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September 28 Indoor Meeting: Deadly Stars

Location: NCSU Crafts Center (directions) Date: September 28, 2018 Time: 7:30-9:30pm Talk Title : “Deadly Stars: The Top Ten Ways the Stars can kill, maim or really really hurt you” Speaker : Doug Lively   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.

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September Imaging Meeting *NEW LOCATION*

Our next imaging meeting will be Thursday the 20th at 7pm and we will be trying out a new location called Manchester’s Grill. It is located at 9101 Leesville Rd, Raleigh, NC 27613. There is a separate meeting room in the restaurant that we can use and have our projector and screen setup. As usual, bring by your astrophotos to share.

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August 24 Indoor Meeting: Grazing Occultation of the Moon and Telescopes Part I: Reflectors

Location: NCSU Crafts Center (directions) Date: August 24, 2018 Time: 7:30-9:30pm August 24 Indoor Meeting: Grazing Occultation of the Moon & Telescopes Part I – Reflectors Talk Title : “Grazing Occultation of the Moon” Speaker : Mark Lang Description: The August indoor meeting talk will be a short recap of the successful July 2 grazing occultation of the star Delta Capricorni by the moon observed from the Cary Crossroads shopping center. Mark will give an overview of the planning, execution, and…

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August 2018 Imaging Meeting: Do-It-Yourself

Join us this Thursday, August 16 for our monthly imaging meeting in the back hallway of the Raleigh Brickhouse Restaurant.  The topic will be about Do-It-Yourself projects.  Members are encouraged to bring in their creations to share with the rest of the group.  As always, we will have the usual presentation of images since the last meeting.

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July 27 Indoor Meeting: Mars! Dust Storms, Opposition, and Observing

Location: NCSU Crafts Center (directions) Date: May 18, 2018 Time: 7:30-9:30pm Talk Title : “Mars! Dust Storms, Opposition, and Observing” Speaker : Shannon Morgan Description: Shannon Morgan, who is a Solar System Ambassador, will talk about Mars. This talk encompasses three sections on Mars and its opposition. The first part will be a brief discussion of the current historic dust event and what that means for the rovers. The second part will be about the upcoming opposition and why 2018…

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July Imaging Meeting: Image Acquisition

Join us for our July Imaging Meeting. Member Michael Fulbright will be giving a presentation on his workflow of he sets up his telescope and cameras for a night of imaging. We’ll be meeting in the hallway behind the Brickhouse Restaurant on Hillsborough Street at 7pm. As always, bring your new images by to share.

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Successful Lunar Graze on July 2

On Sunday night / Monday morning, several members of RAC met at the Crossroads shopping center to observe a grazing lunar occultation of the star Delta Capricorni. Rarely do we observe in a location bright enough for a photo, but this graze was observed under lots of light as you can see below. Mark L coordinated the event for us and devised a well-prepared plan. We had 4 observing stations spread across the shopping area. This was necessary to produce…

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June 21 Imaging Meeting

Join us for our June Imaging Meeting.  There will be no formal presentation, but there will be some open discussion about changing the schedule of our imaging meetings so as to help offset the instances where the Imaging Group could have back-to-back meetings with the rest of the club.  We’ll be meeting in the hallway behind the Brickhouse Restaurant on Hillsborough Street at 7pm.  As always, bring your new new images by to share.

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June 22 Meeting: Imaging Showcase

Location: NCSU Crafts Center (directions) Date: May 18, 2018 Time: 7:30-9:30pm Imaging Showcase For this months meeting, some of our club’s imagers will show their latest work in photographing the night sky.  Imagers will talk about what cameras and equipment were used and the software for which to acquire the images. 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.

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May 17 Imaging Meeting

There will be no formal presentation, but there will be some open discussion about strategies for powering all our imaging gear. We’ll be meeting in the hallway behind the Brickhouse Restaurant on Hillsborough Street at 7pm. We had a lot of new images posted in recent weeks. Bring them by to share.

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May 18 Indoor Meeting: Mars at Opposition

Location: NCSU Crafts Center (directions) Date: May 18, 2018 Time: 7:30-9:30pm Mars at Opposition: Historical context and what to expect RAC Member and Associate Professor of Hispanic linguistics at NC State, Jim Michnowicz Gain some background on the upcoming Mars Opposition. Mars won’t be this close again until 2035, so this is the summer to spend some time on the Red Planet. Look at a brief history of Mars observations, as well as what to expect in the eyepiece during…

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Our Next Public Night

The Raleigh Astronomy Club holds several public observing sessions each year where we provide the telescopes and kids of all ages join in the fun. These events are free of charge – just come on out. Sometimes a blanket or lawn chair are useful for hanging out with us! Our Next Public Observing Session: Dorothea Dix Park Big Field 101 Blair Drive Raleigh, NC 27603 Date: June 15, 2018 Time: 9:00pm – 12:00am NOTE: Always check back close to the…

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April 27 Indoor Meeting: Stephen Hawking and his work

Location: NCSU Crafts Center (directions) Date: April 27, 2018 Time: 7:30-9:30pm Abstract: Stephen Hawking and his work: One possible view. Steve Christensen, RAC Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy UNC-Chapel Hill Abstract Steve met Hawking in 1972 and much of his research has been in similar fields, in particular, the nature of black holes. Steve will talk about his interactions with Hawking and his collaborators, his discoveries, and what still needs to be understood related to his work. RAC Business:…

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April Imaging Meeting

For our April Meeting, bring by any of your new images to share with the group. There also will be a discussion of other future topics. We will be meeting in the usual place behind the Brickhouse Restaurant in the hallway at 7pm this Thursday, April 19.

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March 23 Indoor Meeting: Getting Started in Astronomy

Location: NCSU Crafts Center (directions) Date: March 23, 2018 Time: 7:30-9:30pm Abstract: RAC Member and Co-Chair Ann Murphy will give a lecture on getting started in Astronomy. The lecture talks about some of the things to see in the night sky and how to start looking at them. 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.

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