Astro Club March 2014 Meeting
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APL Astronomy Club Meeting March 19, 2014
Agenda Treasurer’s report FY 2014 budget request Equipment Check-out Star Party / Solar Party planning Upcoming Events Observing Reports
APL Astronomy Club Treasury March 19, 2014 Dues income for CY 2014 •
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$ 525.00
New Members -> Steve Holt (B21) Re-activated members -> 21 members have paid CY 14 dues to date (23 paid in 2013)
Carryover
$ 927.13
Recent Expenditures
$ 26.95
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2014 Observer's Handbook (Mark Kochte) • ($5.39 + $21.56 = $26.95)
Credit Union balance (19 March 2014)
$ 1446.74
Rec Office Balance (FY 2014)
$ 2262.44
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Grant announced December 3rd, 2013 - $2284.0 •
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
Price
Status
8" Optical Tube Assembly 8" case Right-angle finder scope Equatorial 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, Multicolor, OIII)
$160
pending
$40
Bought and reimbursed
Observer's Handbook
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 Conard Dan Smith Helen Hart Mark 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 – April 16 – Volunteer speaker?
Solar observing party – April 22 Building 200 Spring Friends and Family Star Party – April 4 Dark Sky Star Party – Club trip to Star Gaze at Tuckahoe State Park on April 25
Upcoming Events - Regional Chaos Spring Star Party – Mar. 27 – 30, 2014 – Staunton River State Park – Near Scottsburg, VA NEAF/NEAIC 23 – Apr. 12 - 13, 2014 – Rockland Astronomy Club and S&T - Rockland Community College, Suffern, NY Star Gaze – Apr. 24 - 27, 2014 – Delmarva Star Gazers – Tuckahoe State Park in Queen Anne, MD Texas Star Party 2014 – May 25 – Jun. 1, 2014 – Astronomical League Southwest Region - Prude Ranch near Fort Davis, TX The 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, WV Mason-Dixon Summer Star Party – Jul. 23 - 27, 2014 – York County, PA Stellafane Convention – Jul. 24 - 27, 2014 – Springfield, VT NOVAC AHSP 10 – Aug. 22 - 26, 2014 – Spruce Knob, WV
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