Virtual Sessions Bring Together Professional
and Amateur Astronomers
FOLSOM,
Calif., July 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The
Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers (ALPO) is pleased to
announce that its 2024 Conference will be held virtually on Friday
and Saturday, July 26 and 27, 2024.
The Conference, accessible via Zoom, will be streamed live and will
also be available on the Association's YouTube channel at
https://www.youtube.com/c/AssociationofLunarandPlanetaryObservers.
Founded in 1947, the ALPO's annual Conference brings together
professional and amateur astronomers from around the world to
discuss their collection and analysis of observations made
throughout the year. Technical presentations will be made by ALPO
members, and topics include Earth-based observations, observing
techniques, and key discoveries made. The 2024 Conference
will feature noted author Robert
Garfinkle as its keynote speaker. Mr. Garfinkle, a Fellow of
the Royal Astronomical Society, is the author of the recently
published three-volume Luna Cognita, now considered one of the
world's leading lunar observing references.
The Conference will begin at 10:00 am
PT (1:00 pm ET) on
July 26, and will feature seven 25
minute sessions ending at 2:00 pm PT
(5:00 pm ET). Day one will conclude
with the ALPO annual Board Meeting at 4:00
pm PT (7:00pm ET) and is open
for any ALPO member to attend. Following Saturday's final session,
two awards presentations will take place. The Conference will end
following the keynote speaker address at 4:00 pm PT (7:00 pm
ET).
The full Conference agenda can be viewed by visiting
www.alpo-astronomy.org. ALPO members may obtain their Zoom access
hyperlinks from Tim Robertson at
cometman@cometman.net.
About ALPO
The Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers (ALPO), a
501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is an international organization
devoted to study the Sun, Moon, planets within and beyond our Solar
System, asteroids, meteors, and comets. The Association's goals are
to stimulate, coordinate, and generally promote the study of these
bodies using methods and instruments available within the
communities of both amateur and professional astronomers.
The ALPO collects and analyzes observations of various Solar
System bodies and associated phenomena and publishes detailed
reports concerning these bodies in its quarterly publication the
ALPO Journal, otherwise known as The Strolling
Astronomer.
For more information, please visit www.alpo-astronomy.org
Media Contact:
Ken
Poshedly
ken.poshedly@alpo-astronomy.org
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