Charlottesville Astronomical Society

October meeting

10/4/2006

McCormick Observatory

Attendance: ~18

Guest Speaker: None

Club Business

60 paid active members

Checking account: $1,186.49

See Larry Saunders for information on discounted subscriptions to Astronomy and Sky and Telescope

4 Club Scopes available for use by members (dob, refractor w/ Ha, SC, and PST CaK – See Rich for information

Nominations for Officers 2006-2007

The current officers have agreed to serve a second term

Steve Layman – President

Richard Drumm – Vice President

Wes Epperly – Secretary

Larry Saunders – Treasurer

Are there nominations from the floor?

There were no nominations from the floor.

Elections will take place at the November meeting

October Observing

Friday, October 13 at Fan Mountain

Friday/Saturday, October 20/21 ?

Club Outreach

Fan Mountain – Friday, October 13

Sign up to sell snacks and/or have your

scope available

NRAO Open House – Sunday, November 5 10:30 – 4:00

Visual solar observation and Radio Jove demo

Nelson County - Wednesday,

November 8 -Mercury Transit / Moon viewing

November 10 – McCormick – Contact Larry Saunders

January – Northside Library – Jewels of the Night Display. Contact Ken Harker to submit photos or digital images

March 23 - Ivy Creek – Moon and Planets

Upcoming Speakers

November – John Turchi, Dob Conversion

December – Adrienne Juett, UVA Grad

January – TBA

February – Al Wootten, NRAO – Director of the ALMA project

November – John Turchi, Dob Conversion

December – Adrienne Juett, UVA Grad

January – TBA

February – Al Wootten, NRAO – Director of the ALMA project

Website of the Month

http://dingo.care-mail.com/cards/flash/5409/galaxy.swf

10 Minute presentations: Telescope Mounts and Objects to View at Fan Mtn., Wes Epperly

Door prize is Brief History of Time, by Stephen Hawking.

Leo Lombardi won the Door Prize.

Used 26” Clark to observe the moon.