Meeting Minutes
October 5, 2005
Business Meeting:
1. Andy read an
e-mail from Image Tech in
2. Andy has sent
out information to the media about “Mars Watch”. We will observe on Saturday September 29th
at Centennial Field. This is the date when
Mars will appear as large as it will until 2018. We are hoping the many from public will join
us for this event.
3. At our next
meeting, November 2nd our guest speaker will be J. Kelly Beatty,
executive editor of Sky & Telescope magazine and editor of Night Sky
magazine. Rolf has set up this
exceptional speaker. It was agreed that
refreshments will be served at this meeting.
4. It was voted
that the club will not make a donation to the hurricane victims because many
members have already made donations through organizations of their choice.
5. Louis reported
on the recent birthday party where the club provided scopes for the
participants. The club received a $250
donation for our efforts.
6. Paul reported on
the recent STEP Foundation Board meeting.
It appears that the observatory is well on the way to being built. The foundation is just waiting for approval
of the Plymouth School Committee.
7. Bruce reported
on this year’s Astro-Assembly held by Sky Scrapers in
REMINDER! Next month we
will also be accepting nominations for the 2006 officers and board members.
After the business meeting members viewed a DVD on the Hubble
Space Telescope which was provided by NASA.
John also brought in a tape from the McDonald Observatory in