Club Reports

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes May 9, 2025 Co-Chair Dana Bostic hosted the meeting Upcoming Events: Weatherstone Elementary School – May 15 May Imaging Meeting – May 15 RACOBS – May 23 “Getting Started with Your Telescope” (RAC Class) – May 24 Sanderson High School – June 2 Next Indoor Meeting – June 13 The Willard Rooftop – June 18 RACOBS – June 27 Tonight’s Presentation: TOPIC: Perspectives on Distance Speaker: Chuck Allen – Astronomical League President Business: Current Officers Co-Chairs:…

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…

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes March 21, 2025 Co-Chair Dana Bostic hosted the meeting Upcoming Events: March 27 – Creech Road ES Science Day (Garner) April 4 – Statewide Star Party: American Tobacco Trail (Apex) First Fridays with TLC at Three Bear Acres (Creedmoor) Imagination Station (Wilson) Stoney Creek Park (Nashville) April 10 – Hunter Magnet ES Family STEAM Night (Raleigh) April 12 – Girl Scout Camp Graham (Henderson) April 14 – Martin MS Solar Science (Raleigh) April 16 – The…

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes February 21, 2025 Co-Chair Naveen Malik hosted the meeting Upcoming Events: Feb 22 – Stargazing on Tap Star Party (Cameron) Mar 3 – Sanderson High School Astronomy Class (Raleigh) Mar 6 – Math & Science Night: Washington ES (Raleigh) Mar 7 – First Fridays with TLC at 3BA (Creedmoor) Mar 8 – Astronomy NIght at Joyner Park (Wake Forest) April 4 & 5 – Statewide Star Party Tonight”s Presentation: TOPIC: Stone Structures In New England and…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes May 24, 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. 26 meeting participants attended in-person, 10 attended via Zoom. Presentation: “Catching a Gravitional Wave” given by RAC member Ron Monti We learned more about gravitational waves, which are caused by the collision of two black holes or other cataclysmic astronomical events. Ron explained how the LIGO observatory can detect these…

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes April 12, 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. 22 meeting participants attended in-person, 22 attended via Zoom. Presentation: How do Galaxies Grow and Evolve “The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has made recent news, with fascinating observations of distant galaxies whose sizes, shapes, and heavy element abundances puzzle many astronomers. Dr. Shull discussed these observations and what they suggest…