Photo Gallery
Thank you to Aaron Price and Roger Kolman for contributing the following pictures. Please click on the thumbnail image to see a larger view.
 Meeting attendees get together for an informal dinner on Thursday evening. |
 Paula Szkody is the keynote speaker for the "Writing and Publishing Scientific Papers" Workshop |
 Arto Oksanen, Mike Koppelman, and Vance Petriew get together at a coffee break. |
 Pamela Gay talks about using graphs and plots effectively in your papers. |
 Gary Billings asks a question at the writing workshop. |
 The Beatles? Oh no wait, that's Arne, Walt, Vance, Richard, and Mike. (The VSOrs!) |
 Gary Billings kicks off the first paper session with a talk on the Algol-type eclipsing binary LS Persei. |
 Paula Szkody talks about using XMM and optical photometry to figure out CVs. |
 Pebble Richwine discusses research involving science education with high school students. |
 Dr. Mario Motta gives us an update on the progress of Wingaersheek Observatory. |
 Jerry Horne talks about the automated extraction of photometric data. |
 Karen Meech closes the Friday paper session with an interesting talk entitled, "Observing a Lunar Impact". |
 AAVSO meetings attendees. |
 A packed room at the Lockwood Observatory awaits the public lecture by John Percy. |
 Dr. John Percy talks about all kinds of variable stars. |
 Gary Walker gives the CCD Committee report in front of a photograph of a beautiful Bald Eagle taken by AAVSO former president/photographer/bird-watcher Dan Kaiser. |
 Marv Baldwin gives the Eclipsing Binary and RR Lyrae committee reports. |
 AAVSO Director Arne Henden tells us about upcoming meeting locations and collaborations. Get your travel toothbrushes ready! |
 Gary Billings gets ready to talk more about the upcoming meeting in Calgary. |
 Arne presents Marv Baldwin with an observer award. |
 Arne gives Chris Hesseltine his observer award. |
 AAVSO Group picture. (Finally the stars get a little privacy.) |
 AAVSO Director Arne Henden and meeting coordinator Rebecca Turner ensure everything runs smoothly. |
 AAVSO staff member extraordinaire Aaron Price helps Vance get ready for his talk. |
 Vance Petriew talks about the Comparison Star Database and the Automated Chart Plotter. |
 John Percy talks about the analysis of AAVSO visual observations of T Tauri stars. |
 David Williams asks a question at the Scientific Paper Session. |
 Chris Watson introduces VSX ( The International Variable Star Index) remotely from California. |
 Walter MacDonald tells us the story of Winchester Observatory. |
 Carmen Wilkerson and Barb Kaiser enjoy a cocktail at the Burpee Museum of Natural History. |
 Dean Chandler and Gary Billings get acquainted during cocktail hour. |
 Pamela Gay and Pebble Richwine brighten up the room. |
 Marv and Gerry try to convince Barb Kaiser to join the eclipsing binary group. |
 Carol Beaman, Arne Henden, and David Williams chat during cocktail hour. |
 Linda Henden and John Percy at the Natural History museum. |
 A view from above. |
 Little did our observers know what lurked right behind them. |
 Meeting host, Barry Beaman, with Chris and Bob Stine. |
 Reflecting on the history of the dinosaur. |
 Carol Beaman in the "Jane" exhibit at Burpee. |
 Vance and Jennifer Petriew watch a video at one of the exhibits. |
 The AAVSO Banquet attendees gather around the skeleton of Jane, a recently discovered T. Rex. |
 Unfortunately for one AAVSO attendee, Jane had not eaten in days. |
 Paula Szkody and Barry Beaman at the dinosaur exhibit. |
 Rebecca, aka "The Enforcer", keeps the banquet doors closed until the staff is ready. |
 Meeting attendees mingle before dinner. |
 More mingling. |
 Walt MacDonald and Mike Koppelman get acquainted. |
 Bob Stine and Mike Simonsen share a laugh. |
 Lew and Donna Cook take a moment to sit down and relax. |
 Mr. and Mrs. Beaky enjoy the museum cocktail hour. |
 Barry and Carol Beaman with Roger Kolman. |
 Dinner Banquet attendees get ready to eat the colorful salad. |
 John Percy, Bill Dillon, Lew and Donna Cook, Barb and Dan Kaiser, Rebecca, and Dr. Mario Motta. |
 Banquet attendees get ready to eat a delicious meal. |
 Attendees enjoying their meal. |
 Bob Stine, Richard Huziak, Gilbert Lubcke, Dean Chandler, Pamela Gay, Pebble Richwine, Mike Simonsen, and Chris Stine at the Banquet. |
 Gary Billings, Arto Oksanen, Walter MacDonald, Mike Koppelman, Bob Crumrine, Mr. and Mrs. Beaky. |
 Smile for the camera! |
 AAVSO President David Williams closes the meeting with casual mention of world domination. |
 Karen Meech with Neil Simmons. Karen gave an after dinner lecture titled, "Deep Impact". |
