Third Quarter 2009 Meeting Summaries By Mark Lang July 10, 2009 – Regular meeting – RAC swap meet. This was the first RAC swap meet. Members brought their astronomy gear that was no longer wanted or needed and tried to sell it to others. A few telescopes and accessories were sold. There were also drawings for door prizes which included some nice books. A cake and refreshments were also provided. Turnout was light due to it being a summer night,…
Second Quarter 2009 RAC Meeting Summaries by Mark Lang April 10, 2009 – Regular Meeting. Tonight’s presentation was “Russell W. Porter – Innovator, Designer, and Builder” by Gayle Riggsbee of the Charlotte Amateur Astronomers. To put things into perspective in terms of today’s prices, Gayle informed us that 100 years ago it took one year’s salary to purchase a telescope. Back then, the few manufacturers were W&D Mogey who produced medium quality scopes, Clark Telescopes which were very expensive, and…
First Quarter 2009 Meeting Summaries By Mark Lang Jan. 9 – Regular meeting with Ian Hewitt in charge. Tonight’s meeting was a member slide show. To start off, Ian showed us some of his Mars and Saturn images taken recently. Mark Lang followed by showing his astrophotography which consisted many times of objects which move like comets, asteroids, and Barnard’s star’s motion over the last three years. He also showed some lunar eclipse shots and shots taken with his “barn…
Raleigh Astronomy Club 2008 Meeting Summaries By Mark Lang Jan. 11, 2008 – RACOBS was clouded out, so an indoor meeting was held. A 20 minute long NASA video called “The Saturn Essays” was shown. It included many stunning photos accompanied by music. See: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/cassini-essay-4/index-flash.html. After the video, a discussion was held about the 2008 Astronomy Days. Jan. 25, 2008 – Regular meeting night, but a special Astronomy Days presentation was given in the main museum auditorium. Ian Hewitt ran…
