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THE VILLAGES ASTRONOMY CLUB MEETING FEBRUARY 15, 2011
The pre-meeting DVD was attended by 28 members.
President Jeff Tonge called to order our meeting at 7:00pm.
Bill Santos, treasurer gave the treasury report for The Villages Astronomy Club.
Nancy Renna handled the 50/50 sales.
The club had 36+ members present for the regular meeting.
Tom Stec did an outstanding presentation on "Whats Up There".
The monthly program presentation was "The Cosmos" by Bill Santos. The presentation discussed the theories of origin of the universe and various theories of multi-universe and string theory. The program was enlightening and eye opening. Bill thanked Jeff Tonge and Chuck Knaus for assisting him with preparation of the program.
The 50/50 drawing was held and there were four winners.
The meeting was adjourned.
Burt Salk set up his telescope in the picnic area for some viewing of the heavens but decided the sky was full of smoke and clouds making clear viewing impossible.
Respectfully submitted,
Burt Salk
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THE VILLAGES ASTRONOMY CLUB MEETING JANUARY 18, 2011
The pre-meeting DVD was "The Color of Stars".
President Jeff Tonge called to order our meeting at 7:00pm.
President Jeff Tonge presented "Whats Up There" via video "Guide to Constellations, Tonights Sky".
The monthly program presentation was "The Definition of Telescopes" by Jeff Tonge.
Bill Santos, treasurer gave the treasury report for The Villages Astronomy Club.
The 50-50 drawing was held by Bill Santos.
President Jeff Tonge asked for suggestions for future programs. Interest in attachments from Ernie Rossi are being forwarded to members computers.
Scheduled events: February 5, 2011 Starry Starry Night at Lake Griffing State Park.
March 5, 2011 Starry Starry Night at dusk in area behind the Saddlebrook Softball
Complex.
Binoculars give an upright view vs telescope inverts images.
Meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Hall
Recording Secretary
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THE VILLAGES ASTRONOMY CLUB MEETING DECEMBER 21, 2010
The pre-meeting DVD was "The Wave - Particle Duality of Light".
President Burt Salk called to order our meeting at 7:00pm.
Jeff Tonge presented "Whats Up There".
The monthly program presentation was "Internet Web Sites for Astronomy" by Burt Salk, Doug Landmann, & Jeff Tonge.
Bill Santos, treasurer gave the treasury report for The Villages Astronomy Club.
The 50-50 drawing was held by Bill Santos.
Meeting was adjourned for Christmas refreshments.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Hall
Recording Secretary
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THE VILLAGES ASTRONOMY CLUB MEETING NOVEMBER 16, 2010
The pre-meeting DVD was "Light The Supreme Informant".
President Burt Salk called to order our meeting at 7:00pm.
Congratulations to the newly elected 2011 officers of The Villages Astronomy club.
Jeff Tonge - President
Dick Danofsky - Vice President
Mary Hall / Nancy Renna - Secretary
Bill Santos - Treasurer
Doug Landmann - Director of Audio Visual
Jerry Kosarko - Webmaster
Jeff Tonge presented "Whats Up There". Emphasis was on the Andomeda Galaxy.
Bill Santos, treasurer gave the treasurey report for The Villages Astronomy Club.
Jeff reminded the members that the magazines on the table are loanable and can be brought back when finished. Library is now in Jeff' Tonge's garage. Also, Jeff is storing 5 telescopes which will be raffled off at the various events between now and the March 2011 meeting. Money is to be used for outreach programs.
The next Astro Executive meeting will be at El Santiago Restaurant on Thursday Dec. 2, 2010.
Burt is requesting another Boardwalk Under The Stars for Thursday Dec. 9 at a location close to the square on the boardwalk.
A special thanks to Dr. Ken Kremer for an outstanding program on "The Future of NASA".
Our next regular meeting is Dec. 21. Refreshments will be served during our regular meeting (no holiday party).
The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Hall
Recording Secretary
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THE VILLAGES ASTRONOMY CLUB MEETING OCTOBER 19, 2010
The pre-meeting DVD presentation was "Macro and Micro Scale of the Universe".
The monthly meeting was called to order by Burt Salk president.
President Burt Salk discussed the following issues:
The efforts of the executive committee to provide shorter and quicker meetings; pre-meeting DVD series; finding homes for telescoopes donated to the club by fund raising; outreach programs to schools; running two Starry, Starry Nights each year; joint efforts with Alachua and Plantation astronomy clubs; running elections each year not just appointing people to offices; the need for upcoming elections and people to participate in the club; its not necessary for the vice president to ascend to the presidency the next year; Other nominations needed for the coming year.
Nominations for the 2010-2011 club year are:
President: Jeff Tonge
Vice-President: needed
Treasurer: Bill Santos
Web Master: Jerry Kosarko
Media Contact: Burt Salk
Star Party coordination & visual: Doug Landmann
Secretary: Nancy Renna and Mary Hall
The next Executive Meeting will be Nov. 4, 2010 at Santiago Restaurant at 9:30 am. All are invited to attend.
Starry Starry Night is now Nov. 9, 2010. It was changed due to conflicting dates with other clubs and the presences of the moon.
We are going to have Nov. 11 and Nov. 18, 2010 as "Boardwalk Under the Stars" at Sumter Landing near the Lilghthouse Restaurant. We expect to have 2-4 telescopes for public viewing. These nights are also vendor nights at the square and we expect to see more traffic and hope to sell more raffle tickets for the club's 4 donated scopes.
The LX200, a club telescope which is for sale, will be used for post meeting viewing tonight after the regular meeting.
The raffle drawing for the donated telescopes will take place around March 2011 after the two Starry Nights and the Tech Expo and Outdoor Expo. are over. Once the raffle is performed the scopes are personally delivered and the new winners are instructed on how to set up and use their new scopes.
Treasurer's report was given by Bill Santos. The new amount included the money obtained for the ETX telescope sold by the club and the 50-50 drawing. There are problems with the banks now demanding minimum balances and service charges. It may be possible to transfer the clubs' bank account to a credit union.
If anyone wants a club shirt they should see Nancy Reena.
It was noted that the club has been asked to donate $100.00 to the Moffit Center or individuals can buy a brick for $100.00.
Jeff Tonge presented "What's Up There". Mr. Tonge informed the club that he was using Auto Star, a program provided by Meade when purchasing a telescope. Also, many telescopes are controlled by the program.
Our main club presentation was "Astrophotography" by Doug Landmann.
The 50-50 drawing was held.
New schedule program for the November 2010 meeting will be Dr. Ken Kremer's program on "The Future of NASA".
There being no more business to conduct, the meeting was adjourned to the tennis court area for post meeting telescope viewing of the heavens with club president Burt Salk.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary E. Hall
Recording Secretary
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IMAGE BELOW TAKEN BY JEFF TONGE OF "THE VILLAGES ASTRONOMY CLUB"
Picture taken with 10 inch Schmidt Cassergrain and Mead LPI camera equivalent to 9mm eye-piece. Exposure of approximately 15 seconds. October 19th 2004.
Moon Surface Features
