Officer Meeting Agenda and notes (in Red print) July 17, 2008:
Those in Attendance: Milt Friedman, Alan Daroff, Ted Williams, Ruth List, Carol Ludolph, Ken Kremer, Mike Mountjoy
Guest Speakers - Possible June field trip
Discussed, held phone conference with Tim
Kent, and formulated tentative line up for 08-09 season. Determined
who might contact each of the speakers.
8:00PM Phone conference with Tim Kent Cell #:
410-459-8042
Update to Abrams Sky Map (Subscription Fee)
Approved and will contact Abrams to arrange
for fall delivery of Abrams Sky map to members
Weekly articles published by area astronomy
educators to be included on website
(Dan Malerbo, Carnegie Science Institute)
discussed where to utilize it on website,
develop a linked page, Approved
Daily Updates of Night Sky Notes (http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/index.php)
John French
Examples:
http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/nightskynotes/nsnboxjava.html
http://www.pa.msu.edu/people/frenchj/4-inch-telescope/
discussed and demonstrated what updates appear as
on website, approved for inclusion on RAS website
Updating the
RAS book- Ruth List
Report , review, and dissemination of
completed portion for proofing
RAS shirts- Logo? Cheap local source
(12-15 dollars/ shirt emblem)
discussed, officers are interested, Ted will
look into cost and production
RAS representative cards (business cards)
interest from Ken Kremmer, Ted Williams,
will investigate further
Web Server Space contributed to PAPA (in
return for advertising us and website)
discussed and approved
Nomination of Eric VanOsten as Member-at-Large
discussed and approved by Milt
Friedman
Welcome Line to be posted on Website under "What's New on Society Website"
discussed and approved
Gift Promotion Sega Home Planetarium
discussed possible plans for web site
sponsor
Unfinished business from meeting notes July 10, 2007:
~Consider design and purchase of lapel pins for members. --Ruth
List
shelved idea, Tee-shirts seem to be the more popular
~Consider an observers
corner, or column in our newsletter or our web-page relating activities of
observers in the Bloom observatory. --Carol
Ludolph
Possibly work this into a Slooh tutorial conducted via
website by Carol
~Consider purchase of
a Digital Light Projector to be used at society meetings (negate dependence on
institute for proper equipment.) --Dave
Walker
discussed, again will look into possibility and pricing
Completed items from
last years agenda:
~Consider purchase of
a flash drive for all executive members to easily duplicate and update Data base
of members. --Ted Williams
~Consider
re-establishing the practice of a membership card (size of a business card) to
identify us as Rittenhouse Members-
Alan Daroff
~Consider allowing
student access to website to update student pages. -
Dan McCormick
~Promotional concerns
to cover for upcoming September Meeting with Robert Nimeroff.
| DATE |
Astronomy LESSON |
Feature TOPIC |
SPEAKER |
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September 10, 2008 |
Light Properties Don Knapp Centennial School District |
Getting Started in Astrophotography |
Tim Kent |
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October 8, 2008 |
All presentations tonight can be considered Astronomy Lessons |
Members Night Members are invited to participate and share astronomical experiences or basic concepts |
Rittenhouse Members 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- |
| Alternate 10/8 | Geographic findings of interest to Astronomers |
Andrew K. Johnson Geographer Smithsonian Institute National Air and Space Museum Tentative |
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November 12, 2008 |
Holiday Gift Ideas | Topic to be determined |
Michael Heller Templeton Prize, Cosmologist, Mathematician and Theologian Commitment Pending Tentative |
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December 10, 2008 |
Binoculars: What to Look for Milt Friedman Alan Daroff |
"Daring Flight of the Phoenix Mars Lander" |
Dr. Ken Kremer NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador |
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January 14, 2009 |
GLAST Mission |
Kim Weaver Commitment Pending Tentative |
|
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February 11, 2009 |
Digital Photography |
Jerry Lodrigous Tentative |
|
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March 11, 2009 |
Scientific overview of the Solar System |
Gustav Holst: The Planets Mythological View of The Planets |
Ed McCafferty Methacton School Dist. Lori Weidner Neshaminy School Dist. Tentative |
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April 8, 2009 |
Findings ones latitude by Celestial Means | Celestial Navigation |
Robert Hicks Mutter Museum Tentative |
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May 13, 2009 |
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June 10, 2009 |
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| Ideas | Using a Planisphere, Predict and plan your observing evening | ||
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Ideas
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Astrolabe Ruth List Preferred Planetarium |
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| Ideas |
Setting up your personalized Search Page Terry Underkoffler |
Using a Planisphere, Predict and plan your observing evening
|
Ted Williams |
| Ideas |
Constellations: Gems of the night sky Alan Daroff |
All sky Constellation Search Audience takes part in searching out the major constellations visible tonight |
Ted Williams |
Working Draft last updated July 23, 2008
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