Antique Telescope Society - Prior Conventions & Workshops

Each year the ATS holds its annual meeting in proximity to historic observatories and astronomical instrumentstion in the United States, Canada, and in Europe. The Society rotates its meetings to varying locations to best accommodate the access for its many far spread members. Each meeting generally covers 3-5 days, depending on the location, scheduled papers, and events, and spans over a weekend.

#25: 2016 Flagstaff, AZ - "Return to Mars Hill" - Lowell Observatory
#24: 2015 Mt. Hamilton, CA - “A Star is Reborn" - Lick Observatory
#23: 2014 Northfield, MN - “The Prairie’s Starry Messenger" - Goodsell Observatory
WS: 2014 Cincinnati, OH - Special conference in honor of Craig Waff
#22: 2013 Madison, WI - "On Wisconsin" - U. of WI Observatory
#21: 2012 Hamburg, Germany - The Centennial Celebration of Hamburg Observatory
#20: 2011 Tucson, AZ - Kitt Peak & Whipple Observatories & Steward Mirror Lab
#19: 2010 Charlottesville, VA - Leander McCormick Observatory
#18: 2009 Detroit, MI - Detroit Observatory
#17: 2008 Leiden, Netherlands - Boerhaave Museum
WS: 2008 Cincinnati, OH - Cincinnati Observatory (Workshop)
#16: 2007 Greenville, SC - Roper Mountain Science Center
#15: 2006 Fort Davis, TX - McDonald Observatory
#14: 2005 Cincinnati, OH - Cincinnati Observatory
#13: 2004 Nantucket, MA - Maria Mitchell Observatory
#12: 2003 Denver, CO - Chamberlin Observatory
#11: 2002 Dublin, Ireland - Lord Rosse's Observatory at Birr Castle, ...
#10: 2001 Pittsburgh, PA - Allegheny Observatory, John Brashear, etc.
#9: 2000 Flagstaff, AZ - Lowell Observatory
#8: 1999 Victoria, BC, Canada - Dominion Observatory
#7: 1998 Boston, MA - Harvard Observatory
#6: 1997 Pasadena, CA - Mt. Wilson & Palomar Observatories
#5: 1996 Bath, England - Univ. London, Cambridge, & Greenwich Observatories
#4: 1995 Philadelphia, PA - Swarthmore Observatory
#3: 1994 Santa Clara, CA - Chabot, & Lick Observatory
#2: 1993 Williams Bay, WI - Yerkes Observatory
#1: 1992 Washington, DC - U.S. Naval Observatory