of Minuteman III missile witnessed from Mount Hamilton.

2017-04-20--2017-04-30:

Overseas.

2017-03-25--2017-03-31: Visit to Washburn², Pine Bluff³, Yerkes⁴ and Dearborn⁵ observatories.

• Washburn Observatory (University of Wisconsin - Madison): View from North; View from Southeast; Bust of Cadwallader C. Washburn; 15.6-in Refractor.
• Pine Bluff Observatory (University of Wisconsin - Madison): Sign; Pine Bluff Observatory.
• Yerkes Observatory (University of Chicago): Yerkes Observatory; 40-in Refractor; Bust of Charles Tyson Yerkes.
• Dearborn Observatory (Northwestern University): Dearborn Observatory; Sign.
• Former Kenwood Observatory: Former Kenwood Observatory.
• Fermilab: Fermilab, Wilson Hall.
• Adler Planetarium: Adler Planetarium; Nicolaus Copernicus.

2017-03-05:

Tour of Lick Observatory: UCSC Prospective Graduate Students.

2017-02-20--2017-05-05:

Mount Hamilton Road (California State Highway 130) partially washed away during winter storm. California Department of Transportation closes the road for 2.5 months to effect repairs.

Road Conditions for Hwy 130 (CalTrans).

• Image: Image.
• Video: Video.

2017-02-18:

Teaching/Public Outreach: Science and History of Lick Observatory: Constantine Family.

2017-02-15--2017-03-20:

Two astrophotographers seek funding to observe with the historic 129 year old Great Lick Refractor to capture the cosmos using modern day techniques via kickstarter.

2017-01-30--2017-02-07:

Overseas.

2017-01-28:

Teaching/Public Outreach: Science and History of Lick Observatory: R. Sklarew (Washington Post). Resulting article: Washington Post.

2017-01-23:

Snow on Kepler Peak, Lick Observatory.

• Image: 001.
• Image: 002.

2017-01-01--2017-12-31:

Year Planners¹ available in pdf format.

References