Presentations and Publications


Communicating Astronomy with the Public 2007 and 2005
  • Virtual Astronomy Multimedia Project (CAP2007, Athens)
    Adrienne Gauthier (Steward Observatory, University of Arizona), Lars Lindberg Christensen (ESA/Hubble) , Robert L. Hurt (Spitzer Science Center), Ryan Wyatt (California Academy of Sciences)
    Video (mov) | Slides (ppt) | Conference Proceeedings (pdf)
  • VAMP in Stellarium/VirGO: A proof concept (CAP2007, Athens)
    Amit Kapadia (ESA/Hubble), Fabien Chéreau (ESO), Lars Lindberg Christensen (ESA/Hubble), Lars Holm Nielsen (ESA/Hubble), Adrienne Gauthier (Steward Observatory, University of Arizona), Robert L. Hurt (Spitzer Science Center) & Ryan Wyatt (California Academy of Sciences)
    Video (mov) | Slides (pdf) | Conference Proceedings (pdf)
  • Sharing Images Intelligently: The Astronomical Visualization Metadata Standard (CAP2007, Athens)
    Robert L. Hurt (Spitzer Science Center), Lars Lindberg Christensen (ESA/Hubble), Adrienne Gauthier (Steward Observatory, University of Arizona) & Ryan Wyatt (California Academy of Sciences)
    Poster (html) | Conference Proceedings (pdf)

  • Moving the Pretty Pictures Into the 21st Century (CAP2005, Munich)
    Lars Lindberg Christensen (ESA/Hubble)
    Proceedings (pdf)

  • Virtual Repository Progress (CAP2005, Munich)
    Lars Lingberg Christensen (ESA/Hubble)
    Proceedings (pdf)

American Astronomical Society

  • Making Images Smart: Virtual Astronomy Multimedia Project Astronomy Visualization Metadata (Jan 2010)
    Hurt, Robert (Spitzer Science Center), Christensen, L. L. (ESO and the VAMP team)
    Slides (pdf)

  • AVM and Chandra: An Update on Lessons Learned (Jan 2010)
    DePasquale, Joe (Chandra X-ray Observatory), Arcand, Kim (Chandra X-Ray Observatory)
    Slides (ppt)

  • PinpointWCS (Jan 2010)
    Kapadia, Amit (Chandra X-ray Observatory), Bressert, Eli (Chandra X-Ray Observatory)
    Slides (pdf)

  • Get the Picture: The Virtual Astronomy Multimedia Project Hurt (Jan 2007)
    Hurt, Robert L. (Spitzer Science Center), Christensen, L. L. (ESA/Hubble), Gauthier, A. (University of Arizona), Wyatt, R. (California Academy of Sciences), Berriman, B. (IRSA/Caltech)

  • Sharing Images Intelligently: The Astronomical Visualization Metadata Standard (Jan 2006)
    Hurt, Robert L. (Spitzer Science Center), Christensen, L. L. (ESA/Hubble), Gauthier, A. (University of Arizona)

Astronomical Society of the Pacific

  • Smart Images in a Web 2.0 World: The Virtual Astronomy Multimedia Project (Sept 2007)
    Robert Hurt (Spitzer Science Center), Lars Lindberg Christensen (ESA/Hubble), Adrienne Gauthier (University of Arizona), Ryan Wyatt (California Academy of Sciences)
    Poster (html)

Global Hands on Universe

  • A framework for a virtual repository of outreach products (2004)
    Lars Lindberg Christensen AVO Outreach and Education Coordinator Hubble European Space Agency Information Centre
    Document (doc)

ST-ECF Newsletter

  • A Framework for a Virtual Repository of Outreach Products (2004). Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility Newsletter, Volume 37, p.11
    Link to NASA/ADS




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Poster presented at the CAP2007 Conference in Athens