SOUTH SHORE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

MONTHLY MEETING April 5, 2006 7:30 – 8:25 pm

Business Meeting

Old Business

Astronomy Day Update – Louis Gentile

The church will sell food (maybe), control parking, Rolf Egon will do the meteorite display, Bill Luzader will do programs in the STARLAB, Solar filters during daytime. Louis Gentile MAY do a slide show. Mal MacDonald will bring (printed by Bill Luzader) May star charts from “skymaps.com”.

Telescope “Give Away” – Bill Luzader

The Cushing Elementary School of Scituate, MA, accepts the telescope donation. A retired teacher and a newer teacher would be the recipients. How do we do the “official” notification? The club decides to give the 6 inch Dobsonian from ORION with a maximum of $300 to be spent.

Trip to Sky Scrapers in RI – Bill Luzader

Waiting for response for a Saturday May 13 visit. There are about a dozen members interested in going to the Seagrave Observatory in North Scituate, RI.

To get an overview of the place check http://www.theskyscrapers.org/

Treasurers Report – Chuck McCarthy

$2885 balance

Other Old Business - none

New Business:

Viewing Dates: April 22nd & 29th

Observing party to Groton NH (near Plymouth NH) April 28-30 Friday to Sunday

Stellafane Dates – July 28th & 29th

Step Foundation Update - Bill Luzader

New site closer to Long Pond Rd and closer to the high school. Ample parking. No big deal to make it handicapped accessible. Some light pollution worry and a few trees will have to be cut. This location is no where near any possible school construction so should be accepted or rejected not put-off. Revised presentation sent to superintendent. No response.

Bill Luzader:

April 11 at 4:32 a.m. Venus Express to enter orbit around Venus.

PK needs some help with his equatorial mount

Adjourn to visit Astronomy Day Site at the First Parish Unitarian Church of Norwell

Next Meeting May 3rd – Blake Planetarium, Plymouth MA.

Respectfully submitted by Bill Luzader, Secretary, SSAS