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2017 Meeting Minutes Big Bear Valley Astronomical Society February 2017 Minutes Welcome: . New members or 1st time visitors? - New member Jane. This was her first time to a meeting. Learned about BBVAS at the Erwin Lake Star Party. Attendees were Stan, Deanna, John V, Claude, Teresa, Wes, Dick, Randy, Jane, John D, Byron, Matt and Tom. Announcements: None Treasurer/Membership Report: . 30 paid members. Treasury currently at $788.50 Comments, reports, discussions, reviews: . Virtual Lecture-Dr. Paul Butler, co-discoverer of Proxima B planet live from Oz!! - Unanimous opinion is that it was great! - That and other past lectures are available on our BBVAS Facebook page. December’s Solstice Potluck - Great fun! Activities . February 23, Dr Kelley Fast, NASA HQ – Hunting NEO’s - This talk was rescheduled to this month after being cancelled due to weather last month. - Topic will be “Planetary Defense”. - This led to a comment that a recent meteor came down in Lake Erie! . Star Party Feb 25th – where? GMARS or Johnson Valley? - This will fall on the actual night of new moon. - Teresa will check that it’s okay with GMARS. - We will meet at China House and caravan to the site. It was pointed out that there had recently been a problem with the coop well in Lucerne Valley and China House didn’t have water. We will verify that this is no longer a problem before the star party. A route map will be emailed out to everyone. March 3 – Urban Assault, finally! - Weather and ground snow permitting, we will set up in the normal spot in the Village. Chief observer report. What’s up this month? - Friday, the Moon will rise in penumbral eclipse. The eclipse will be mostly over by the time it rises. - Saturday will be close approach of comet P45. Unfortunately, it’s too faint even for binoculars. This will be in the very early morning, under a full Moon and in clouds. Consensus opinion is don’t bother… - There are two comets coming in late March that may be much brighter. - Randy talked about changes made to website. More links and astronomical information. Custom charts, calendars, etc. for our area. Check it out! Scheduling: . Field trip(s) this spring? Suggestions of Mt Wilson and/or ? - Perhaps April or June would be good weather for a visit to Mt Wilson. - We will contact to inquire. Questions: Can the interferometer be toured? How about the 150’? - Other suggested locations that would make good future field trips came up through the rest of the evening. These included: Hawthorn St. Carnegie Facility. JPL SpaceX SOFIA . March Virtual Lecture – Dr Steve Howell, Kepler K2 Mission update - Scheduled! Will send out email blast with details before the event. Byron asked that we ask Steve if we could get hold of around a half dozen signed copies of his SciFi book, Keplers Dozen. - The April lecture will be Teresa’s ex-boss, Tom McMahon. Tom will give us a virtual tour of the Large Binocular Telescope Observatory. - No May lecture due to RTMC. Informal discussion (over a pint?) re Juniper Park Observatory - Randy heard that Bill Hornaday’s partner in the facility wants to keep the observatory and fix it up! . Library Star Parties and Lectures – Need letter finished and submitted - We’ve dropped the ball and need to get back to arranging things. DC asked us to participate in Nature Nights again, need dates and speakers (one a month)? - We’ve gotten behind here as well. Megan will be contacted to see when/if they want us back. Next beginner talk? - Randy is postponing his talk on Planetary filters until next month. Randy on Planetary Filters! . Postponed until next month. General Discussion: . Deanna made “Official Amateur Astronomer” Certificates that can be given to students, etc. that attend our star parties. - Teresa moved that we spend money to get a supply of them printed. The motion was seconded and approved. - A discussion then ensued about how to keep printing costs under control but a lot of excitement was voiced about how this could spark an interest in astronomy, especially among young students. Randy donated a series of Astronomy Magazine DVDs to start a BBVAS library. - Others said they would be interested in donating books and other materials. - Deanna volunteered to act as librarian. - Randy said he can put the library’s catalog on our website. Big Bear Valley Astronomical Society March 2017 Agenda Welcome: . New members or 1st time visitors? none . Members present: Byron, Claude, Teresa, John V., Deanna, Stan, Joan, Vatch, Wes, Randy, Jane, Chris, John D., Steve, Bill Announcements: . BBSO Tours resume in April. New docent training available! - Starting after April 15 - Looking for more Docents to lead tours. BBSO back on-line after re-coating in November and Focuser repair in January. Treasurer/Membership Report: . 