RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes
April 11, 2025
Co-Chair Naveen Malik hosted the meeting
Upcoming Events:
- April 12 – Girl Scout Camp Graham (Henderson)
- April 14 – Martin MS Solar Science (Raleigh)
- April 16 – The Willard Rooftop (Raleigh)
- April 25 –Stargazing with Sagan: A Journey Through the Cosmos (Durham)
- April 26 – Artspace Arts on the Block (Raleigh)
- May 2 – First Fridays with TLC at Three Bear Acres (Creedmoor)
- May 15 – Weatherstone ES (Cary)
Tonight’s Presentation:
TOPIC: Searching for Intermediate Mass Black Holes in Spiral Galaxies with the Help of Citizen Scientists
Speaker: Patrick Treuthardt
Business:
Current Officers
Co-Chairs: Naveen Malik, Dana Bostic
Treasurer: Steve Izzo
Secretary: Susan Herring
Committee Chairs:
ALCOR: Dean Herring
Outreach: Steven Blake
Webmaster: Barton Meeks
Loaner Scopes: Rob Parsons
Key Holders: Naveen Malik
Education: Anastasia Vail,
Social Media: Anastasia Vail
Imaging: Chris Cole
A/V: Naveen Malik
Safety: Steven Blake
Social: Susan Herring
Reports:
Treasurer’s Report: Steven Izzo
Memberships:
- TOTAL memberships: 464
Financials:
- Checking: $1,142.16
- Savings: $30,839.56
- Special Purpose: $0.14
Astronomical League: Dean Herring
- Blair Groden – Hubble 35th Challenge Silver March OP Certificate
- Mustafa Asif – Hubble 35th Challenge Silver January OP Certificate
- Bob Muzzi – Hubble 35th Challenge Silver February OP Certificate
- Anastasia Vail – Hubble 35th Challenge Silver February OP Certificate
Outreach Report: Steve Blake
- April 4 – SWSP: American Tobacco Trail (Apex)
- April 4 – SWSP: First Fridays with TLC at 3BA (Creedmoor)
- April 4 – SWSP: Imagination Station (Wilson)
- April 4 – SWSP: Stoney Creek Park (Nashville)
https://raleighastro.org/blog/2025/03/11/rac-outreach-committee-report-march-2025/
Loaner Scope Report: Rob Parsons
Added:
- ‘Explore Scientific 4″ F/7
Refractor’ w/ Cameras to
‘Big Telescopes’ category. - ‘Celestron NexStar 127SLT
5″ f/12 Mak’ w/ Cameras to
‘Maksutovs’ category.
Prepping:
- ‘Celestron NexStar GT130
5″ f/5’ for ‘Reflectors’ category.
Scopes:
Cassagrains: 7 out / 2 available/ 1 in for repair
Dobsonians: 11 out / 0 available
Maksutovs: 3 out / 1 available
Refractors: 1 out / 1 available
Reflectors: 2 out / 2 available
Binoculars: 2 out / 2 available
Big Telescopes: 2 out / 3 available
Accessories: 8 out / 21 available
Keyholder Report:
- No report
Imaging Meeting & Report:
Imaging Target Challenge: Galaxy Fields
April 17, 2025
Zoom only (not in person!
A/V Report:
- Volunteers still needed to help with A/V!
Education Committee Report: Anastasia Vail
Date: Saturday April 26, 2025
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Location: Zoom Only
Topic: Narrowband Imaging
Instructors: Naveen Malik
Social: We had a nice turnout for the March pre-meeting social. Met some new members and guests, ate, socialized and raffled off a few copies of “Objects in the Heavens” by Peter Birren. The club is planning on 4 indoor socials for 2025, the next one will be at the June 13th indoor meeting. Hope to see everyone there!
No Report:
- Social Media
- Webmaster Team
- Safety
After meeting Social:
Sammy’s
All First Friday Under the Stars with TLC events in 2025 will be held at Three Bear Acres, until further notice.
The observing 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. To volunteer for an event, register via the RAC Calendar.
