About ESOP 2008 Meeting place Accommodation Program Registration Lectures


Conference program

August 29, 2008
Friday

14:00 – 20:00 registration, accommodation in the hotel
19:00 – 22:00 welcome on observatory Drebach

August 30, 2008
Saturday

    ESOP 2008 in Drebach, preliminary time schedule   Zeit
  [min]
  9h30 - 9h50   Opening Ceremony   20
  9h50 - 10h10   Jens Kandler
  The Planetarium Drebach
  20
  10h10 – 11h00   Occultations by minor and major planets I  
    Andreas Eberle
  Wieck - an occultation in slow motion
  30
    Harrie G.J. Rutten
  Observation of a mutual occultation of Uranian satellites
  20
  11h00 – 11h20   Coffee break  
  11h20 - 12h20   Occultations by minor and major planets II  
    Henk de Groot
  Some experiences of an asteroidal occultation observer
  30
    Jan Manek
  An early asteroid occultations ?
  15
    Eberhard Bredner
  Observing asteroidal occultations ... An Observer's report
  15
  12h30 – 14h00   Lunch  
  14h00 – 16h05   TNOs, Pluto, Triton and Exoplanets  
    Eike Günther, Thüringer Landessternwarte
  Hunting planets with CoRoT
  60
    Hans-J. Bode
  A stellar occultation by Triton as observed from Namibia (2008)
  15
    Wolfgang Beisker
  Occultations by Triton and Pluto in 2008
  15
    Michael Theusner
  Exoplanet Transit Observations with Amateur Equipment
  15
    General Discussion: TNOs and the future of IOTA   20
  16h05 – 16h35   Coffee break  
  16h35 - 18h20   Lunar Occultations and Solar Eclipses  
    Matti Suhonen
  Recent observations of occultations in Finland
  15
    Constantino Sigismondi, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
  Eclipses and Transits (Meridian and Solar) in the last five centuries: data and analysis
  40
    Wolfgang Rothe
  Total solar eclipse on 1st of August 2008 near Nowosibirsk
  30
    Konrad Guhl, Sven Andersson, Martina Haupt
  Baily beads Observation for measurement the solar diameter
  20

August 31, 2008
Sunday

    ESOP 2008 in Drebach, preliminary time schedule   Zeit
  [min]
  9h30 – 11h00   Occultation Technology for the 21st Century I  
    Harrie G.J. Rutten
  The construction and use of the ELMAHARU Observatory
  20
    Pawel Maksym
  Editing of occultation video as a good way for accure timing and some more...
  25
    Wolfgang Beisker
  Cameras for occultation work – Sensitivity and new prospects
  15
    Gerhard Dangl
  The Video Exposure Analyzer - VEXA
  30
  11h00 – 11h20   Coffee break  
  11h20 - 13h00   Astrometry and Predictions  
    Ralf Langhans , Lohrmann Observatorium Dresden
  Automatic Universal CCD-Astrometry of Minor Planets
  60
    Oliver Klös
  "Occult Watcher" - an Interactive Tool for Planning Asteroid Occultation Observations
  40
  13h00 - 14h30   Lunch  
    The following sessions will take place in the hotel!  
  15h00 – 15h30   Occultation Technology for the 21st Century II  
    Vaclav Priban
  Practical experience with camera WAT 120N
  10
    Wolfgang Beisker
  The timing of computers using the NTP protocol
  20
  15h30 – 16h00   Round Table Discussion: The Solar Diameter – is it variable?
  Participants: C. Sigismondi, H.-J. Bode, K. Guhl, W. Beisker
  30
  16h00 – 16h15   Coffee break etc.  
  16h15 – 17h25   Plans, flow of Information, ESOP2009, 2010, Education, YOA, ILOC  
    Harrie G.J. Rutten
  Appeal: Pictures of former ESOPs
  10
    Eberhard Bredner
  The “Year of Astronomy” Report
  15
    Pawel Maksym
  ESOP 2009 - Niepolomice - Poland
  25
    Hans-J. Bode
  Transition of ILOC to IOTA ... Remarks and Perspectives
  20
  17h25 - 17h30   Closing remarks   5

Partner Program

August 30, 2008
Saturday
Zschopau und Chemnitz

August 31, 2008
Sunday
probably

  • offer 1: wellness in the hot spring "Silbertherme Warmbad"
    offer 2: walk into the "Wolkensteiner Schweiz" and lunch in the restaurant "Zum Grenadier"
  • spare time

Excursion Program

September 1, 2008
Monday
bus-drive to Dresden

  • 07:30 Uhr Departure with touring buses to Dresden
  • 09:30 Uhr Visit of the Lohrmann-Observatorium from TU Dresden
  • 12:00 Uhr Visit of the Frauenkirche with guided tour and organ devotion
  • 13:00 Uhr Lunch - 2 dishes for your selection
  • 14:30 Uhr Guided tour of the Historical Grünen Gewölbe (Green vault)
  • 15:30 Uhr Spare time in the city centre
  • 17:00 Uhr Return trip

September 2, 2008
Tuesday
bus-drive to Erzgebirge

  • 09:30 Uhr Departure with touring buses to Annaberg-Buchholz
  • 10:00 Uhr Visit of the St.Annenkirche with guidance
  • 11:00 Uhr Visit of the Adam-Ries-Museum with guidance and Entrance into the old arithmetic school
  • 12:45 Uhr Lunch - 3 dishes for your selection
  • 14:00 Uhr Visit of the Frohnauer Hammer with guidance
  • 15:15 Uhr Spare time in the city centre
  • 16:30 Uhr Return trip Purchase stop in a folkloristic shop of Erzgebirge

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