34 members, and $814.00 in the coffer. Librarian Report (And Astronomer Certificates): . Deanna presented sample Certificates . Deanna reported that the library is getting too large to transport to meetings. We will put the library contents on the website. If you want to check out an article, send email to Deanna. Lots of Astronomy DVDs available for check-out. Comments, reports, discussions, reviews: . Virtual Lecture- February 23, Dr Kelley Fast, NASA HQ – Hunting NEO’s - Good lecture, good info Activities . Virtual Lecture- March 23, Dr Steve Howell, Kepler K2 Mission update! Books should be here by the lecture! . Star Party March 25th – where? GMARS or Johnson Valley? Messier Marathon! - We voted to try GMARS again. Details to follow . March 31 – Urban Assault Public Star Party in the Village . Club t-shirts can be ordered… if interested, please contact Teresa Chief observer report. What’s up this month? Lyrids meteor shower, April 16-26 with the peak on/about April 22 near the central star Vega. (is that VEEGA, or VAEGA ?) Scheduling: . Field trip to Mt Wilson this spring - Pricing – It’s $15 pp for tour guide, 10 persons min - Best Dates? Teresa will check availability on a weekend. - Lots of member interest. April Virtual Lecture – The April lecture will be Teresa’s ex-boss, Tom McMahon. Tom will give us a virtual tour of the Large Binocular Telescope Observatory. - No May lecture due to RTMC. Library Star Parties and Lectures – Need letter finished and submitted . DC asked us to participate in Nature Nights again, need dates and speakers (one a month). We’ve proposed : April 21, May 13 (if a Saturday is ok), May 19 (Secondary May date), June 16, July 14, Aug 11. Waiting for reply on the dates. April 23 – AWB’s GAM SunDay – shall we participate? Agreed that club members will participate, likely at the Discovery Center with solar telescopes. Next beginner talk? - Basic telescope class… Teresa to give intro to different kinds of scopes, and members may bring scopes to demonstrate. Shall we have a solar telescope demo at the August 26 Big Bear air fair? Bill will contact airport to see if we can get a vendor spot. This is shortly after the US solar eclipse, so if you’ll be in town and if you have a solar telescope, please contact Claude or Teresa. Randy on Planetary Filters! . Great demo on filters. Here is a link to the cool handout that Randy provided: - http://agenaastro.com/choosing-a-color-planetary-filter.html . Randy’s handout for the March skymap: http://skymaps.com/skymaps/tesmn1703.pdf General Discussion: General Calendar: March 23, Virtual lecture: Dr Steve Howell, Kepler K2 Mission update March 25th – star party GMARS… Messier Marathon March 31- Urban Assault public star party in the Village April 13- next club meeting at Dennys April 21- Nature Nite at the Discovery Center (to be confirmed) April 22- Lyrids meteor shower peak near Vega After April 15… BBSO Docent-led tours start April 23 – AWB’s GAM SunDay at Discovery Center? April 27- virtual lecture: Tom McMahon on the Large Binocular Telescope Observatory August 26 Big Bear air fair * Big Bear Valley Astronomical Society Big Bear VaUey Astr onomical Society April 2017 Agenda and Minutes .f Welcome: • New members or 1st time visitors? • Members present: Randy, Jocelyn, Wes, Claude, Teresa, Deanna, Steve, Joan, Stan, Bill, Dick, Matt, Tom, Vatch, Mack ./ Announcements: • Byron talked with John Day ... John sounded good and it ready to come home . ./ Treasurer/Membership Report: • 42 paid members • $828.50 in the coffer ./ Librarian Report (And Astronomer Certificates): • Resources are available ... just contact Deanna • Certificates will be available in a couple of weeks • Motion to purchase 100 solar sunglasses ($80.00) - 2nd by Vatch - Vote: unanimously approved • Order placed by Deanna ./ Comments, reports, discussions, reviews: • Virtual Lecture- March 23, Dr Steve Howell, Kepler K2 Mission update "WOW", livery interesting", "wonderful presentation", etc. • Star Party March 31 at High Chaparral - Lots of attendees, but way too cold for an "all-nighter", good seeing • "Urban Assault" March 31 - Claude and Teresa presented the night sky to about 30 passersby. - Most visitors were very interested in the telescope and the night sky. • BBSO Docents Meeting - All Docents were present except John Day. Claude and John V. gave presentation about the changes and updates on the facility. ./ Activities • Virtual Lecture April 20 - The April lecture will be Tom McMahon, Engineering Manager for the Large Binocular Telescope. Tom will give us a virtual tour of the LBT Observatory. - Note the date ... moved up from the usual 4 th Thursday - http://www.lbto.org/ • Discovery Center Star Party Fri April 21- No Lecture, just bring 'scopes! Change May 13 to May 21? Other dates: June 16, July 14, Aug 11 - We chose May 21 as the 2nd date for this season ..
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