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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Astronomy Club Meeting Presentation!

General Meeting 9/29/10

· Club Tshirts

o Pay Blythe 5 dollars plus dues

· Upcoming Star Parties

o Sabino Canyon Star Party

§ Sat 5-9:30 pm meet here at 4 pm

o Pima Hall Star Party

§ Wednesday 8 to 10 pm

o Sierra Oaks Community School Star Party

§ Thursday 6-7:30 pm

o Yuma Hall Star Party

§ Rescheduled due to weather, TBD

· Biosphere 2 outreach

o Oct 16th 10 am to 12 pm

o Meet at school at 8 am return around 3:30 pm to 4 pm

o Will be explaining star model, solar system walk, solar telescopes, and liquid/solid gas demonstrations.

· Project meetings

o Binocular telescope project

§ Today 4pm in astro club

o Local Astronomical phenomena

§ Tomorrow at 3 pm an astro club office

· A lot to do by oct 16th

o Extrasolar planet project

§ Tomorrow at 5 pm in steward lab

· Astronomy questions of the week

o Starting up soon

o Either Tuesdays or Thursdays for 30 mins

o Sign up for what time works best

o Questions will be posted online

· New Office Cleaning

o Sat 2pm

o Meet in astroclub office

o Pizza will be provided

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Astronomy Club Meeting Presentation!

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Astronomy Club Meeting Presentation!

General Meeting 9/13/10

· Star Party Success

· UAScience Potluck

o September 25th

o Let Kevin know if interested

· Biosphere 2 Science Days

o October 16th, Nov 6th, Nov 13th

§ Sign up with Kevin if interested

o 4 different activities

§ Solar Telescopes

§ Solar system walk

§ 3d star model

§ Liquid Nitrogen/Dry Ice

· Projects

o Extra solar

§ Thursdays at 5

o Binocular

§ After meeting

o Star Model

§ Thu at 2 pm

§ Making 1 more small model for club

§ Poster board

o Scrapbook

§ TBA

· Tshirts

o Sign up for sweatshirt sizes with Kevin

· Dues

o Pay them

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Astronomy Club Meeting Presentation!

Here is this week's Astronomy Club meeting. If you want to go to the star party on Friday and were not in attendance at the meeting, please email Kevin.

General Meeting 9/8/10

· Star Party

o Friday at 5 pm to 11 pm

§ Meet up in steward/psychology parking lot

o Bring food item

o Catalina State Park

· Astronomy club office

o 2 offices

§ In the trailers by steward.

· Project meetings

o Extrasolar planet

§ Thu starting tomorrow at 5 pm in steward computer lab.

o Binocular Telescope

§ Wednesday at 4 pm in Astroclub office

o Local group model

§ Thursdays at 2 pm in Astroclub office

o Scrapbooking

§ TBA

· UA Science Potluck

o Sat September 25th @ Biosphere 2

o 10 am -4 pm potluck style

o Free tours.

· Biosphere 2 outreach

o Demonstrations on Saturdays

§ October 9, 16, 23, 30

§ November 6, 13, 27

§ December 4, 11, 18

o Pick 3 days depending on who can go when

· Discovery Days

o September 18th Mt lemmon Sky Center need volunteers

§ 8 am to about 4 pm

o See Kevin after the meeting or email if interested

· Amy Robertson presented her summer research.