APL Astronomy Club Meeting

February 19, 2014

Agenda

Treasurer’s reportFY 2014 budget requestEquipment Check-outStar Party / Solar Party planningUpcoming EventsToday’s Speaker: Ron Farris

APL Astronomy Club TreasuryFebruary 19, 2014

Dues income for CY 2014• New Members -> Wale Akinpelu (MP6)• Re-activated members -> Susan Mortensen (Bldg

21) • 14 members have paid CY 14 dues to date (23 paid

in 2013)

$ 350.00

Carryover $ 927.13

Recent Expenditures• 2014 Observer's Handbook (Mark Kochte)

• ($5.39 + $21.56 = $26.95)

$ 26.95

Credit Union balance (19 February 2014) $ 1271.74

Rec Office Balance (FY 2014)• Grant announced December 3rd, 2013 - $2284.0

• Requests clubs delay purchases and pay for things with dues as much as possible

$ 2262.44

FY 14 Budget RequestOur FY 14 grant from the Rec Office was approved in the amount of $2284.The members voted on the following modified budget:

Description Price Status8" Optical Tube Assembly8" caseRight-angle finder scopeEquatorial mount

$2080 pending

AllView mount for H-alpha Lunt

$400 pending

Padded bag for Orion XTi8 $90 pending

JMI counterweight set for 16" Dob

$90 pending

1.25" Filter Set (Moon, Multi-color, OIII)

$160 pending

Observer's Handbook $40 Bought and reimbursed

Total $2860

The total budget of $2860 includes $576 from club funds which amounts to 20% of the total.

The sale on the package deal on the 8” telescope and mount expired. This relieves the time constraint on this purchase; however, the package is now about $100 more than initially estimated. This can be made up from club funds, increasing the club amount to $676.

Equipment Check-out

1. Fill it out for all club equipment you have.

2. Contact a key-holder to arrange a meeting time.

3. Bring in equipment to show key-holder and get signature.

Current key-holders:Steve ConardDan SmithHelen HartMark Kochte

Star / Solar Party Planning

Solar observing party:– Special April 22 event at Building 200 to coincide

with pre-service teacher workshop– Volunteers needed

Spring Friends and Family Star Party:– April 4 with rain date May 2 – Volunteers needed

Dark Sky Party:– Club trip to Star Gaze at Tuckahoe State Park April

25

Upcoming Events – APL Club

Next Club Meeting – March 19– Volunteer need to speak

Solar observing party – April 22 Building 200Spring Friends and Family Star Party – April 4Members-only Dark Sky Star Party – Star Gaze at Tuckahoe State Park on April 25

Upcoming Events - RegionalWinter Star Party 2014 – Feb. 24 - Mar. 2, 2014 – Southern Cross Astronomical Society - Scout Key, FLChaos Spring Star Party – Mar. 27 – 30, 2014 – Staunton River State Park – Near Scottsburg, VANEAF/NEAIC 23 – Apr. 12 - 13, 2014 – Rockland Astronomy Club and S&T - Rockland Community College, Suffern, NYStar Gaze – Apr. 24 - 27, 2014 – Delmarva Star Gazers – Tuckahoe State Park in Queen Anne, MDTexas Star Party 2014 – May 25 – Jun. 1, 2014 – Astronomical League Southwest Region - Prude Ranch near Fort Davis, TXThe Cherry Springs Star Party – Jun. 26 - 29, 2014 – The Astronomical Society of Harrisburg – Cherry Springs State Park near Coudersport, PA Greenbank StarQuest XI – Jun. 25 - 28, 2014 – National Radio Astronomy Observatory - Greenbank, WVMason-Dixon Summer Star Party – Jul. 23 - 27, 2014 – York County, PA Stellafane Convention – Jul. 24 - 27, 2014 – Springfield, VTNOVAC AHSP 10 – Aug.22 - 26, 2014 – Spruce Knob, WV

Speaker: Ron Farris