April 2020 Content of the Month
A monthly report to highlight pages of raleighastro.org .
Member’s Activities
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Lunar Eclipse Jan 20/21, 2019
The night of January 20, extending after midnight into Jan 21 there will be a total lunar eclipse well positioned for us in Raleigh. The moon will start fading away by 10pm and will then be cast in a reddish hue as the total lunar eclipse begins at 11:41pm. The moon will be fully eclipsed until 12:43am and then take about two additional hours to exit the Earth’s shadow. RAC does not have a public event planned for the eclipse…
December Indoor Meeting: Swap Meet
NOTE: DIFFERENT LOCATION!!! Location: Covenant Christian Church: 2911 SW Cary Parkway, Cary, NC 27513 (on the right just after you pass the ‘YMCA’ on the left)Date: December 14, 2018Time: 7:30-9:30pm Swap Meet! Bring your own table, chairs are provided. Bring any gear to swap or sell. RAC Business:After the presentation, we will discuss additional RAC business. We will then adjourn for dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings
Renewing Your Membership
(Update 2025-12-09: this information is obsolete. Please see Renewing Your Membership.) Renewing your membership is easier than ever before! 1. Log into your account using your account email and password. If you forgot your password, click here 2. Scroll down the members page and find the “Renew, Upgrade, or Update Billing” button, See Fig-1. If you are an individual member, it will say “Individual Member” If you are a Family Member, it will say “Family Member” If you are the…
November Indoor Meeting: Dispatched from a Dark Universe
Location: NCSU Crafts Center (directions) Date: November 30, 2018 Time: 7:30-9:30pm Talk Title : “Dispatched from a Dark Universe” Speaker : Katie Mack Abstract: There’s more to the Universe than we can see – even more than we can ever see. I’ll give a tour of the edges of our knowledge of the cosmos, including where the frontiers are, and what might remain unknowable forever. Come for the Big Bang, stay for the possibility of the ultimate destruction of all of reality!…
October 26 Indoor Meeting: Glorious Globulars
Location: NCSU Crafts Center (directions) Date: October 26, 2018 Time: 7:30-9:30pm Talk Title : “Glorious Globulars” Speaker : Doug Lively Doug will give an intro to globular star clusters RAC Business: After the presentation, we will discuss additional RAC business. We will then adjourn for dinner at a Sammy’s Tap and Grill on Avent Ferry Rd.
OCTOBER IMAGING MEETING: ASTRO PIXEL PROCESSOR
Our next imaging meeting will be Thursday the 18th at 7:30pm and we will be returning to our new location, Manchester’s Grill. It is located at 9101 Leesville Rd, Raleigh, NC 27613 and we will be using the same meeting room in the restaurant. For this month’s topic, member Rowland Archer will talk about his experiences using the Astro Pixel Processor Software in his imaging workflow. As usual, bring by your astrophotos to share.
