APL Astronomy Club Meeting

January 15, 2014

Agenda

Treasurer’s report

FY 2014 budget request

Equipment Check-out

Star Party / Solar Party planning

Upcoming Events

Observing reports

APL Astronomy Club TreasuryJanuary 15, 2014

Dues income for CY 2014• New Members ->

• Dan Levine, B26; Danny Morrison, Frank Morgan, B200

• Re-activated members -> Matt Noble, Bldg 200 • 6 members have paid CY 14 dues to date (23 paid

in 2013)

$ 175.00

Carryover $ 927.13

Recent Expenditures• None (no reimbursements outstanding)

$ 0.00

Credit Union balance (15 January 2014) $ 1102.13

Rec Office Balance (FY 2014)• Grant announced December 3rd, 2013

• Requests clubs delay purchases and pay for things with dues as much as possible

$ 2284.00

FY 14 Budget RequestOur FY 14 grant from the Rec Office was approved in the amount of $2284.The members voted on the following modified budget:

Description Price

8" Optical Tube Assembly8" caseRight-angle finder scopeEquatorial mount

$2080

AllView mount for H-alpha Lunt $400

Padded bag for Orion XTi8 $90

JMI counterweight set for 16" Dob $90

1.25" Filter Set (Moon, Multi-color, OIII)

$160

Observer's Handbook $40

Total $2860

The total budget of $2860 includes $576 from club funds which amounts to 20% of the total.

The sale on the package deal on the 8” telescope and mount expired. This relieves the time constraint on this purchase; however, the package is now about $100 more than initially estimated. This can be made up from club funds, increasing the club amount to $676.

Equipment Check-out

In order to minimize the chance of misplacing club equipment, the club will begin using the new equipment check-out form and the associated procedure for borrowing club equipment.

Equipment room key-holders will need to sign off on check-outs and “parking lot” exchanges.

Current key-holders:Steve ConardDan SmithHelen HartMark Kochte

Star / Solar Party Planning

Possible dates for solar observing party:– February 18, March 18, April 15 – Special April 22 event at Building 200 to coincide with pre-

service teacher workshop– Volunteers needed

Possible dates for Winter/Spring Friends and Family Star Party:– March 7, April 4, May 2 or 9– Volunteers needed

Dark Sky Party:– Club trip to Star Gaze at Tuckahoe State Park in April?

Upcoming Events – APL Club

Next Club Meeting – February 19, 2014– Talk by ???

Winter/Spring Friends and Family Star Party – ???

Members-only Dark Sky Star Party – Possible club trip to Star Gaze at Tuckahoe State Park in April

Upcoming Events - RegionalWinter Star Party 2014 – Feb. 24 - Mar. 2, 2014 – Southern Cross Astronomical Society - Scout Key, FL

Chaos Spring Star Party – Mar. 27 – 30, 2014 – Staunton River State Park – Near Scottsburg, VA

NEAF/NEAIC 23 – Apr. 12 - 13, 2014 – Rockland Astronomy Club and S&T - Rockland Community College, Suffern, NY

Star Gaze – Apr. 24 - 27, 2014 – Delmarva Star Gazers – Tuckahoe State Park in Queen Anne, MD

Texas Star Party 2014 – May 25 – Jun. 1, 2014 – Astronomical League Southwest Region - Prude Ranch near Fort Davis, TX

The Cherry Springs Star Party – Jun. 26 - 29, 2014 – The Astronomical Society of Harrisburg – Cherry Springs State Park near Coudersport, PA

Greenbank StarQuest XI – Jun. 25 - 28, 2014 – National Radio Astronomy Observatory - Greenbank, WV

Mason-Dixon Summer Star Party – Jul. 23 - 27, 2014 – York County, PA

Stellafane Convention – Jul. 24 - 27, 2014 – Springfield, VT

NOVAC AHSP 10 – Aug.22 - 26, 2014 – Spruce Knob, WV

Observing reports?