STARGAZER for Dec. 29, 2007 Earth Closest to the Sun On Jan. 2, in the heart of winter, we will be closer to the Sun than at any point in the year, a fact...
STARGAZER #470 for Jan. 12, 2008 Looking Forward to 2008 Standing at the beginning of 2008, the Stargazer extends his best wishes to all. Hopefully, 2007 was...
STARGAZER #471 for Jan. 26, 2008 The King and Queen Meet in the Morning Friday morning (Feb. 1), Jupiter, the king of the sky gods, and Venus, the queen,...
STARGAZER for Feb. 9, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Moon Hope you got up early Feb. 1 to see Venus and Jupiter team up low in the east. The two brightest...
Any one have any real life experience with the liability incurred by being a board member or officer of an astronomical club? Specifically: Anyone ever been...
Jordan, Short answer: Don't worry. This lawyer is overreacting. You should have liability insurance against injuries. Board of directors insurance is a little...
Our club (Society) has been incorporated for 51 years. The MVAS carries our liability insurance through the Astronomical League. We do not insure our our...
I can help with that. This is Jackie Beucher, and I did a lot of research on this subject while being a League officer for 13 years. In all my years of...
Jackie, I concur. We have had our insurance for St. Louis Astronomical Society for quiet a while now for the protection of the board as well as the members at...
TAS is in the process of redoing the leases for our member pads at our darksite. We would be interested in seeing some examples of the way other clubs handle...
At the Tulare Astronomical Association, we're shopping for liability insurance for our star parties and such, and I am wondering if the Astronomical League's...
We shopped around and couldn't get a liability policy for less than double what the AL policy costs. Sue Rose President Amateur Observers' Society of NY ...
Dave, when I was the Vice-Chair of MERAL I was able to do some work in that area. I will try and dig out my info on this. A lot depended upon what state you...
James, If you can find the information it would be appreciated. The club is located in Tulare County in California. -- Dave ... From: James T. Morgan To:...
Hi! This is Jackie Beucher, ex-Exec Sec of the Astronomical League. I have a great number of stories to tell, of course. I was the "insurance person" for....
Here is the url for the insurance company. They do not deal with people in California. Sorry. They do have coverage in 25 states and those of you that are...
With all this talk about insurance, I thought it might be interesting to compile what clubs are paying annually for simple liability insurance. Go to the...
STARGAZER #475 for Mar. 22, 2008 Pirates' Eye Patch Have you ever wondered why pirates are often shown with an eye patch? I've assumed the patch covered a...
Thought some of you might be interested in this particularly if you are in the St.Louis area. Mark Klosinski moderator ... From: Solar System Ambassador...
... From: Northampton NHS To: Renaud Savalle Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 8:28 AM Subject: World AstroCast -Saturday 26th April "Pictures in the Sky" Just to...
Green Bank Star Quest V The "Quest" Continues ! Combining Optical and Radio Astronomy at One Event Come join us July 2nd- 5th, 2008 under the dark skies of...
Jackie, Sorry I'm so slow in responding to your offer of help, but that offer is much appreciated. We, the Tulare Astronomical Association, are a small club...
Sorry Stargazer is late.??I've just returned from my 50th Clear Creek High School reunion and am still in shock at how old my former classmates have gotten!?...
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