SOUTH SHORE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

MEETING AGENDA

Apr. 7, 2010

7:30 PM

Attendance: 16 members & speaker & 2 guests (19)

PRESENTATION

“Observations of Sodium around Mercury and the Moon (including the LCROSS impact) with small telescopes”

Presented by Jeff Baumgardner Boston University

OLD BUSINESS

1. Programs Report

a. Sunworks, Holbrook Public Library, Feb. 20th Rolf Egon from SSAS and a rep from ASSNE

b. Scituate Rotary Club, Mar. 10^th Paul Grueter, Louis Gentile and John

2. Upcoming Programs

a. Quincy Beaches and Coastal Commission, June 29th, Rain date June 30th at 8:30 pm

Bill Luzader will do indoor talk, then telescopes outside

b. Abington Public Library, July 20th

3. Astronomy Day contact Rolf Egon about meteorites, Bill Luzader print up April Sky maps

4. Board of Directors Meeting minutes on web page

5. Community Outreach Award Procedure from the Astronomical League – Paul Grueter has started the process of applying and receiving the certificate and pin from the AL, members can check dates of all the SSAS public outreach activities since 2002 (under members page – ssasmember and then orion), then select Outreach log, fill in applicable dates and eents, send to Paul or Louis to sign the form. It then goes to Al and the certificate and pin are sent to you.

NEW BUSINESS

1. Suggested Viewing Nights, Apr. 10th and 17th

2. Stellafane, Aug. 5 – 8

3. Children’s Program, Winslow House, Marshfield 10 am – Noon, Aug. 6th

OPEN TOPICS

1. visit to observatory at Milton Academy

ADJOURN 9:45 pm