RAC

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes July 28 2023 Co-Chair Anastasia Vail hosted the meeting in-person at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as virtually using the Zoom and Facebook platforms. 25 meeting participants attended in-person (18 signed the attendance sheet), 16 attended via Zoom and 11 attended via Facebook. Presentation: “Light Pollution – It’s not just bothering the turtles anymore” by RAC member Dana Bostic. Business Milestones by Co-Chair Anastasia Vail Mike Keefe replaced the battery for his EAA…

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes June 09 2023 Co-Chair Mike Keefe hosted the meeting in-person at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as virtually using the Zoom and Facebook platforms. 26 meeting participants attended in-person (18 signed the attendance sheet), 7 attended via Zoom and 7 attended via Facebook. Presentation: “Searching for Nuggets” by UNC-CH Physics & Astronomy PhD student Derrick Carr. Business Milestones by Co-Chair Mike Keefe Mike Keefe completed observations for the Caldwell Club. Now he needs…

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes May 26 2023 Co-chair Naveen Malik hosted the meeting in-person at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as virtually using the Zoom and Facebook platforms. 18 RAC participants attended in-person, 17 attended via Zoom and 8 attended via Facebook. Presentation: “Astrophotography: Solar System & Deep Sky Objects” by RAC Co-chair Naveen Malik. Business Milestones by co-chair Naveen Malik Frank Westmorland shared that he has created more 16″x20″ image panels. Club Elections by co-chair Naveen…

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes April 28 2023 Co-chair Naveen Malik hosted the meeting in-person at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as virtually using the Zoom platform. 18 RAC participants in-person. Zoom and Facebook attendance was not recorded. Presentation: “Where Are All the Aliens” by RAC Co-chair Michael Keefe and ALCOR Doug Lively. Business Milestones by co-chair Naveen Malik Frank Westmorland shared that he volunteered for 3 Statewide Star Party events. Naveen Malik also volunteered for 3 Statewide…

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes March 10 2023 RAC was invited to attend the Statewide Star Party host planning meeting at Morehead Planetarium and hold its business meeting. The meeting was hosted by Amy Sayle, Morehead Planetarium. 16 RAC participants in-person. Presentation: “Dark Skies Awareness” Business Outreach Committee Update by co-chair Mike Keefe Upcoming outreach events: March 20-26 – Staunton River Star Party March 29 – The Willard Rooftop April 1 – UNC Science Expo at Morehead Planetarium April 7 –…

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes February 10 2023 Co-chairperson Anastasia Vail hosted the meeting in-person at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as virtually using the Zoom platform. 20 participants in-person, 21 participants via Zoom, 14 participants via Facebook. RAC Announcements by co-chairperson Anastasia Vail Upcoming meetings/events: February 15 – TLC Expo at NC Museum of Natural Sciences February 16 – Imaging Meeting (Comet Processing Strategies) February 23 – STEAM Night at River Dell Elementary School February 24 –…

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…