Attendance: ~30
Speaker: Dr. Mark Adams, NRAO
Topic: The 3 Futures of Radio Astronomy: EVLA, ALMA
& SKA!
Special Thanks to Dr. Adams for the NRAO materials including the coveted NRAO luggage tags !
Club Business:
54 paid active members
Checking account: $3,037.99
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
- 10 dob [newly rebuilt by master OTMer John Avellone],
- Orion refractor w/Ha filter option,
- Dynamax 8 SC,
- PST CaK,
- Meade ETX 90
See Vice President John Dedecker for more information about borrowing a scope.
Coming Attractions:
Feb 20/21, Lunar Eclipse! J
See Fred Espenaks site: http://www.mreclipse.com/LEphoto/LEphoto.html
Feb 23/24, Saturn at opposition.
Feb 25, Mercury & Venus conjunct in predawn hours.
April 25,
Club Observing:
Saturday, Feb 9th
McCormick
Observatory
Observing after
dark!
John Dedecker
conducts a training session on the
Club Outreach:
- Feb
8th,
Lecturer John Dedecker,
scope operator(s) needed?
- Feb
15th,
at Stone-Robinson Elementary.
4th graders, Eileen Merritt.
- Feb
22,
39 kids, 20 adults.
Diane Amatucci, 973-6405
Larry
Saunders lectures, Bill & Rich operate scope.
Club Projects:
Occultation Team:
Rich Drumm Coordinator nothing new to report
Bill Phillips nothing new to report
Up-Coming Speakers:
- March -
Daniel Ryan Wik:
On galactic mergers.
- 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
Club Retreat:
Sept 26, 27 & 28 2008
At
Mark your calendars!
Website of the Month:
http://aas211.showmaestro.com/
Audio and video podcasts
Door Prize Winners:
Larry Garretson giant calendar
Robert Newman NRAO memory stick
Respectfully Submitted,
Steve Layman,