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Our next meeting will be???
ASTRONOMY CLUB MEETING SCHEDULE FOR 2009 DATE MEETING PLACE 2009 Call us to volunteer a meeting place, dates selected below are mostly Friday nights closest to the New Moon. June 20 -Assist with GTNP's observance of the IYA w/an amphitheatre talk by Ranger Bob Hoyle and observing after, at the Signal Mtn. Campground on Jackson Lake, starting at 9:30pm. July 17 - 8pm, Mel Tucker's home in Pacific Creek July 19 - Assist with GTNP's observance of the IYA w/an amphitheatre talk by Ranger Bob Hoyle and observing after, at the Gros Ventre Campground near Kelly, WY, starting at 9:30pm. August 16 - Observance of National Astronomy Day in GTNP at the Colter Bay Visitor Center, from Noon to 5pm. Amphitheatre program w/Ranger Bob Hoyle at 9pm, then observing with numerous telescopes on the Bay after the amphitheatre program. An IYA event. August 21 - 8pm, Home of Arlo & Dalia Niederer in Bar B Bar & site of the Grand Cosmic Observatory. Sept. 17 - 7:30pm, Teton Co. Recreation Center SEPT. 25 - DAVID LEVY TO VISIT JH AND SPEAK AT JACKSON HOLE HIGH SCHOOL IN THE AUDITORIUM. HE WILL ALSO BRING BOOKS HE CAN PERSONALIZE & SELL. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP DEFRAY THE CLUB'S COST COMMITMENT, PLEASE CALL WALT ABOUT HELPING MAKE THIS HAPPEN, at 733.2173. CURRENTLY COMMITTED ARE BRAD MEAD, MAX CHAPMAN, OUR CLUB, THE CENTER OF WONDER, AND MIKE SILVERMAN. CALL ME FOR ANY DESIRED INFO. wf Oct. 16 - Walt's House Nov. 13 - TBA December - Happy Holidays, the annual non-meeting Our LAST MEETING , was at the home of Bob & Cathy Cummings. About 15 attended & we discussed the upcoming events at the Village on Father's Day, in GTNP on Sat. night if it doesn't continue raining (Ha!), upcoming private star parties, David Levy's pending visit, & other general matters. Our program was a DVD about 400 Years of the Telescope provided by the Night Sky Network & Mel set up his scope outside for some nominal viewing of the night sky. Below, pictures by Dalia...
Collection of members & guests. Photo by Walt Welcome to our webpage concerning the activities of our amateur astronomy organization, one of several engaged in astronomy in Wyoming. Our Club Chair for the last 11+ yrs. now is MEL TUCKER. It was begun in 1992 with 5 charter members and now boasts about 40-50. Our members are students, retired military, geologists, teachers, pilots, homemakers, professional astronomers, and a former Jackson Mayor. Club Dues are STILL $12. to join, $10. to renew, $8. for a second family member and $6. for students. Make checks out to the Jackson (Hole) Astronomy Club and send to LORETTA SCOTT at Box 994, Jackson, WY, 83001-0994. (If students can't afford to make this nominal investment, we will let them join for free.) Benefits of membership include a monthly newsletter, discounts on national astronomy magazines, instruction and use of the club's three telescopes & astronomical binoculars (Re Telescope Loaner Info for Members below), monthly meetings, observing with others members, discounts on occasional courses, etc. Each meeting includes an observing session if weather allows. Programs are usually given by other members or the occasional professor or other passing through the area. The club will present Star Parties (scopes, astronomers, etc. for nighttime observing for groups of people). Convention groups may engage the club for the nominal cost of $400. per evening. Local civic groups will be accommodated either free or for a nominal charge. Private small groups, visitors to the valley, etc., may engage us for a date & price to be determined on an individual basis, probably in the $200. range depending. School groups, scouts, or other similar local entities will incur no fee for such an event. We are also engaged in classes for young people, Scout merit badge counseling, and observe National Astronomy Day... usually in Grand Teton National Park in August. This consists of an information table, solar observing, videos in the theatre, an amphitheater program, and then finally, star gazing. Contact WALT via information provided below or click on this LINK to email for more information. For your group, choose the link below for more info: Star
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NAD 2008, Aug. 3: Participating this year were Ed Henze, Ann & Chuck Dahl, Linda Dudinyak, Mel Tucker, Walt Farmer, Arlo/Dalia/Derek Niederer, Dave and Helen Bishop, Bob Hoyle. We had about 250 come by on the deck to view no sunspots on the sun from 2-5pm. Bob did his amphitheater program at 9pm & most of the almost 400 attendees came down to the bay to look through our 5 (2 - 8", 2 - 11", and one 14") scopes and 2 binoculars set up for nighttime viewing, until after midnight. It was a most appreciative and jazzed crowd, more so than usual this year, but then the night was pleasant, the stars were plentiful, and the park helped with promoting the event this year. We had good press locally as well as in Sky & Telescope magazine.
NAD 2007 - Problem was, we were snookered. We got one hour of solar gazing on the deck, the rest was rained out. Several rain showers busted the nighttime event too, although BOB HOYLE did his amphitheatre program in the auditorium. Attending & making the effort were: BOB, MEL, WALT, ARLO & DALIA, BILL B., JOHN F., & ED. Total visitors this year was about 150. After his amp program, the sky cleared a little & briefly. BOB did a quick laser sky tour for about 15 people & WALT got the club's 8 in. out for about 20 min. of stargazing. Hardly worth the effort, but they liked it & after all, that's what we do. Our club stands available to present free star parties for clubs, schools, scouts, etc. Just contact us for particulars. Here's a list of past events we've volunteered for. Link. The perfect Xmas/birthday/whenever gift. Get YOURS now. Recognize our stylin' cap models?
Pics de Walt Our PATCH that anyone can acquire. It's $5.(to club members $3. or 2 for $5.) and can be gotten from our esteemed Treasurer LORETTA SCOTT at the address below. Please add an extra .50 cents for mailing, etc. And boy is she "steamed" that they haven't been selling like hotcakes. (Perhaps that's because they're patches & not hotcakes.) |
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Would you like to have your astrophoto here as well? Call Walt & show off a little.
Overhead, 3.30.01, Jackson, Wyo AURORA IN WYO WNW, over the Tetons, 3.30.01 |
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