Attendance: ~ 35
Speaker: Dr. Roger Chevalier, UVA Astronomy Dept.
Topic: Stellar Evolution
Club Business:
• 42 paid active members
• Checking account: $2,831.24
• Dues were due In December $30 / $35 / $20
• See Larry Saunders for information on discounted subscriptions to Astronomy and Sky and Telescope - There has been a change in procedure -
• 5 Club Scopes available for use by members (dob [being rebuilt], refractor w/ Ha, SC, PST CaK, ETX 90)
See Vice President John Dedecker for more information about borrowing a scope.
(Executive Council) Members at Large, appointed by the President, shall not exceed six (6) dues paying Members, and shall be confirmed by a simple majority vote of the General Membership at the annual Business meeting.
Members at Large will be appointed (by the President) shortly after the annual election of the new President at the November General Business Meeting and shall be confirmed by the General Membership at the December General Business Meeting.
The following Executive Council slate was approved by membership:
Bill Phillips
Wes Epperly
Heidi Winter
Ken Harker
John Avellone
The Council will meet January 20 at McCormick
Coming attractions:
- Jan 03 - Earth at perihelion
.983280065957433 AU
(91,421,133 miles or 147,096,604 km)
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Jan 04,
- Jan
09,
(for
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- January 31, the NASA/DOE Gamma Ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) is set to launch.
- Jan 31, WD5 50 meter wide Asteroid misses Mars?
1 in 25 (4%) chance of a hit!
Club Observing:
Saturday, Jan 12th
McCormick
Observatory
Observing after
dark!
John Dedecker
conducts a training session on the
Club Outreach:
Jan 9, Stony Point Elem., 4th grade
Diana Amatucci 973-6405 damatucci@k12albemarle.org
Lecturer:
Dr. Murphy
- Jan 11 - Friday Group Night
Brownie Troop 57 (8 kids, 2 adults)
Wendy Bernstein 974-7453
Lecturer TBD...
- Jan 9, Stony Point Elem., 4th grade
Diana Amatucci 973-6405 damatucci@k12albemarle.org
Lecturer:
Dr. Murphy
- Jan 11 - Friday Group Night
Brownie Troop 57 (8 kids, 2 adults)
Wendy Bernstein 974-7453
Lecturer TBD...
Group Nights:
- Jan
25,
(20 kids, 20 adults)
Scott Crittenden 982-4822
Lecturer TBD...
--THEN--
- Jan
25 continues,
Nat'l Capitol Area Winter Camporee
250 - 300 boys & adults!
Larry Whitehurst (540) 829-9269
Dr. Murphy
lectures.
Club Projects:
Occultation Team:
Rich Drumm – Coordinator – no report
Bill Phillips – nothing until a new gear and warmer weather arrive
Upcoming Speakers:
- February -
Dr. Mark Adams:
”Three Astronomy Futures:
ALMA, EVLA and SKA”
- March -
Daniel Ryan Wik:
On something!
- April -
Dr. Robert T. Rood
Topic TBA!
- May -
Dr. Shiv Kumar:
"Star Formation Processes versus
Planet Formation Processes"
- June -
Dr. Greg Black:
Radar Astronomy
- July -
- (tentative) Dr. Laurence Fredrick
On Gliese 710, which is headed here
Website of the Month:
http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~pogge/
Dr. Richard Pogge’s home page.
Door Prize Winner:
Steve Layman
Submitted by Steve Layman,