SOUTH SHORE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

Meeting Agenda

September 6, 2006

7:30 PM

 

Presentation

 

“Planet Classification Conundrum” by Bill Luzader

 

 

 

Old Business

16 people

 

1.      Thanks to Louis, Rosemary and James Gentile for the hospitality.

 

2.      Updated for visit to SkyScrapers. – Bill Saturday Oct 14

 

3.      Cub Scout + Cub Scout groups Visit Saturday, September 16th at sunset at Centennial Field, Norwell – Paul & Mal, More Telescopes, the more the merrier

 

4.      NASA information trailer visit to Weymouth - October 2 through 5, 2006 – Rolf, Mal & Bill

 

      The October business meeting (Wednesday October 4) will be at Weymouth High School

      UPDATE (as of Friday Sep 8): The trailer will be open to the public from 3 – 5 pm Monday through Thursday. There will be NASA speakers (astronaut on Monday) in the school’s auditorium (in the older section of the high school) beginning at 7 OR 7:30 pm (details to come).

 

5.      Telescope Donation – Bill I will assemble the telescope; Louis, Mal and Bill will select an evening to go to school for ‘official’ donation.

 

New Business

 

1.      Request from Norwell High School new astronomy course will send dates of regular SSAS observing evenings EXCEPT Sep 16 – Paul

 

2.      Mercury Transit Tuesday Nov 8th 2:00 PM to Sunset – Louis will check on Turkey Hill

 

3.      Leonid Meteor Shower – Friday, Nov 17th – Myles Standish – Paul Meet at Forest at sundown, map on web site, if clear, this is an all-nighter

 

4.      Astronomy Day – April 21st – Louis, church program committee will meet this month to discuss doing Astronomy Day again

 

5.      Other Topics

      Rolf – N. Quincy HS Paget Field Sep 25 sunset

 

                        Check Chip’s NEW astro trivia on web site

 

                        Club invited to Plymouth NH (Exit 26 of route 93) viewing Sep 22

 

Stella Della Valley Star Party, Oxville, PA Oct 20

near Questar factory; Mal - member writing a book on the web site

for the Stella Della Valley

 

Bruce G went to Connecticut River Conjunction on August 22

 

Mal’s publication of new constellation chart is HUGE in memory,

not unzip AND when opened,

the arrow on Scorpius pointing the wrong direction,

 

Bruce G – found free download file manager, EXTREME

 

Louis - Astronomical League has been paid for year’s membership

 

6.      Adjourn 8:50 pm