YERAC 2007

XXXVII Young European Radio Astronomers Conference, 4-7 September 2007, Bordeax, France. Pictures mostly taken by Mike Peel; some taken by Violette Impellizzeri using Mike's camera.


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Le plage!
Le plage!

Date: 05/09/07

Sang-Sung Lee, Violette Impellizzeri, Kalle Thorstensson, and someone else whose name I never got.
Sang-Sung Lee, Violette Impellizzeri, Kalle Thorstensson, and someone else whose name I never got.

Date: 05/09/07

Le centre-ville. Note the gaggle of astronomers on the right (Kalle, Tom Scott and Joanne Goodger, I believe)
Le centre-ville. Note the gaggle of astronomers on the right (Kalle, Tom Scott and Joanne Goodger, I believe)

Date: 05/09/07

Beech, boats and oyster farm
Beech, boats and oyster farm

Date: 05/09/07

Astronomers on a boat
Astronomers on a boat

Date: 05/09/07

More astronomers on a boat
More astronomers on a boat

Date: 05/09/07

Sea, boat, beach, church, trees.
Sea, boat, beach, church, trees.

Date: 05/09/07

Boat, beach, houses and ooh, oyster farm
Boat, beach, houses and ooh, oyster farm

Date: 05/09/07

Once more: boat(s), beach, houses, oyster farm
Once more: boat(s), beach, houses, oyster farm

Date: 05/09/07

No boat this time
No boat this time

Date: 05/09/07

... nor this time
... nor this time

Date: 05/09/07

... and no oyster farm here!
... and no oyster farm here!

Date: 05/09/07

... but plenty of oyster farming here, and no houses or boats.
... but plenty of oyster farming here, and no houses or boats.

Date: 05/09/07

Houses on stilts! Oh, and oyster farm.
Houses on stilts! Oh, and oyster farm.

Date: 05/09/07

Wind-surfing! Note the oyster farm in the background.
Wind-surfing! Note the oyster farm in the background.

Date: 05/09/07

A big down. "Down-town Bordeaux"?
A big down. "Down-town Bordeaux"?

Date: 05/09/07

Sailing boat, and big town. Also water. No oyster farm, though.
Sailing boat, and big town. Also water. No oyster farm, though.

Date: 05/09/07

The biggest sand dune in Europe. Oddly, without any associated oyster farms.
The biggest sand dune in Europe. Oddly, without any associated oyster farms.

Date: 05/09/07

Lots of oyster farming! Also, some boats.
Lots of oyster farming! Also, some boats.

Date: 05/09/07

For the last time, just in case you've missed all of the previous mentions: oyster farm!
For the last time, just in case you've missed all of the previous mentions: oyster farm!

Date: 05/09/07

Astronomers in the restaurant. Occasionally eating oysters.
Astronomers in the restaurant. Occasionally eating oysters.

Date: 05/09/07

On the left: three pseudo-russian guys (note to self: remember their names). On the right: me (Mike Peel), Bogna Pasderska, Pawe
On the left: three pseudo-russian guys (note to self: remember their names). On the right: me (Mike Peel), Bogna Pasderska, Pawe

Date: 05/09/07

The server at the restaurant (self portrait)
The server at the restaurant (self portrait)

Date: 05/09/07

RelaiSoleil Les Bruyeres, Carcans Maubuisson
RelaiSoleil Les Bruyeres, Carcans Maubuisson

Date: 06/09/07

RelaiSoleil Les Bruyeres, Carcans Maubuisson
RelaiSoleil Les Bruyeres, Carcans Maubuisson

Date: 06/09/07

Fruit on a Strawberry Tree
Fruit on a Strawberry Tree

Date: 06/09/07

Ditto.
Ditto.

Date: 06/09/07

Footsteps of astronomers in the middle of nowhere (presumably made by Bogna and Pawel on their way to the beech on Tuesday)
Footsteps of astronomers in the middle of nowhere (presumably made by Bogna and Pawel on their way to the beech on Tuesday)

Date: 06/09/07

Old forest gives way to new. Ditto for astronomers? ;-)
Old forest gives way to new. Ditto for astronomers? ;-)

Date: 06/09/07

The path to the beach
The path to the beach

Date: 06/09/07

... more path to the beach
... more path to the beach

Date: 06/09/07

... and yet more. It was a long way to the beach.
... and yet more. It was a long way to the beach.

Date: 06/09/07

A tree. Note all of the oxygen in the atmosphere (emission peak at ~ 600nm)
A tree. Note all of the oxygen in the atmosphere (emission peak at ~ 600nm)

Date: 06/09/07

Two astronomers (Zsofia Nagy and Anne Angsmann (?) ) on a swing, in the dark.
Two astronomers (Zsofia Nagy and Anne Angsmann (?) ) on a swing, in the dark.

Date: 06/09/07

Ditto.
Ditto.

Date: 06/09/07

The night sky, and some telegraph lines
The night sky, and some telegraph lines

Date: 06/09/07

Night sky, telegraph lines and forest
Night sky, telegraph lines and forest

Date: 06/09/07

Left to right: Light pollution, Saggitarius, galactic plane (with dust clouds), jupiter + reflection
Left to right: Light pollution, Saggitarius, galactic plane (with dust clouds), jupiter + reflection

Date: 06/09/07

Cassiopeia, and some more galactic plane. Double star cluster ~ in the middle. Perseus below.
Cassiopeia, and some more galactic plane. Double star cluster ~ in the middle. Perseus below.

Date: 06/09/07

The Andromeda galaxy! (centre) Also a couple of stars.
The Andromeda galaxy! (centre) Also a couple of stars.

Date: 06/09/07

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