In 2014 Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton will once again host the Observational Astronomy Workshop. Intended to provide an introduction to observing, the workshop is open to entering first year University of California graduate students.

The 5-day workshop is scheduled for final quarter, 2014. The number of participants is limited to 20.

The workshop will be run by the Lick Staff Astronomers, featuring hands-on experience with the Kast spectrograph on the Shane telescope, the Hamilton spectrograph on the Coude Auxiliary Telescope (CAT), and direct imaging with the Nickel 1-m reflector.

Participants will be accommodated in the new and old dorms. Rooms are doubles or triples with shared baths.

UCO will defray most, if not all, expenses, thanks in large part to a 2013 donation from UCI Professor Virginia Trimble.

Participants may be asked to assist with food preparation.

Please direct questions to UCO Associate Director for Lick Observatory, Graeme Smith (graeme@ucolick.org) or Support Astronomers (sa@ucolick.org) Elinor Gates and Paul Lynam.

Shane telescope image copyright Laurie Hatch