2024 SARA Western Conference Schedule

Time, CDT[UTC]

Activity/Title

Presenter

Location

Monday, April 8th

8:00 – 9:00 [13:00]

Registration

9:00 – 9:15 [14:00]

Introductions, etc.

David Westman (V),

Bob Stricklin,

Rich Russel (V)

UT Dallas Conference room

9:15 – 10:00 [14:15]

Keynote Speech:

Dr. Lindsay King, UTDallas

UT Dallas Conference room

10:00 – 10:45 [15:00]

Lunar Occultation Observation of Radio Sources

Wolfgang Herrmann(V)

10:45 – 11:00 [15:45]

Prepare for lunch

11:00 – 11:45 [16:00]

Lunch

12:00 – 12:45 [17:00]

Prepare for eclipse viewing

Robert Lucas

UT Dallas lawn

12:45 – 2:15 [17:45]

Total Solar Eclipse

2:15 – 4:45 [19:15]

(Unscheduled Talk)

6:00 – [23:00]

Dinner at restaurant

Tuesday, April 9^th

8:30 – 9:00 [13:30]

Preparatory activity

9:00 – 9:45 [14:00]

Total beginners guide to attempting to get started in hydrogen line interferometry using very small dishes < 1m in size

Andrew M Thornett (V)

UT Dallas

9:45 – 10:30 [14:45]

A Novice’s Guide to Amateur Radio Astronomy

Nathan Butts

UT Dallas

10:30 – 11:00 [15:30]

Morning Break

11:00 – 11:45 [16:00]

IBT Eclipse Failure:  A presentation of what NOT to do!

Bruce Randall

UT Dallas

11:45 – 12:45 [16:45]

Lunch

12:45 – 1:30 [17:45]

Mapping the Milky Way by Cross Section Data

Felicia Lin

UT Dallas

1:30 – 2:15 [18:30]

Antennas for Radio Astronomy

Kent Britain, WA5VJB

UT Dallas

2:15 – 2:45 [19:15]

Afternoon Break, Group Picture

2:45 – 3:30 [19:45]

Getting started in hydrogen line radio observing using

a military dipole array antenna

Andrew M Thornett (V)

UT Dallas

3:30 - 4:15 [20:30]

SARA Board Meeting

Rich Russel (V)

UT Dallas