Custer Institute, Southold, New York
“The oldest public observatory on Long Island, Est. 1927
(Albert Einstein visited here many times!)
May 16 - 17, 2014
THIS PURPOSE OF THIS CONFERENCE IS TO BRING RESEARCHERS, EDUCATORS AND LAY PERSONS TOGETHER, TO
EXPLORE THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION AND ADVANCEMENTS IN THE AREA RELATED TO R ADIO ASTRONOMY
REGISTRATION STARTS JANUARY 17TH
Dr. Condon graduated from Cornell University, with a degree in Physics.
While at Cornell (Grad Student in Radio Astronomy), he studied under Dr. Frank Drake.
In his early days, he was fascinated with rockets and space travel. In his own
words - as far back as I can I remember, when I listened to Space Patrol every
Saturday and ate Wheat Chex to get Space Patrol premiums. My interest in radio
began when my family moved to St. Joseph, MI, only a short bike ride from the
Heath Company in Benton Harbor. I built their crystal radio, obtained a ham
license (KN8LHP), and built their DX40 novice transmitter. Science fiction
stories and the Sputnik launch in 1957 fed both interests.
Dr. Condon’s career took him to Arecibo, PR in the late 1960s to observe with the
1000-foot telescope. 1972 to 1974 he was postdoc in NRAO, Charlottesville, VA. In addition, he taught
astronomy at the Virginia Tech physics department for four years, spent a year as an Alfred P. Sloan
foundation fellow, and returned to the permanent scientific staff of the NRAO, where he remained since
1979. Dr. Condon’s main research field is extragalactic radio astronomy. In his own words - I used radio
emission to study star formation in galaxies, led several radio sky surveys [including the Green Bank 6 cm
survey that broke the 300 foot telescope, the widely used NRAO VLA Sky Survey (NVSS), and the recent JVLA
survey that resolved 90% the radio source background into sources as faint as 1 micro Jy], and initiated the
Maser Cosmology Project (MCP) that images 22 GHz water masers in Seyfert galaxies to determine their
distances, measure the Hubble constant using geometry instead of "standard candelas", and obtain accurate
masses of their supermassive black holes. Jim also teaches astronomy (professor) at the University of
Virginia, "Essential Radio Astronomy" to graduate students in the astronomy department
IN A DDITION - HANDS ON RADIO TELESCOPE OPERATION & PRESENTATION OF ACTUAL DATA
ON-LINE REGISTRATION on the Custer page, via PayPal
http://custerobservatory.org/radioconf.htm
IF THERE IS ANY PROBLEM WITH REGISTERING, CONTACT: [email protected]
Registration Fee: Public - $25:00 – Students - $15.00 (Pre-Registration) at door - $28.00
Custer Members - $10.00
http://www.silversands-motel.com/
631-477-0011 or 631-477-0922
1400 Silvermere Road, Greenport, N.Y. 11944, US
http://www.drossosmotel.com/
631-477-1334
Rt 25, PO Box 70
69125 Main Rd Greenport, NY 11944
$35.00 includes tax & gratuity if paid before March, 2014 ($38.00 if paid after deadline)
Children’s menu for under 12 years also available.
3:00 – 5:00pm – At the Door Registration begins at the CUSTER OBSERVATORY.
6:00pm – Opening Dinner at:
(
Certificate of Excellence 2013)
57185 North Rd, Greenport, NY 11944, (631) 477-0666
8:00pm – 10:00 - Social Get to know ya! - Music by The Brookhaven Labs Music Team of Scientists
and Staff, Refreshments, Coffee and snacks. Telescope viewing in the dome.
Breakfast At Main Street Grill, 54195 Route 25 , Southold - NY
9:00 – 9:15am - Opening Greetings
9:15 – 10:15am –
10:15 – 10:30am –
10:30 – 11:30am –
11:30 – 1:00PM -
, 54195 Route 25, Southold - NY
1:00 – 2:00pm 2:00 – 2:15pm 2:15 – 3:15pm 3:15 – 4:15pm -
5:15 – 7:00pm – Dinner at: Soundview Restaurant ( Certificate of Excellence 2013)
57185 North Rd, Greenport, NY 11944 , (631) 477-0666
REGISTRATION
Important!
Although we get an email verification from your PayPal transactions,
print the final screen and bring it with you to the Conference as a receipt.
Name
Address
EMAIL
Organization
Public - $25:00 – Students - $15.00 (Pre-Registration) at door - $28.00
Custer Members - $10.00
Dinner cost - $38.00 (per night, includes gratuities)
Please copy and paste in WORD and email the completed form to:
[email protected]
All motel reservations will be made by the individual. Custer Institute or
Staff are not responsible for lodging reservations. Please see the lodging
selections provided.