MEETING AGENDA
Dec 3, 2008
7:30 PM
Members present 13
50 YEARS
PRESENTATION
A New
OLD BUSINESS
1. Election of Officers
President – Paul Grueter
Vice-President – Louis Gentile
Treasurer – Chuck McCarthy
Secretary – Bill Luzader
Directors – Rolf Egon, Mal MacDonald & Steve Zulon
No other nominations – slate elected by acclamation
2. Corporation Notice –
Tenney Doble called the Secretary of State (MA) office that we will remain in
“bad standing with the state” – will be discussed at board meeting
3. Upcoming Events for 2009
a. International Year of Astronomy 2009
100 hours of Astronomy April 2-5, 2009
b. Astronomy Day - May 2, 2009
c. STEP Foundation may have an “event” at PCIS on May 1
or 8 afternoon
4. Dues are now due
a. $35.00 (Includes membership in Astronomical League and
subscription)
b. Sky & Tel subscription $33.00
c. Astronomy subscription $34.00
NEW BUSINESS
1. Viewing Dates – Dec 20,
27 & Jan 3 (2009) at
2. Annual Board meeting –
Jan 24, 2009 – Time & Place TBD
3. Amy Nelson from Miles
Standish about an astronomy festival at
4. Get more information from
the Astronomical League about awards for observing double stars, Messier
objects
5. Spencer Howe is doing the
spring 3 hour course at Feb 21, 28 & Mar 7 with observing on any clear
evening old coast guard station in Marshfield now housing the Recreation
Department
6. Steve Zulon has made a
connection with Whitman Library about a presentation sometime in the spring
OPEN TOPICS
1. The current Moon, Venus
& Jupiter positions
2. PBS program about George
Ellery Hale
3. History Channel Universe
program about sex in space
4. History Channel program
about Einstein
5. PBS Nova program about
Hugh Everett, physicist who first proposed the Many World’s interpretation of
quantum mechanics
6. The bag floating from
Shuttle & ISS discussion – how could it be visible? Why could they not
retrieve it
8:35 pm ADJOURN