Board Meeting Minutes 2007 September 28


Called to order 7:05 pm

  • Peter thanks everyone for participation in the star party at FIT we had, even though the weather didn't cooperate. We'll try again soon now that the weather is cooler
  • Peter is looking into a camera for the club, and perhaps some kind of telescope that the students can use on their own, and we might try to put together a spectrograph.
  • Matt reports that the 32" telescope is scheduled to be delivered the week of Oct 8
  • President's Report
  • Treas Report
  • Nov 17 is moonlight stroll at Erna Nixon Park. BAS, MAS and SAS will participate. 1200 Evans Road, West Melbourne.
  • SAS President's Report:
  • Astronomical League - we just need to send the membership list
  • New business: Discussion of camera
  • Don shows slides from the SAS meeting.
  • Heavens-above.com website gives which satellites will fly over you and exactly when and where in the sky.
  • Gary Scott shows his first ever astrophotograph!
  • Art Ahrens shows some pictures
  • Matt shows pictures of the 32" telescope at the factory.
  • Rick / Peter show pictures taken since last meeting

Adjourned at 7:50 pm

(M. Wood)

 

 

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