Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 15:47:51 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Spitzer at the AAS in Washington, D.C. next week


Contents of Mailing:

1. Spitzer at the 207th AAS Meeting in Washington, D.C. next week
2. Spitzer/Legacy Program Special Session at the AAS
3. Got news?



1. SPITZER AT THE 207TH AAS MEETING IN WASHINGTON, D.C. NEXT WEEK

A reminder that Spitzer will be in the exhibit hall at the 207th AAS
Meeting in Washington, D.C., next
week.  SSC scientists will be at the booth, offering
at scheduled times demonstrations of Spitzer IRAC, MIPS, and IRS data
analysis tools.  In addition, hands-on help with any data analysis
questions will be provided
throughout the entire Meeting.  We will also be available to demonstrate
observation planning for Cycle 3, including the new IRAC Stellar Mode.  We
will have ethernet at the exhibit, so you can work along with the SSC
staff.

The demonstration schedule is below.  We will also
have it posted at the exhibit.

Mon (1/9)    	9:20-10:00  IRS (SPICE)
             	1:00- 2:00  MIPS (MOPEX, APEX)
       		6:00- 7:00  IRS (SPICE)
Tue (1/10)    	9:20-10:00  IRAC (MOPEX, APEX)
            	6:00- 7:00  MIPS (MOPEX, APEX)
Wed (1/11)     	9:20-10:00  IRS (SPICE)
            	6:00- 7:00  IRAC (MOPEX, APEX)
Please take advantage of this opportunity to consult with us
throughout the week on best practices for getting
results from your observations and/or planning your
next observations!


2. SPITZER/LEGACY PROGRAM SPECIAL SESSION AT THE AAS

Tuesday, 10 January, 2:00-3:30pm Ballroom/Salon 2 - Special Session 95

A special session of invited talks will give a highlight of the original
Spitzer/Legacy science program, an update from each Legacy team on the
latest discoveries, and an overview of resources available to the
community. Contributed papers on any topic associated with the Spitzer
Legacy science program are presented in the associated poster session
(session 63 - Tuesday, January 10, 2006, 9:20am-6:30pm, Exhibit Hall).

A total of 3160 hours of Spitzer observing time was dedicated towards six
large "Legacy" programs, with the goal of creating a substantial and
coherent database of archived observations that can be used by subsequent
Spitzer researchers, including General Observers. Observations are mostly
complete. Each Legacy Science project develops post-pipeline data products
and analysis tools that are regularly delivered to the Spitzer Science
Center for wider dissemination to the community. The Spitzer Legacy
programs encompass the full-range of science topics accessible to Spitzer,
from star and planet formation, to the structure of the Galaxy, a census
of nearby galaxies, and both a wide-area and a deep study of the
extragalactic sky.


3. GOT NEWS?

A reminder that if you have a scientific result that may be appropriate
for a press release, web feature, podcast, etc., please contact the SSC
Assistant Director for Public Affairs, Gordon Squires
(squires@ipac.caltech.edu), or the Spitzer Helpdesk before posting to
astro-ph and well before the paper appears in press. Any and all papers
are candidates! Results will be kept confidential.