The Robert Burnham Jr. Memorial is now a part of the Lowell Observatory! Please join us in an unveiling celebration on August 15th. Please have your astronomy...
We have a few more spots for 6-13 yr olds in the Deadly Moon Workshop on Aug 6. An Irish astronomer is doing a special project. Attendance or registration at...
The 33rd annual convention of the Virginia Association of Astronomical Societies (VAAS)will include fantastic speakers, door prizes, vendors, swap tables and...
VAAS is on Sept 12th. The very latest info is here: http://www.cvilleastro.org/casevents.php We haven't updated the official VAAS website as quickly as the CAS...
I recently received an e-mail that contained a lovely PowerPoint presentation proclaiming that Mars would be as big as the full moon on August 27th. After...
I got the Mars hoax email hoax forwarded to me by my 90 year old mother last year and the year before that. I carefully and as nicely as possible crafted an...
I understand about people being incensed when they find out the truth. People don't like to be "outed." I remember the time I got hate mail from my sister...
Hi, Please help if you can spare a minute. Thanks very much. Terry ... From: Tim Spuck [mailto:tspuck@...] Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 10:17 PM To:...
Some time back I asked on the list if there was interest in sharing meeting content (guest speakers) electronically between clubs, and received a few...
Being able to share programs has some great possibilities. In this instance, our meeting does not fall on this particular day and we do not even change meeting...
Our meetings are the first Sunday of the month so we can't participate. If we were able to tape and replay at a meeting, it would be very useful. We should...
I'll try to get the presentation captured on DVD - although that is a rather passive methodology of delivering content. The idea of the chosen medium is...
STARGAZER #514 for September 19, 2009 2009: International Year of Astronomy This year marks the 400th anniversary of the birth of telescopic astronomy, so...
All, I'm curious to know what sort of membership turnover you experience in your groups. If you have some numbers, please share them Thanks, John Newcomer St...
We gain or lose about 10-15 people per year and have a steady core of about 135. Sue Rose Amateur Observers' Society of NY www.aosny.org ... From: jnwcmr To:...
We have about a 30% - 40% turnover from year to year, but we find that people who come in and drop out in a year or two may sometimes take a few years off and...
We have a little over 200 extra pins left over from the Astronomical Association of Northern California meeting celebrating the 400th anniversary of the...
STARGAZER for October 3, 2009 Stars of the Milky Way Triangle The Milky Way Triangle, also called the Summer Triangle, is currently high overhead in the...
... From: Rosa Doran To: rosa doran Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 7:03 PM Subject: My Moon Campaign Dear Friends, I would like to call your attention for a...
Any other clubs out there having a problem with new subscriptions to Sky & Telescope? We were getting a discount for our members, however this is getting to...
I had an extended discussion with Natalie at S&T . . . which goes even further. In the past, it was only club/society members who received the discount...
Our club is re-writing our constitution and bylaws, largely to simplify them and the procedures they mandate. We want to combine them into one document. If...
The South Shore Astronomical Society updated its By-Laws a few years ago. You can see them on line at ssastros.org/BY-Laws.htm Paul Grueter South Shore...
Here is a link for the Houston Astronomical Society's By-Laws. http://spacibm.rice.edu/~has/5ClubBusiness/ByLaws.html Steve Goldberg Houston Astronomical...
Riverside Astronomical Society's are at http://rivastro.org/ras_docs.html Note that there are articles of incorporation (constitution) as well as by-laws. If...
Dear Joyce, Here is the link to our Constitution and By-Laws for the Antelope Valley Astronomy Club. We have been operating under these By-Laws since 1999...
... Thank you for your replies. Our club has relatively high turnover, and we're introducing some ideas to retain our membership. We're currently at about 140...
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