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---+ Past Events from 2017

For a full description of past events with photos and video, see our blog at http://www.astro.caltech.edu/outreach/past/

---++++ Friday, January 13, 7-9PM
[[20170113][Lecture and Stargazing - The Universe through X-ray Eyes]]<br>
*[[Lecturer]]*: Fiona Harrison<br />
*[[LectureCaptain][Lecture Captain]]*: Cameron Hummels<br />
*[[LectureVolunteer][Lecture Volunteers]] (3)*: Astrid Lamberts, Masha Okounkova, Heidi Wu<br>
*[[TelescopeCaptain][Telescope Captain]]*: Erika Hamden<br />
*[[TelescopeVolunteer][Telescope Volunteers]] (4)*: Yuguang Chen, Anders Thygesen, Anna Ho, Ivanna Escala<br>
Back in Cahill.  Rainy the week before and cloudy until lecture start time.  Clouds at about 40% when stargazing occurred.<br>
North Field still under construction, so had one telescope on the sidewalk.  Low turnout presumably due to weather.<br>
50 attendees.<br>

---++++ Monday, January 23, 7:30-9:30PM
[[20170123][Astronomy on Tap @ Der Wolfskopf]]<br />
*[[AoTCaptain][MC]]*: Rahul Patel and Ricky Nilsson<br />
*[[AoTSpeaker][Speakers]] (2)*: Adric Riedel, Johanna Teske<br />
*[[AoTVolunteer][Volunteer / Panelist]] (2+)*: <br />
This event was written up and advertised in TimeOutLA the weekend before:<br>
 https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/blog/astronomy-on-tap-celebrates-science-and-booze-012017<br>
120 attendees.<br>

---++++ Friday, February 3, 7-9PM
[[201700203][Lecture and Stargazing - The Science of Star Trek]]<br>
*[[Lecturer]]*: Mike Wong<br />
*[[LectureCaptain][Lecture Captain]]*: Cameron Hummels<br />
*[[LectureVolunteer][Lecture Volunteers]] (3)*: Elise Cutts, Peter Gao, Cecilia Sanders<br>
*[[TelescopeCaptain][Telescope Captain]]*: Andreas Faisst<br />
*[[TelescopeVolunteer][Telescope Volunteers]] (4)*: Erika Hamden, Alex Urban<br>
Event got a lot of advertising on social media due to the topic.  Additional advertising done by speaker.<br>
Cloudy weather all day, with brief clearing before lecture, but ultimately no observing.<br>
Great turnout for lecture (140) as well as number of people who stuck around for Panel (60).<br>
Introduced anonymous demographic survey.<br>
140 attendees.<br>

---++++ Monday, February 13, 7:30-9:30PM
[[20170213][Astronomy on Tap @ Der Wolfskopf]]<br />
*[[AoTCaptain][MC]]*: Cameron Hummels<br />
*[[AoTSpeaker][Speakers]] (2)*: Louis Abramson, Anna Ho<br />
*[[AoTVolunteer][Volunteer / Panelist]] (2+)*: Leo Stein, Jeff Rich<br />
Event started off with a low turnout but grew over the first 30-45 minutes from 70 to about 100.<br>
Seven perfect scores on the quiz.  Tie breaker with mass of Sun in M_earth.  Will have to make quizzes harder!<br>
100 attendees.<br>

---++++ Friday, March 3, 7-9PM

[[20170303][Lecture and Stargazing - The Elusive Origins of Hot Jupiters]]<br />
*[[Lecturer]]*: Konstantin Batygin<br />
*[[LectureCaptain][Lecture Captain]]*: Cameron Hummels<br />
*[[LectureVolunteer][Lecture Volunteers]] (3)*: Antonija Oklopcic, Rob Zellem, Trevor David<br />
*[[TelescopeCaptain][Telescope Captain]]*: Andreas Faisst<br />
*[[TelescopeVolunteer][Telescope Volunteers]] (4)*:Kaew Tinyamont, Kirsten Larson, Lee Rosenthal, Andres Malagon<br>
Great turnout for lecture (140), observing (115), and Q&A (40).  <br>
Observing was first night on new North Fields artificial surface.  Stadium lights partially extinguished.<br>
Observed Moon, M42, and Mars.  No problems on field.<br>

---++++ Monday, March 13, 7:30-9:30PM

[[20170313][Astronomy on Tap @ Der Wolfskopf]]<br />
*[[AoTCaptain][MC]]*: Calen Henderson<br />
*[[AoTSpeaker][Speakers]] (2)*: Rachael Livermore, Jorge Moreno<br />
*[[AoTVolunteer][Volunteer / Panelist]] (2+)*: Andreas Faisst, Jessie Christiansen, Ron Tso, Cameron Hummels<br>
In addition to talks by Rachael and Jorge, we had Gary Blackwood from JPL lead a song of "The Exoplaneteers" between talks that really got the crowd going.<br>
Terrific turnout with 115 attendees.<br>

---++++ Friday, March 31, 8-10PM

[[20170331][Lecture and Stargazing - Why Stars Shine]]<br />
*[[Lecturer]]*: Robyn Sanderson<br />
*[[LectureCaptain][Lecture Captain]]*: Cameron Hummels<br />
*[[LectureVolunteer][Lecture Volunteers]] (3)*: Lee Rosenthal, Marianne Heida<br />
*[[TelescopeCaptain][Telescope Captain]]*: Erika Hamden<br />
*[[TelescopeVolunteer][Telescope Volunteers]] (4)*:Kaew Tinyamont, Yuguang Chen, Chris Bochenek<br>
Lecture attendance 100, observing attendance 90, panel attendance 35.<br>
Observing was clear with views of Moon, Pleiades, Orion Nebula, Beehive Cluster, and Jupiter.<br>

---++++ Monday, April 17, 7:30-9:30PM

[[20170417][Astronomy on Tap @ Der Wolfskopf]]<br />
*[[AoTCaptain][MC]]*: Cameron Hummels<br />
*[[AoTSpeaker][Speakers]] (2)*: Devin Silvia, Masha Okounkova<br />
*[[AoTVolunteer][Volunteer / Panelist]] (2+)*: Mislav Balokovic, Leo Stein<br>
75 attendees and lots of interaction between attendees and resident astronomers.<br>
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