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The 3rd High-Energy Astrophysics
Workshop for Amateur Astronomers
March 20-26, 2005
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Recorded Presentations
Audio Slide Shows (requires the use of QCShow Player)
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Monday, March 21
Pueblo Indian Skywatching
Michael Zeilik, University of New Mexico
The talk focusses on the astronomy of the historic Pueblos and its origin as a scheduling tool for religious ceremonies. These practices involve two separate but intertwined cycles: seasonal sunwatching and lunarphase counting. With the background of historic practices as a guide, selected sites in the Four Corners area of the prehistoric Pueblo world are examined to evaluate their possible astronomical uses and practices.
Run Time: 38:20 Bit Rate: 61 kbps
Tuesday, March 22
Seven Ways a Black Hole Can Kill You
Phil Plait, Sonoma State University
This talk is about, well, seven ways a black hole can kill you. It has lots of fun and gruesome ideas about all the ways a black hole can ruin your day. It's based on solid science, but uses humor to teach about what black holes are and how they work.
Run Time: 50:47 Bit Rate: 38 kbps
Friday, March 25
Cassini and Huygens at the Saturn System
Reeta Beebe, New Mexico State University
The international Cassini-Huygens spacecraft arrived at Saturn last June and entered into orbit around the ringed planet. In December and January, the Huygens probe separated from Cassini and parachuted to the surface of Saturn’s moon Titan. More recently the Cassini spacecraft has had close encounters with another moon, Enceladus. The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. Beebe, chairs the Committee on Lunar and Planetary Exploration for the National Academies of Science.
Run Time: 53:56 Bit Rate: 36 kbps
These lectures were recorded with financial assistance
from the US National Science Foundation.
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