RAC Outreach Committee Report – February 2025

(Updated 2025-02-06) Recent events: January 23 – Buckhorn Creek ES (Holly Springs) Canceled due to weather forecast January 29 – STEAM Night: Githens MS (Durham) Coordinator: Matt L Volunteers: Matt L, Steve B Attendees: ~100 Recap: Matt L – Steve and I had a good time at Githens Middle School in Durham.  This has become an annual event as exhibitors at their STEAM night.  It was light for the first hour while we set up and spoke to students and…

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Meeting Minutes January 10, 2025

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes January 10, 2025 Co-Chair Dana Bostic hosted the meeting virtually using the Zoom platform because of inclement weather. Upcoming Events:  January 29 – STEAM Night: Githens MS (Durham) Coordinator: Matt L February 8 – Astronomy Night at Joyner Park (Wake Forest) Coordinator: Steve B February 15 – Stargazing on Tap Star Party (Cameron) Coordinator: Steve B February 19 – The Willard Rooftop (Raleigh) Coordinator: Steve B February 20 – Morrisville Community Library (Morrisville) Coordinator: Steve B…

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Meeting Minutes December 13, 2024

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes December 13, 2024 Co-Chair Naveen Malik hosted the meeting in-person at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as virtually using the Zoom platform. Upcoming Events: Dec 18 : The Willard Jan 4 : St. Giles Starry Night Party Tonight’s Presentation: 2024 Imaging Showcase RAC’s Chris Cole led the club’s imaging group in sharing some of their astrophotography pursuits and accomplishments from throughout 2024. For about an hour we were treated to a great slide…

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Meeting Minutes November 15, 2024

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes November 15, 2024 Co-Chair Dana Bostic hosted the meeting in-person at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as virtually using the Zoom platform. Upcoming Events:  November 23 : Prairie Ridge Ecostation December 04 : STEM Night: Apex Friendship ES Astronomy Days at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences RAC Lead: Chris Cole Dates: Feb 3rd & 4th, 2025 RAC Exhibit Needs: Some Leads Volunteers Floaters NCMNS Needs: Speakers! Please contact Chris Cole if you can…

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Meeting Minutes October 11, 2024

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes October 11, 2024 Co-Chair Dana Bostic hosted the meeting in-person at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as virtually using the Zoom platform. 19 meeting participants attended in-person, 10 attended via Zoom. Upcoming Events: See Outreach report below for more events 2024 RAC BBQ Date: Saturday, 12 October 2024 Time: 11:00am – 2:30pm Location: Buckwheat Farm (2700 Holland Road Apex, NC 27502) Food: Memphis-style dry-rub pork BBQ Seasoned chicken legs thighs, Hot dogs, Strawberry…

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RAC Outreach Committee Report – January 2025

(Updated 2025-01-16) Recent events: December 18 – The Willard Rooftop (Raleigh) Coordinator: Steve B Volunteers: Blair, Susan, Dean, Chris C, Steve B Attendees: 50+ Recap: Steve B – Despite intermittent clouds and a 61F dew point in mid-December (!), we were able to show 50+ attendees at The Willard Saturn, Jupiter, the Orion Nebula, and a few nebulas from Blair’s Seestar. Unfortunately we had to hurry to pack up at 9:20 PM due to incoming rain. January 3 – First…

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RAC Outreach Committee Report – December 2024

(Updated 2024-12-10) Recent events: November 09 – TechnoQuest (Girl Scouts) (Raleigh) Coordinator/volunteer: Frank H Attendees: 33 Recap: Frank H – 30 well-behaved very attentive 6th & 7th grades who asked a lot of questions. Accompanied by three adult “aides.” I brought a mounted H-alpha solar scope and a mounted 80mm Orion Short Tube along with 5 pairs of binoculars (2 solar white light) along with an “extra” 90mm f/6.5. It was a good thing I had a lecture worked out…

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RAC Outreach Committee Report – November 2024

