[AAA] Fwd: Satellite Constellation 1 Workshop, June 29 & 30, 14:30-19:00 UT

[Beatriz Garcia]

probablemente este workshop sea de su interes

saludos



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From: Constance Walker <cwalker en noao.edu>
Date: Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 11:34 PM
Subject: Satellite Constellation 1 Workshop, June 29 & 30, 14:30-19:00 UT
To: Constance Walker <cwalker en noao.edu>


Satellite Constellations 1 Workshop

[image: CTIO Mayall 4m DECam: A train of SpaceX Starlink satellites is seen
in the night sky in this image captured with DECam on the Blanco 4-meter
telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) by
astronomers Clara Martínez-Vázquez and Cliff Johnson.]
<https://nationalastro.org/news/starlink-satellites-imaged-from-ctio/>

The National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab and the AAS, with support from
NSF, are hosting the Satellite Constellations 1 (SATCON1) workshop
virtually from 29 June to 2 July 2020. The first two days are open to
people interested in mitigating the impact of satellite constellations on
astronomy.

This workshop will gather together astronomers, satellite operators,
dark-sky advocates, policy-makers, and other stakeholders and interested
parties to discuss, understand, and quantify the impacts of large satellite
constellations on astronomy and the human experience of the night sky. The
goal is to work collectively towards effective solutions to mitigate those
impacts and to publish them in a white paper which will be widely
distributed. As launches and deployments of these satellite constellations
have already begun, and new launches are planned for every few weeks, time
is of the essence.

*i*n the weeks before the workshop, four working groups are drafting a
report summarizing the current state of knowledge in four areas (1)
synthesizing results from ground-based observations of satellites and
identify future observing program needs; (2) examining the current status
of simulations for assessment of impact and need for further refinement;
(3) exploring mitigation through lab measurement of satellite surface
reflection and detector performance as well as operational strategies; and
(4) developing a set of metrics for protection of Optical/IR observations
based on the results of the other working groups. Their findings will be
shared with registered attendees and other stakeholders in a document a few
days before the workshop and will be presented and discussed during the
first two days of the workshop. Through the outcome of the discussions,
revisions will be made and a white paper will result with recommendations
that include quantitative metrics and an understanding on the impact on the
science as well as our cultural heritage. This white paper will then be
widely disseminated.

*When are the conference dates?*

Days 1 and 2, Monday, 29 June and Tuesday, 30 June, are open to
astronomers, satellite operators, dark-sky advocates, policy-makers, and
other stakeholders. The first two days will be devoted to sharing results
from the four working groups and discussion.
Days 3 and 4, Wednesday, 1 July and Thursday, 2 July, will focus on the
working groups (and highly interested attendees) merging information from
the discussions and the pre-workshop document into produce a final white
paper.

We will meet for four hours each day, in two 2-hour blocks:

   -  7:30am–9:30am US Pacific Time and 10am–noon US Pacific Time
   - 10:30am–12:30pm US Eastern Time/Chilean Time and 1:00pm–3:00 pm US
   Eastern Time/Chilean Time
   - 14:30 – 16:30 UTC and 17:00 – 19:00 UTC
   - 16:30 – 18:30 CEST and 19:00 – 21:00 CEST


*Where can you find the conference?* Online via ZOOM.

*Attend the first two days by registering
at https://aas.org/satellite-constellations-1-workshop
<https://aas.org/satellite-constellations-1-workshop>. All attendees must
register to receive a unique zoom link to the workshop. There is no fee.
The registration deadline will be June 22, 2020.*
Image Caption: Starlink satellites imaged on 18 Nov. 2019 from the Blanco
4m telescope.
Image Credit: NOIRLab/CTIO/AURA/DELVE

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Constance E. Walker, Ph.D.
NSF’s NOIRLab
950 N. Cherry Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85719 USA
cwalker en noao.edu

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*Beatriz García*ITeDAM (CNEA-CONICET-UNSAM)
Phone Movil:   54 9 261  5070816

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*"Estamos atrapados en una red ineludible de mutualidad, atados en una sola
prenda de destino. **Lo que afecta a uno directamente, afecta a todos
indirectamente"*.
*We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single
garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.*
Martin Luther King J.
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