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Board of Visitors
Inside...
- July '07 Meeting
Audio, photographs and presentation slides from the July meeting can be found at the meetings page.
The science talks were Towards the First Galaxies, The Texas Supernova Search, HET Highlights
and The Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment.
- February '07 Meeting
Slides from February's presentations, and photographs, have posted on the
meetings page. The science talks were
How to Catch Colliding Black Holes, The Oldest Stars in our Galaxy, and The End. A new planet and what it tells
us about the end of the solar system.
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- Aluminizing the 82" Primary Mirror
A QuickTime movie shows the 82" primary
mirror being moved for resurfacing.
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- July '06 Image Galleries
Three sets of photographs from July's meeting have posted. Marty Harris and Joel Barna are the photographers.
- July '06 Meeting
Presentation slides and audio from July's meeting under the Harlan J. Smith dome. The HET Dark
Energy Experiment, Black Holes in Globular Clusters, and Bars: An Important Driver of Galaxy
Evolution are highlights. See
meetings.
- StarDate Radio
StarDate programs are now available
to members by individual episode, or as a monthly download.
See the StarDate Radio page.
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- Live From McDonald Observatory!
View the promotional piece and website for the
live videoconferencing outreach program produced by the Visitor's Center.
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Have you read?
Vision Plan:
A Vision of Excellence in Astronomy
By the Strategic Planning Committee with input from the entire Astronomy Program (
pdf
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For access to board pages please contact
Joel Barna: jwbarna@astro.as.utexas.edu.
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The Board of Visitors
The University of Texas at Austin McDonald Observatory and Department of Astronomy Board of Visitors (BoV) is
a diverse group of professionals providing a wide range of support for the Texas astronomy program, from funding
special projects to helping maintain the dark skies of Texas. more..
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