Central Arkansas Astronomical Society
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This Saturday, March 10, officers and board member members and anyone who enjoys good old fashioned bored board talk will get their fill. First at 6, we will have our first board meeting of the year to discuss CAAS business matters. Then at 7 we will have our regularly scheduled meeting with the possibility of observing afterward despite moonlight.
All members are welcome at the board meeting but the regular meeting will not start until 7 PM.
Little Rockians and C.A.A.S. — Get fired up! —
Mark your calendars: Central Arkansas Astronomical Society’s next meeting (always the 2nd Sat of every month) is right around the corner and YOU and your FRIENDS are all invited.
Never been to a meeting …and know nothing about Astronomy?…then you need to come and join us!
Saturday, 11 Feb
7:00pm (19:00 for you military types)
River Ridge Observatory grounds in the clear, dark skies between the cities of Wye and Roland, AR.
Presentation for this month:
This is going to thrill ATMers (Amateur Telescope Makers) -and- people that want to tweak/fix their imperfect “big box store” telescopes to get max performance. Ray Jeter is going to present how he turned a humble collection of cheap/eBay/mall store “scope parts” into a compact wonder you can carry with one hand, yet captures the Heavens above with visual Image & Color perfection. If your bright “star” looks more like a bright “starfish” then you need to hear his tips, then your Reflector telescope can become a humble Hubble in your own back yard.
DOOR PRIZE:
All in attendance are eligible for the drawing for 2 more HUBBLE‘s best space pics photo books.
We’ll be getting an updates regarding:
William Bryden — he is designing CAAS shirts for 2012
Jim Fisher — CAAS business cards are in for every member and guest. Also, an update on our 501C status.
Need to learn how to use your scope?
We can help teach you… parents or kids. All you need is a love of the night’s sky and a sense of wonder in your heart, shooting stars, nebula and galaxies …await you together with friends. If you are bringing a scope you want to learn how to use, contact us so we can set your scope up BEFORE sunset (5:45pm)
After the short welcome and meeting at 7 p.m., skies permitting, we will adjourn to the observing field for fun and fellowship under the planets and stars.
If you need directions to the River Ridge Observatory, please email info@caasastro.org and they will email you the coordinates for Google as well as the password protected Driving Directions located on our website http://www.caasastro.org/category/dreictions-to-caas . Possibly, even meet up with a staff member in L.R. and you can follow our car as we drive to the site…or or maybe even arrange a ride with a staff member if you need a ride.
Become part of our family and friends. You don’t even need to own a scope. All are welcome.
Blue Skies
Bill
Servant to the amazing members of C.A.A.S., Skipper of the Big Dipper, Club President
The Central Arkansas Astronomical Society (C.A.A.S.) will hold its 1st Meeting of 2012 on Saturday, Jan 14, 7 p.m. in the clear, dark skies of the River Ridge Observatory (between the cities of Wye and Roland, AR) . Meetings are always the second Saturday of each month.
Never looked through a telescope? YOU are invited! Like looking at the stars, but don’t know a thing about them? Come and bring your friends! You don’t need to be a member to attend and there is no charge to visit; see and look through all the other scopes; learn how to use “that telescope you were given as a gift”; and love the beauty of the night’s sky, shooting stars, nebula and galaxies …together with friends. All are welcome.
DOOR PRIZE: That night, all in attendance are eligible for the drawing for 2 more HUBBLE‘s best space pics photo books.
–All, please email or bring a list of Presentation Topics you’d like to hear for 2012 and we’ll share/compile them during the meeting. If you think of one or many topics, maybe someone else will jump on one idea and they will give a 5 minute – 45 minute presentation on it later this year.
If you want to present a topic [ YOU WOULD BE MY HERO ] let me know so the secretary and I can schedule it on the month you want, and advertise it to the gang.
You do NOT need to be an expert, just talk about what you love and what you learned. ( p.s. I didn’t know a thing about the Mayan 2012 Calendar until I Googled and Wiki’ed everything )
Hopefully we’ll be getting an updates regarding:
William Bryden — he is designing shirts for 2012 with Carolaina helping with info from last order.
Jim Fisher — ordering CAAS business cards and fixing “tax exempt” 501C status with local tax lawyer. On that note, I’ll be moving that the Club pay for all the Cards and distribute 20 or more per year to every member…so we can actually do membership outreach “that works” by giving out a card in the dark (or at work / school / church) rather than hoping guests and strangers remember a funny-spelling-acronym-filled-website-name …24 hours later.
After the short welcome and meeting at 7 p.m., skies permitting, we will adjourn to the observing field for fun and fellowship under the planets and stars.
If you need directions to the River Ridge Observatory, please email info@caasastro.org and they will email you the coordinates for Google as well as the password protected Driving Directions located on our website Directions to CAAS .
I wish you a blessed New Year and amazing 2012.
Blue Skies
Bill Engberg
C.A.A.S. el Presidente, Boss of the Bolides, Captain of the Van Allen’s …and chief bottle washer