Date: Jan 7-9, 2015
Venue: Cosmos Lodge Seminar Room, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan
Target Participants:
Transportation to NAOJ:
http://www.nao.ac.jp/en/access/mitaka/access.html
Online streaming:
Program (Last update: Jan 7, 2015)
Please bring a laptop computer to the workshop
Download the Program Book and Presentations here
Jan 7, 2015 (Wed)
09:00 - 09:30 |
Registration |
Cosmos Lodge Seminar Room (updated) |
09:30 - 10:00 |
Welcoming, participant’s self-introduction (including online participants) |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
Talk: International Year of Light (Sze-leung Cheung, IAU Internatinoal Outreach Coordinator) [Presentation File] |
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10:30 - 10:45 |
Coffee Break |
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10:45 - 12:00 |
Project Background: Case study and prototype in Hong Kong (Dr Jason Pun and Dr Chu Wing So, Mr Ryan Leung, The University of Hong Kong) |
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12:00 - 13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:30 - 16:00 |
SQM-LE workshop (Installation, Hardware configuration, calibration, Network setup) [Presentation File 1] [Presentation File 2] [Presentation File 3] |
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16:00 - 16:15 |
Coffee Break |
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16:15 - 17:30 |
Participant’s presentation and sharing, discussions |
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18:00 - 21:00 |
Workshop Dinner |
Jan 8, 2015 (Thu)
09:00 - 09:30 |
Other possibilities: Using digital camera to measure light pollution |
Cosmos Lodge Seminar Room |
09:30 - 10:30 |
Data Analysis session [Presentation File] |
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10:30 - 10:45 |
Coffee Break |
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10:45 - 11:15 |
Light Pollution Educational activities (Dr Constance Walker, Director of Globe at Night, NOAO) [Presentation File] |
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11:15 - 11:25 |
Sharing - Light Pollution studies by Japanese high school students |
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11:25 - 12:00 |
Communicating Light Pollution problem (Sze-leung Cheung, IAU Internatinoal Outreach Coordinator) [Presentation File] |
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12:00 - 13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:30 - 16:30 |
NAOJ Tour |
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18:00 - 20:30 |
Public Lecture (English + Japanese bilingual) and Public Stargazing |
Big seminar room |
Jan 9, 2015 (Fri)
12:00 - 15:00 |
Astronomy Education in the Planetariums |
Konica Minolta Planetarium @ Sunshine City, Ikebukuro |
19:00 - 20:30 |
Public Stargazing |
NAOJ Public Observatory |
Language: English
Accommodation:
8 rooms available at NAOJ Cosmos Lodge for grant holders
Others, self-arranged, recommended hotel list: http://naoj-global.mtk.nao.ac.jp/visitor/facilities.html
(Please contact us to book the room for you at discount rate.)
Grant:
A small number of grant is available for invited participants, the grant will cover a round-trip air ticket (economy class), local transportation, food and accommodation during the workshop and post-workshop meeting. Contact us for details.
Charges:
Free of charge for the workshop
4500 JPY for the workshop dinner (grant holders will be covered)
Planetarium show on Jan 9 - Free of charge
Post Workshop Meeting - Jan 10-11, 2015 |
A joint workshop meeting with the local Japanese secondary school students doing the light pollution measurements.
Venue:
Nobeyama Radio Observatory,
Hamura Natural Village
Jan 10, 2015 (Sat)
9:00 - 12:00 |
Bus departure for Nobeyama |
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12:00 - 13:30 |
Lunch |
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14:00 - 16:00 |
Visit Nobeyama Radio Observatory |
Nobeyama Radio Observatory |
16:00 - 17:00 |
Settle Down at Accommodation (training center of NRO) |
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17:00 - 17:30 |
Depart for Kiyosato |
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17:30 - 18:00 |
Meeting and sharing with secondary school students who run the light pollution measurements |
Hamura natural relaxation village |
18:00 - 19:30 |
Dinner |
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19:30 - 21:00 |
Stargazing with secondary school students |
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21:00 - |
Return to accommodation |
Jan 11, 2015 (Sun)
9:00 - 12:00 |
Bus departure for Shinjuku |
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Dismiss at Mitaka or Shinjuku |
Participants are suggested to take the return flight on or after Jan 11 3pm.
Charge: 4500 JPY for lunch, dinner and accommodation (grant holders will be covered); transportation is complimentary
Accommodation: Arranged by LOC. Japanese style shared apartment.
VISA information http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/arrange/essential/visa.html