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Discord: Getting Help or Making Suggestions

Getting Help or Making Suggestions Note: This guide is for technical help with Discord. For help with astronomy, just ask as you normally would. Note: If you are having trouble getting access to Discord (and these guides are not helping), then the quickest solution is to use groups.io ([email protected]) and ask for support. RAC Discord Ticket System RAC Discord has a ticket system! Use this system to ask a question or make a suggestion. The questions or comments should be…

Discord: Adjusting Notifications

RAC Member Help

Adjusting Notifications Why is Discord Pinging My Phone Every 3 Minutes? Discord can send a lot of notification – and the more active a server, the more notifications. Every time someone posts about anything, in any channel you have access to, Discord may ping every device which has Discord installed. This can get a bit annoying! Adjusting Notifications for the Entire Server at Once Tip: Do this first… Set this to be your default notification level: Right Click on the…

Discord: Getting Server Roles

RAC Member Help

Getting Server Roles Great! You have made it into our Discord server and agreed to the rules. What now? You need to get server roles on your server profile. RAC has 3 sets of server roles for members! #1 – Designate yourself as a club member. Our discord server has special channels for members only. There is still plenty for non-members, too. It is important that you appropriate self identify yourself as a member or not. For the purpose of…

Discord: Introduction to RAC Discord

RAC Member Help

RAC Discord Launched early in 2023, RAC has their own discord server! All club members and their families are invited to join by following the link below. There is no additional cost for this service and we hope it provides an alternative to email communication. What is Discord Discord is a modern version of web bulletin boards and will help RAC keep up with technology just a bit. You can access discord via the web (https://discord.com/app), a download for PC/Mac/Linux,…

Discord: RAC Discord Rules

RAC Member Help

RAC’s Discord Rules Subject to Change 1. Be respectful This means no mean, rude, or harassing comments. Treat others the way you want to be treated. 2. No inappropriate language, threatening behavior, nor adult (pornographic / NSFW) material nor profanity of any kind. Derogatory language towards any user is prohibited. The idea behind the server is to provide a safe place for us to share our interest in astronomy in a safe and respectful forum. 3. No spamming 4. Limited…

Meeting Minutes January 13 2023

Club Reports

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes January 13 2023 Co-chairperson Naveen Malik hosted the meeting in-person at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as virtually using the Zoom platform. 21 participants in-person, 22 participants via Zoom, 5 participants via Facebook. RAC Announcements by co-chairperson Naveen Malik Upcoming meetings/events: January 14 – Skywatching at White Deer Park January 19 – RAC Imaging Meeting January 19: NC Museum of Natural Sciences Science Cafe January 27: Astronomy Days setup at NC Museum of…

Meeting Minutes December 16 2022

Club Reports

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes December 16 2022 Co-chairperson Naveen Malik hosted the meeting in-person at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as virtually using the Zoom platform. 20 participants in-person, 12 participants via Zoom, 5 participants via Facebook. RAC Announcements by co-chairperson Naveen Malik Upcoming meetings/events: December 23 – RAC Observing Meeting (RACOBS) (cancelled) January 7 – First Fridays (Saturday) Under the Stars with TLC (Three Bear Acres) January 11 – The Willard rooftop January 13 – RAC…

Meeting Minutes November 11 2022

Club Reports

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes November 11 2022 Co-chairperson Mike Keefe hosted the meeting in-person at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as virtually using the Zoom platform. 12 participants in-person, 16 participants via Zoom. Presentation: “Avoiding Armageddon” by Matthew Funke, NASA Solar System Ambassador Business RAC Announcements by co-chairperson Mike Keefe Upcoming meetings/events: November 17 – RAC Imaging Meeting November 19 – Skywatching at White Deer Park November 25 – RAC Observing Meeting (RACOBS) December 1 – RAC…

