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April Imaging Meeting
| April 16, 2018
For our April Meeting, bring by any of your new images to share with the group. There also will be a discussion of other future topics. We will
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March 23 Indoor Meeting: Getting Started in Astronomy
| March 17, 2018
Location: NCSU Crafts Center (directions) Date: March 23, 2018 Time: 7:30-9:30pm Abstract: RAC Member and Co-Chair Ann Murphy will give a lecture on getting started in Astronomy. The
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March Imaging Meeting: Imaging at Staunton River
| March 5, 2018
This month’s RAC Imaging Meeting will be held a week early (March 8) due to the Staunton River Star Party occurring during our usual meeting time. We welcome
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February 23 Indoor Meeting: Time Lapse
| February 16, 2018
Location: NCSU Crafts Center (directions) Date: February 23, 2018 Time: 7:30-9:30pm Abstract: RAC Member extraordinaire Mark Lang will demonstrate how the night sky changes over time and how
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Imaging Subgroup Meeting: Open Discussion
| February 13, 2018
Join us for this month’s RAC Imaging Meeting at its usual venue in the hallway of the Raleigh Brickhouse AT 7pm. We will not be presenting a topic
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Renew for 2018
| January 29, 2018
Members, it's time to renew your membership! We've made it as easy as 1-2-3. Individual memberships are still $25 and family memberships are $35. Please LOG IN to
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More Info From Astronomy Days – Getting Started in Astronomy with Kids
| January 27, 2018
The presentation for 'Getting Started in Astronomy with Kids' can be located at the following link; click >> HERE
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Astronomy Days – Space Telescopes and Missions
| January 24, 2018
Astronomy Days RAC partners with the Museum of Natural Sciences and NASA to help you see the big picture — of the Universe! From comet crafts to solar
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More Info From Astronomy Days
| January 24, 2018
Understanding & Measuring Light Pollution Astronomy Days 2018 Citizen Science Links Globe At Night project: https://www.globeatnight.org/ Loss of the Night project: http://lossofthenight.blogspot.com/ Android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cosalux.welovestars&hl=en iPhone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/loss-of-the-night/id928440562?mt=8
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January Imaging Meeting: Imaging OTAs
| January 22, 2018
We will be discussing the pros and cons of different types of imaging optics that can be found throughout the hobby of Astrophotography. Any member can bring in
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RAC Email: Logging into the Web Interface
| January 6, 2018
Logging In: To use the web interface, you will need to log in. This is optional and not required unless you wish the manage your subscriptions or read
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RAC Email: Footer Links
| January 6, 2018
The Helpful Menu in the Email Footer The bottom of each email should including something like the following: This offers a range of ways to reply to the
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RAC Email: Subscribing and Unsubscribing
| January 6, 2018
Subgroups One feature of the groups.io service is the ability to quickly create new distribution lists. These groups typically inherit the user list from the top level group
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RAC Email: Introduction
| January 6, 2018
Introduction to the RAC Email Discussion Groups The Raleigh Astronomy Club communicates primarily through email. The club has email addresses through a service called “groups.io” which act like
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December Imaging Meeting: Plate Solving
| December 15, 2017
We will be meeting in the usual place in the outside hallway of the Brickhouse Restaurant, Thursday December 21. For this months topic, we will have a brief
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