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The Rosette Gazette Volume 15, Issue 1 Newsletter of the Rose City Astronomers January, 2003 ANNUAL INFORMATION FAIR It’s time for the annual Rose City Astronomers universe, you may want to drop by the INFORMATION FAIR, which will be held in Cosmology/Astrophysics SIG. place of the General meeting on January 20, 2003. Building your own scope? Get answers from the experts at the telescope making booth. Learn of The Fair will provide answers for those with the workshop facilities, location, and schedule. questions regarding membership services, While you’re at it you may want to ask about the In This Issue: privileges, and benefits with the RCA, and you homemade and manufactured scopes in the will be able to sign up or renew your membership telescope library and check one out. 1. Information Fair that evening. If your resolution for the new year Service Awards is to begin a new observing program, have we Most frequently asked question: Where’s the From The Editor party? Answer: Stop by the star parties booth got a program for you! We can answer questions 2. Board Directory on beginning observer, binocular, Messier, for a complete list. Pres. Message and deep sky programs, as well as Herschel I Magazines and II, and solar observing. We have answers For those who prefer seeking their own answers, RCA Kids for youths interested in these programs as well. you may find certainty of this in one of the many For tracking your program swing by the sales hundreds of books and CDs in the club library. 3. Classifieds table and pick up one of the great 2001 calendars. Jan Keiski, the club librarian also has IRS- suitable donation forms for any library donations 4. Observers Corner If you had thoughts about the origin of the folks want to itemize a charitable deductions. 5. Photo Gallery John Dobson RCA BOARD CREATES NEW FROM THE EDITOR Desert Star party SERVICE AWARD Over the course of this year, the Gazette will 6. SIGs Douglas Huston, VP Membership have five issues dedicated to specific areas of Library News The Rose City Astronomers is one of the largest, astronomy. The March issue will be dedicated to Unitron Refractors articles and photos related to deep sky observing. most active astronomy clubs in the United States. 7. Board Minutes But, it hasn’t always been that way. Originally, The May issue will focus on the planets. July — there were two small Portland area astronomy solar observing, September—lunar observing. November will be dedicated to amateur telescope 8. The Weather Book clubs, the Portland Astronomical Society and the making. OMSI Astronomers. Within these two groups, 9. NASA Space Place there was a core of dedicated, visionary Now that you know the topics and the schedule, OMSI Store Sale members. These people were talented sharpen your pencil, ink your quill, dust off your Auction Results astronomers, hard workers, and enthusiastic keyboard, get out your glass plates, tintypes, your 10.Calendar about sharing their hobby with others. Over the old Brownie camera, your new CoolPix, your years, these people took the Portland area SBIG, your chisels, hammer and nails, and get astronomy club from less than 50 members to the busy! Please contact me and let me know if you ©Copyright 2003 The Rose plan an article or photo for these issues. City Astronomers All Rights (Continued on page 3) Award Reserved. Regis January 2, 12:23 PM January 10, 5:15AM January 18, 2:48 AM January 25, 00:33 AM Club Officers RCA President Peter Abrahams (503) 699-1056 [email protected] MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS Past President Candace Pratt (503) 296-6758 [email protected] One of the main services offered to RCA VP Members Doug Huston (503) 629-8809 [email protected] members is subscriptions to Astronomy VP Observing Scott Turner (503) 788-6484 [email protected] and Sky & Telescope magazines at a much reduced rate from newsstand VP Community Affairs Padraic Ansbro (503)-520-1966 [email protected] prices. Astronomy $29 for one year or VP, Communications Matt Brewster (503) 740-2329 [email protected] $55 for two years. Sky & Telescope is $29.95 for one year. Treasurer Ginny Pitts (360) 737-0569 [email protected] Checks must be made out to Rose City Secretary Ron Forrester (503) 504-8071 [email protected] Astronomers to get