Recent events:
- August 2 – First Fridays with TLC at Three Bear Acres (Creedmoor)
- Canceled due to weather forecast
Upcoming events:
- August 14 – The Willard Rooftop (Raleigh)
- Postponed from August 7 due to weather; previous volunteer registrations voided.
- Coordinator: Steve B
- Volunteers registered:
- telescopes: 0/3
- floaters: 0/3
- August 17 – Artspace Summer Celebration (Raleigh)
- Coordinator: Steve B
- Volunteers registered:
- solar telescopes: 1/2
- floaters: 1/2
- RAC table: 0/2
- August 25 – East Regional Library (Knightdale)
- Coordinator: Doug L
- Doug will give a presentation titled “Beyond the Flames: Astronomy Amidst Wildfires”.
- No other volunteers needed.
- September 6 – First Fridays with TLC at Three Bear Acres (Creedmoor)
- Coordinator: Ana V
- Volunteers registered:
- telescopes: 1/15
- floaters: 1/5
- October 4 – First Fridays with TLC at Three Bear Acres (Creedmoor)
- Coordinator: Ana V
- Volunteers registered:
- telescopes: 0/15
- floaters: 0/5
- October 30 – The Willard Rooftop (Raleigh)
- Coordinator: Steve B
- Volunteers needed (registration opens September 25):
- telescopes: 3
- floaters: 3
- November 01 – First Fridays with TLC at Three Bear Acres (Creedmoor)
- Coordinator: Ana V
- Volunteers registered:
- telescopes: 0/15
- floaters: 0/5
- November 07 – Morrisville Community Library (Morrisville)
- Coordinator: Steve B
- Volunteers needed (registration opens October 09):
- telescopes: 5
- floaters: 3
- November 09 – Stargazing on Tap Star Party (Cameron)
- Coordinator: Steve B
- Volunteers needed (registration opens October 09):
- telescopes: 5
- floaters: 3
Notes:
The Outreach Committee is looking for volunteers to coordinate events and assist at events with or without a telescope. To join the committee send a blank email to [email protected]. Any club member is welcome, regardless of experience level. We will train you! To volunteer for an event, register via the RAC Calendar event entry.
Event coordinators: please send an email after the event to [email protected] indicating:
- How many RAC members volunteered.
- Estimate of how many attendees were present.
- Brief synopsis of the event: what interesting things were observed, attendee reactions, host impressions, etc.