Meeting Minutes October 14 2022

Club Reports

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes October 14 2022 Co-chairperson Anastasia Vail hosted the meeting in-person at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as virtually using the Zoom platform. 16 participants in-person, 15 participants via Zoom. Presentation: “Astronomy at Glacier National Park” by Doug Lively, RAC ALCOR and NASA Solar System Ambassador Business RAC Announcements by co-chairperson Anastasia Vail Upcoming meetings/events: October 20 – RAC Imaging Meeting October 20 – Public Night at Morrisville Library October 24-30 – Staunton River…

Meeting Minutes September 9 2022

Club Reports

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes September 9 2022 Co-chairperson Mike Keefe hosted the meeting in-person at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as virtually using the Zoom platform. 22 participants in-person, 23 participants via Zoom. Presentation: “The Milky Way, Our Home Galaxy” by Dr. Patrick Treuthardt Dr. Patrick Treuthardt is an astrophysicist and current Assistant Head of the Astronomy & Astrophysics Research Lab at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences. His research focuses on the shapes, structures, and underlying…

Meeting Minutes August 19 2022

Club Reports

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes August 19 2022 Co-chairperson Naveen Malik hosted the meeting in-person at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as virtually using the Zoom platform. 23 participants in-person, 15 participants via Zoom. Presentation: “Curiosity’s 10th Anniversary” by Ken Brandt and Doug Ellison. Ken Brandt is director of the Robison Planetarium and Science Center in Lumberton, NC and a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador. Doug Ellison is a member of NASA JPL’s Mars Science Laboratory team and became…

August 12, 2022: Perseid Skywatching at Dix

Public Outreach

Date: August 12, 2022 Time: 9:00 – 11:00 pm (and later) Location: Dix Park, Raleigh, NC Volunteers: Steven Blake, Johnny Horne, Mike Keefe, Barton Meeks, Ann Murphy, Emily Ann Kolvitz, Matt Lochansky. Lijoy Samuel. Tony Verdone, Frank Westmoreland, Richard White, Chris Wittum Event Attendees: 4000-5000 Overview: The weeks leading up to the event were showing very strong registration. With beautiful weather, they all turned out for the event. The storm front passed ealier in the day leaving temps in the…

Meeting Minutes July 8 2022

Club Reports

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes July 8 2022 Co-chairperson Anastasia Vail hosted the meeting in-person at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as virtually using the Zoom platform. 14 participants in-person, 21 participants via Zoom. Presentation: “Zooinverse and Beyond: Citizen Science From Preschool to PhD” by Kerry Vail. Business RAC Announcements by co-chairperson Anastasia Vail Upcoming meetings: July 14 – Imaging Meeting: Galaxies M81/M82 July 22 – RAC Observing Session (RACOBS) August 19 – RAC Indoor Meeting: Curiosity’s 10th…

June 15, 2022: Stars for Ft. Bragg

Public Outreach

Date: June 15, 2022 Time: 9:00 – 11:00 pm Location: Smith Lake Recreation Center, 5144, Smith Lake Rd, Fort Bragg, NC 28310 Volunteers: Steve Blake Dana Bostic (author) Steve Goodman Mike Keefe Barton Meeks Bob Muzzi Rob Parsons Ed & Joan Radomski Chris Wittum Matt Lochansky did all the upfront work, but was unable to attend. Event Attendees: 104 Overview: This site is at the Smith Lake Recreation Center for Fort Bragg. It is just across the lake from Simmons…

Q2 Leadership Meeting Minutes June 13 2022

Club Reports

Q2 2022 RAC Leadership Meeting Minutes June 13 2022 Attendees: Steve Izzo, Naveen Malik, Dana Bostic, Barton Meeks, Anastasia Vail, Steve Blake, Ann Murphy New business/topics: Fort Bragg Outreach event (Wed. June 15). Dana Bostic is the event lead. Matt Lochansky will provide event details to Dana. Extreme heat predicted. Departments/Committees: Treasurer Membership – 399 total 269 single memberships 77 family memberships with 77 secondary members (53 registered) Balances Business checking: $811.56 Savings: $23324.06 Special purpose checking: $293.32 ALCOR renewal…