What: APL Astronomy Club monthly 
meeting
Where: Gibson Library room L-2
When: Wednesday, October 16, noon to 1:00 pm
Club business: Club business will be kept to a minimum to allow plenty of time for our speaker.
Speaker: Claudia Knez will talk to us about the APL 24″ telescope.
Other club events coming soon:
November 8: Friends and Family Star Party at APL (October 11 date cancelled due to inclement weather)
November 20: Club meeting
What: APL Astronomy Club monthly meeting
Where: Gibson Library room L-2
When: Wednesday, September 18, noon to 1:00 pm
Club business: October Star Party planning
Other club events coming soon:
October 11: Friends & Family Star Party at APL (rain date in November)
October 16: Club meeting
What: APL Astronomy Club monthly meeting
Where: Gibson Library room L-2
When: Wednesday, August 21, noon to 1:00 pm
Club business: We’ll share the finalized 2014 budget.
Member observing reports: Mark Kochte will report on Green Bank Star Quest X.
Other club events coming soon:
September 18: monthly meeting
October 11: Friends & Family Star Party at APL (rain date in November)
What: APL Astronomy Club monthly meeting
Where: Gibson Library room L-2
When: Wednesday, July 17, noon to 1:00 pm
Club business: Discuss the FY 2014 budget/equipment wish list.
Member observing reports: Mark Kochte will report on Green Bank Star Quest X.
The Summer Solstice Open House at Spoutwood Farm Observatory will be held on July 19th (not June 28 nor July12).
Meetings are open to anyone with an interest in astronomy.
Other club events coming soon:
August 21: monthly meeting
October 11: Friends & Family Star Party at APL (rain date in November)
What: APL Astronomy Club monthly meeting
Where: Gibson Library room L-2
When: Wednesday, June 19, noon to 1:00 pm
Club business: Welcome to the new Officers: President Dan Smith, VP Mark Kochte, Treasurer Dave Tillman, Secretary Helen Hart.
Member observing reports: Dave Dunham may be able to join us from Russia to present his recent occultation work.
The Summer Solstice Open House at Spoutwood Farm Observatory will be held on June 28th (not June 21).
Meetings are open to anyone with an interest in astronomy.
Other club events coming soon:
July 17 monthly meeting; introduction of the new club officers.
October 11: Friends & Family Star Party at APL (rain date in November)
What: APL Astronomy Club monthly meeting
Where: Gibson Library room L-2
When: Wednesday, May 15, noon to 1:00 pm
Club business: ELECTIONS. We need volunteers and nominees, please!
Elected positions: President (2-year term limit); Vice President; Secretary; Treasurer.
There won’t be time for member observing reports, sorry.
Guest Speaker: Bob Prokop, “Star Hopping to Earth’s Nearest Neighbors”. Bob is a former president of the Howard Astronomical League (HAL). He specializes in using manual star finding techniques (aka star hopping) to observe stars in the Solar Neighborhood. Most of these stars are very faint. It sounds like a prodigious feat!
Meetings are open to anyone with an interest in astronomy.
Other club events coming soon:
May 25 – June 1 Election of Officers (ballot and vote by email).
June 19 monthly meeting; introduction of the new club officers.
October 11: Friends & Family Star Party at APL (rain date in November)
The APL Astronomy Club’s Friends & Family Star Party will be held on Friday, April 19th, at 8:00pm until 10:30pm or so, depending on how things are going, how enthused the telescope volunteers are for staying late, etc. (with daylight saving time in place, the sun sets pretty late in the evening now, hence the late starting time – at least you can get dinner ahead of time! 🙂 ) has been cancelled due to inclimate weather (mutter grumble mutter grumble) We will try again in the Fall, possibly around the October 11th time frame
Star gazing (and telescope viewing) is always dependent and contingent upon the weather. Please check back to this post as the date draws nigh to verify whether or not the star party has been cancelled due to inclimate weather (rain and clouds being the biggest impactors). We will be putting weather updates here as they are necessary. There will be no rain date. Continue reading Spring Friends/Family Star Party – April 19, 2013
What: APL Astronomy Club monthly meeting
Where: Gibson Library room L-2
When: Wednesday, April 17, noon to 1:00 pm
This month’s topic: APL’s Don Mitchell will tell us about “The Cassini Magnetospheric Imager.” Also club business and members’ observing reports. Continue reading Meeting April 17 2013
What: APL Astronomy Club monthly meeting
Where: Gibson Library room L-2
When: Wednesday, March 20, noon to 1:00 pm
This month’s topic: Webmaster Radha Venkat will show us some features the club’s website, and take suggestions to make it more useful. Also club business and members’ observing reports.
Open to anyone with an interest in astronomy.
Other club events coming soon:
April 17: monthly meeting; “The Cassini Magnetospheric Imager”, Don Mitchell (APL)
April 19: Friends & Family Star Party at APL
October 11: Friends & Family Star Party at APL
What: APL Astronomy Club monthly meeting
Where: Gibson Library room L-2
When: Wednesday, Feb. 20, noon to 1:00 pm
This month’s topic: Ron Farris is bringing in the new OTA and mount for the Calcium-K solar telescope. Also club business and members’ observing reports.
Open to anyone with an interest in astronomy.
Other club events coming soon:
March 9: Dark Sky Star Party (members only)
March 20: monthly meeting; no speaker yet.
April 19: Friends & Family Star Party, south of Bldg 200.
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