Amateur Talks
Steve Maran, Special Advisor to the AAS Executive Officer, organized a half dozen half-hour talks aimed at amateur astronomers. Few amateur astronomers registered for the meeting, but the "amateur" talks were well attended anyway, mostly by undergraduates who appreciated hearing about cutting-edge research in jargon-free language.
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On Tuesday morning Linda French (Illinois Wesleyan University) presented the half-hour talk "Observing Asteroids for Fun and (Astronomical) Profit" to amateur astronomers, undergraduates, and other interested attendees. AAS photo © 2014 Joson Images.