October Meeting – Weather for Astronomy

The October indoor meeting features Gary Stephenson, Chief Meteorologist for Time Warner’s News 14, speaking on his interest in astronomy and the challenges of communicating astronomy and science related topics to the general public. This was also the first regular meeting held in the new Nature Research Center on the new Thursday schedule. The new venue was really great!

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October Observing Session

While a large contingent of RAC members attended the Staunton River Star Party, some of those that were not able to get away still took advantage of the very good weather do some observing. One group of six went to the Big Woods site and 5-6 people traveled to Howell Woods. After a dreary summer, it was great to gather some photons, no matter where it was done!

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Treasurer’s Report: Sep 30 2013

Report Period: 1 Jul 2013 – 30 Sep 2013 Income & Expenses INCOME Membership Dues 300.00 Interest 1.30 Total $301.30 EXPENSES PayPal Transaction Fees (PayPal) -9.60 Executive Committee Meeting (Mike Keefe) -33.80 AL Dues (Astronomical League) -690.00 Safe Deposit Box (Wells Fargo) -75.00 Speaker Expenses (Spectrum Screen Printing) -18.00 Storage Unit (Uncle Bob’s Storage) -1,044.00 Telephone (Jerry Watson) -9.95 Reimbursed Expense (Club Apparel Orders) -304.17 Total -$1,876.78 Account Balances Business Checking 1,939.86 ($120.23 uncleared) PayPal 82.23 Regular Savings 10,312.99 Special…

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September Observing Session

The September observing session lived up to everyone’s expectation with cool, but not cold temperatures and good skies. The Milky Way was clearly visible from Big Woods and made for a very nice site. About 20 members and first time guests attended the event. Mike Keefe and Doug Lively gave the visitors and first time attendees a lot of help and good advice on telescopes. Way to go!! Joe Pedit also shot this image of the southern sky and the…

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September 2013 Business Meeting

Embroidered RAC Garments Phyllis Lang brought the garments that people had ordered.  If you ordered clothing, but were not able to come to the meeting, contact Phyllis Lang to get your shirt.  She had one or two that people had not picked up. Equipment was demonstrated for members

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2013 Perseid Meteor Shower

The Perseid meteor shower is expected to peak the night of the Monday Aug. 12th thru to the morning of Tuesday Aug 13th.  The best times to view will be from 10:30pm to 4:00am.  We are keeping our fingers crossed for good weather. The best place to view the Perseids, or any meteor shower is a location with unobstructed views as close to the horisons as possbile and away from city lights.  Here is link to an article written by one…

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August RACOBS Clouded Out

Unfortunately we have had quite a string of clouded out RACOBS.  In general, we have had rather poor weather for astronomy since mid-spring of this year. For August’s clouded out RACOBS, we had an informal meeting at the Museum where a fellow member gave a presentation of his recent visit to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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July RACOBS Clouded Out

The weather was not favorable for the RACOBS in July, so there was an informal meeting at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. This meeting featured a frank discussion on what kind of things the Club is doing, what we should be doing, and what may be possible to do. There were a number of interesting ideas for the officers and members to discuss in the coming years and a lot of good feedback.

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Treasurer’s Report: Jun 30 2013

Report Period: 1 Apr 2013 – 30 Jun 2013 Income & Expenses INCOME Membership Dues 1,105.00 Interest 1.28 Total $1,106.28 EXPENSES PayPal Transaction Fees (PayPal) -29.37 Executive Committee Meeting (Mike Keefe) -29.14 AL Dues (Astronomical League) -690.00 Safe Deposit Box (Wells Fargo) -75.00 Speaker Expenses (Ian Hewitt & Phyllis Lang) -615.20 Website (IPower& Michael Kidd) 9.95 Total -$1,428.76 Account Balances Business Checking 2,080.81 ($182.15 uncleared) PayPal 92.01 Regular Savings 10,311.69 Special Purpose 1,436.05 Total $13,920.56 Memberships Individual Memberships 97 Family…

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June 2013 Special Meeting: Favorite Astrophotos

Speakers: Ian Hewitt, Mark Lang, Joe Pedit, Steve Izzo, Chris Cole This was a special meeting for the elections, not to mention that the weather did not  cooperate for a RACOBS.  This meeting showcased various club members’ photos.  It was very interesting and there were a lot of questions.  Five club members that presented were Ian Hewitt, Mark Lang, Joe Pedit, Steve Izzo and Chris Cole.  At the end of the meeting there were announcements about presenters that will be…

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