The trip also served as an opportunity for us to connect with one another and learn from one another a way to combine our efforts to better spread knowledge of astronomy to the public. Each of us brought a love of astronomy and an affinity for communicating that love. Together, we make up the 2017 ACEAP team.

Our group of 9 consisted of astronomy writers, amateur astronomers, astrophotographers, science teachers, astronomy educators and planetarium professionals from across the United States and from Chile.