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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Meeting Minutes and Other Information

At today's meeting we discussed:
  • Star Party - Friday, September 11th
    • Location: Catalina State Park
    • Meet: Steward Observatory/Psychology parking lot
    • Bring: Items for a potluck barbeque, and possibly a light jacket
      • People who have already signed up to bring something:
        • Amy - Soda and Water
        • Blythe - Fruit Salad
        • Brad - Condiments
        • Carmen - Napkins and Apples
        • Collin - Chips
        • Ellen - Chips
        • John - S'mores
        • Katie - Cups and Paper Plates and Couscous
        • Kevin - Burgers and Buns and Cheese
        • Sean - Hot Dogs and Buns
        • Spencer - Oreos
      • Please let Kevin know if you want to go to the Star Party, if you are able to drive, and what barbeque item you are bringing. (We still need Charcoal, Lighter Fluid, S'mores, etc...)
    • If the weather is Star Party unfriendly, we will just have a movie night/potluck in Steward Observatory
  • Dues - Remember to pay dues ($15) for this semester. This can be paid to any of the officers. Money from dues goes toward Astronomy Club projects and trips.
  • ASUA Funding Proposal - If you would like to help out in writing a proposal to ASUA for funding for our Binocular Telescope Project, please meet up in the Steward Observatory computer lab (208) at 4pm on Wednesday, September 9th.
  • Job Opportunity - Please click here for more information.
  • We will start reducing data for our Extrasolar Planet Project on the weekend of September 19th. If you do not have a computer account for the Steward Observatory computer lab and would like to work on this project, please let Kevin know asap.
  • Members Page - If you marked on your membership form that you would like to have your own personal page on the club website, you will get an email granting you access to edit a blog using Blogger. Your page is accessible to anyone from our members page.