(Updated 2024-11-12) Recent events: October 30 – The Willard Rooftop (Raleigh) Coordinator: Steve B Volunteers: Susan, Dean, Tony, Blair, Bill, Steve B Attendees: ~90 Recap: Steve B – The Willard event this evening started out slow but ended with a good crowd of at least 90 participants. We had three telescopes plus a Seestar on hand. Most of the evening was spent showing participants different views of Saturn and its moons, but Alberio, Comet C2023/Atlas, and the Dumbbell and Rosette…

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Meeting Minutes September 27, 2024

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes September 27, 2024 Co-Chair Dana Bostic hosted the meeting in-person at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as virtually using the Zoom platform. 19 meeting participants attended in-person, 10 attended via Zoom. Book Pre-Orders: The Objects in the Heavens books have arrived and are available for pickup, please see Susan Herring to get your order. The Log Books are on reorder and will be in by the October meeting . The secretary will send…

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Meeting Minutes August 16, 2024

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes August 16, 2024 Co-Chair Naveen Malik hosted the meeting in-person at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as virtually using the Zoom platform. 23 meeting participants attended in-person, 20 attended via Zoom. Upcoming Events: Aug 17 – Artspace Summer Celebration Aug 22 – Imaging Meeting Aug 25 – Beyond the Flames: Astronomy Amidst Wildfires Sept 6 – RACOBS & First Fridays with TLC Sept 7 – RAC Class Sept 19 – Imaging Meeting Sept…

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RAC Outreach Committee Report – October 2024

Recent events: October 4 – First Fridays with TLC at Three Bear Acres (Creedmoor) Canceled due to weather forecast Upcoming events: October 30 – The Willard Rooftop (Raleigh) Coordinator: Steve B Volunteers registered: telescopes: 1/3 floaters: 1/3 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…

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Meeting Minutes July 26, 2024

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes July 26, 2024 Co-Chair Dana Bostic hosted the meeting in-person at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as virtually using the Zoom platform. 21 meeting participants attended in-person, 11 attended via Zoom. Presentation: Exploring Saturn’s Moon Titan by Presenter Michael J. Malaska Business: Upcoming Events: 8/2/2024 – First Fridays with TLC at Three Bear Acres (Creedmoor) 8/7/2024 – The Willard 8/16/2024 – RAC Indoor Meeting 8/17/2024 – Artspace Summer Celebration (Raleigh) 9/6/2024 – First…

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Meeting Minutes June 28, 2024

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes June 28, 2024 Co-Chair Anastasia Vail hosted the meeting in-person at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as virtually using the Zoom platform. 21 meeting participants attended in-person, 10 attended via Zoom. Presentation: Peter Birren joined us via Zoom to discuss his book “Objects in the Heavens” and how to use it to get the most out of your observing. Business: Upcoming Events: June 29th: Astronomy on Tap Star Party June 30th: RAC Ladies…

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RAC Outreach Committee Report – September 2024

Updated 2024-09-21 Recent events: August 14 – The Willard Rooftop (Raleigh) Coordinator: Steve B Volunteers: Dean, Susan, Mark, Benjamin, Jesus, and Steve B Attendees: ~40 Recap: Steve B – Despite some technical difficulties, about 40 participants got to view the Moon, Antares, and a few other southern sky objects through a telescope and binoculars at the Willard last night, and we distributed out several handouts on astronomy. This was a smaller crowd than typical which is a little surprising given…

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Meeting Minutes June 28, 2024

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes June 28, 2024 Co-Chair Anastasia Vail hosted the meeting in-person at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as virtually using the Zoom platform. 21 meeting participants attended in-person, 10 attended via Zoom. Presentation: Peter Birren joined us via Zoom to discuss his book “Objects in the Heavens” and how to use it to get the most out of your observing. Business: Upcoming Events: June 29th: Astronomy on Tap Star Party June 30th: RAC Ladies…

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