Astro Club December 2013 Meeting

APL Astronomy Club Meeting December 18, 2013

Agenda Treasurer’s report FY 2014 budget request Equipment Check-out Upcoming Events Guest Speaker: Ron Vervack Observing reports

APL Astronomy Club Treasury December 18, 2013

Dues income for CY 2013 -

$ 505.50

22 members have paid dues (16 paid in 2012)

Carryover

$ 421.63

Recent Expenditures

$ 0.00

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None (no reimbursements outstanding)

Credit Union balance (18 December 2013)

$ 927.13

Rec Office Balance (FY 2014)

$ 2284.00

Grant announced December 3rd • Requests clubs delay purchases and pay for things with dues as much as possible •

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

8" Optical Tube Assembly 8" case Right-angle finder scope Equatorial mount AllView mount for H-alpha Lunt

Price

$2080

$400

Padded bag for Orion XTi8

$90

JMI counterweight set for 16" Dob

$90

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

$160

Observer's Handbook Total

$40 $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 In order to minimize the chance of misplacing club equipment, the club will begin using the new equipment check-out form and the associated procedure for borrowing club equipment. Equipment room key-holders will need to sign off on check-outs and “parking lot” exchanges.

Current key-holders: Steve Conard Dan Smith Helen Hart Mark Kochte

Upcoming Events – APL Club Next Club Meeting – January 15, 2013 – Talk by ???

Possible Members-only Dark Sky Star Party

Upcoming Events - Regional Winter Star Party 2014 – Feb. 24 - Mar. 2, 2014 – Southern Cross Astronomical Society - Scout Key, Florida NEAF/NEAIC 23 – Apr. 12 - 13, 2014 – Rockland Astronomy Club and S&T - Rockland Community College, Suffern, New York Texas Star Party 2014 – May 25 – Jun. 1, 2014 – Astronomical League Southwest Region - Prude Ranch near Fort Davis, Texas Greenbank StarQuest XI – Jun. 25 - 28, 2014 – National Radio Astronomy Observatory - Greenbank, WV Stellafane Convention – Jul. 24 - 27, 2014 – Springfield, VT NOVAC AHSP 10 – Aug.22 - 26, 2014 – Spruce Knob, WV

Guest Speaker: Ron Vervack

Observing reports?