Minutes of the

SOUTH SHORE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

NORWELL COUNCIL ON AGING

 

June 7, 2006 at 7:30 pm

 

Business Meeting

 

Old Business

1.      Astronomy Day Review

Astro day First Parish Universalist Church in Norwell

Good crowd, good seeing later, next year April 21, 2007 (last Saturday of April school vacation)

 

2.      Re-schedule trip to Sky Scrapers

WHEN DO YOU WANT TO GO? July 8

 

3.      Other Old Business

STEP: no word from superintendent about the new location of the observatory in a spot where no new building projects will interfere; July 4th plan for float in Plymouth town parade, details will be posted

Bill Luzader will deliver the 6” Orion Dobsonian to teachers at the Cushing school before the end of this year to let teacher use it. We will plan an autumn meeting with school and club officials to formally present the telescope to the school

                                                           

4. Treasurer Chuck McCarthy announces that the club treasury balance is $2869.14

 

5. Cook out at Louis Gentile house Saturday August 12

 

New Business

Possible Change of July Meeting – NO – First Wednesday as usual

 

Other New Business UMASS Boston observatory closed, waiting for fixing $$$ to fix up dome and 16” Cassegrain

 

Groton, NH June 23 & 24 at New Moon Invite from Gary Sawyer, indoor sleeping and $10 for meals, contact Louis Gentile for more information, July 28-29 Stellafane star party at Springfield, VT; August 25 & 26 in northern PA, Black Forest Start Party

 

TV show about orbiting telescope launched from hot air balloon, visible light, science channel

 

Harp concert at the Blake Planetarium 7 pm Thu June 22 $15 donation

 

New members Edwin Henneken of Scituate and Bill Hanks of Plymouth

 

Bruce Garhard presents information about Solar Observing and shows off his NEW Coronado filter on his 85mm Teleview Apo – Thank You Bruce for sharing with us!