the reduced rates. Sales Director Sameer Ruiwale (503) 681-0100 [email protected] For further information, see Larry Newsletter Editor Regis Krug (503) 682-2547 [email protected] Godsey, Subscription Coordinator, at the New Member Advisor Carol Huston (503) 629-8809 [email protected] Membership Table at General Meetings or check the RCA website. Please note: Web Master Dareth Murray (503) 656-1293 [email protected] Allow two months for your subscription Alcor, Historian Dale Fenske (503) 256-1840 [email protected] to be renewed. Library Director Jan Keiski (503) 293-3281 [email protected] Sky & Telescope Store Discount Telescope Director Jeff Henning 503-656-3041 [email protected] RCA members who subscribe to Sky & Media Director Ron Forrester (503) 504-8071 [email protected] Telescope are entitled to a 10% discount at the Sky & Telescope online store at: IDA Liaison Bob McGown (503) 244-0078 [email protected] http://skyandtelescope.com/shopsky OSP Liaison Dareth Murray (503) 656-1293 [email protected] To get your discount, enter Rose City Astronomers when prompted for your [email protected] Camp Hancock Liaison Glenn Graham (503) 579-1141 club name during checkout at the Sky & Subscription Director Larry Godsey (503) 675-5217 [email protected] Telescope online store. SIG Director Matt Brewster (503) 740-2329 [email protected] Youth Programs Director Jenny Forrester (503) 504-8071 [email protected] President’s Debra Smith-Hirschmann were working long before & after the event. The auction Message was a lot of fun, even though I got outbid on everything I wanted, and Larry Godsey By & Jeff Henning worked many hours on that Peter Abrahams event. January 2003 We enter 2003 in pretty good condition. Our membership levels are about 450 I am writing this the day after the member families, which is surprisingly holiday meeting. This was one of our large & somewhat unwieldy. Please best gatherings to date. The food was remember that everything we do is excellent - (which is not a given at an accomplished with volunteer labor, and if THE “KIDS” OF astronomy meeting) - in particular there there's something you'd like to see ROSE CITY ASTRONOMERS was a home made salad with spinach & accomplished, it might likely require some shrimp, and an artichoke heart pizza, RCA Kids volunteer effort on your part. among other great dishes. The photography display was fantastic. Best wishes for the New Year Children ages 4-12 are welcome to And I especially want to congratulate join in fun and educational activities the first four recipients of the RCA while the grownups attend the Galileo award for service to amateur monthly general RCA meetings. The astronomy: Chuck Dethloff, Dale WELCOME NEW MEMBERS kids' meeting takes place in the adjoining cafeteria at OMSI from 7:30 Fenske, Jim Girard, and Candace Pratt. p.m. to 9:00 p.m. If you have any Manuel Castaneda All of this did not happen by chance; questions, please e-mail Jennifer at Clark Martin there was a lot of planning and [email protected]. Tom Nathe preparation, mostly by Matt Brewster, Rebecca Stefoff but that evening Dareth Murray & ©Copyright 2003 The Rose City Astronomers All Rights Reserved. Page 2 the Galileo Service Award. Named in honor of the father of CLASSIFIED ADS modern astronomy and physics, this award was created to Run your non-commercial astronomy related recognize those who have made significant and pioneering classified ad in the monthly Gazette. Rates are contributions to amateur astronomy and the growth and health of reasonable (free!) the Rose City Astronomers. A small committee composed of FOR SALE: Homemade Dob tele- four board members met to determine the award’s criteria and to scope15" porthole glass, F/7 mirror, Astro- propose to the whole board potential recipients for the first systems Phase 4 focuser, spider, holder and award. The committee decided that those receiving this award should exhibit some or all of the following characteristics: 3.10 diagonal, 17MM TeleVue Plossl eye- piece, Telrad finder. Looking to sell telescope as is or compo- • 10 or more years of service to the club. nents as a package. Asking $500.00 or best offer. Contact Nick • Service on the board plus active participation in club Winowitch in Woodburn (503)982-2970) [email protected] activities. FOR SALE: 22.5" f/4.1 DOB, shield, Telrad, handles, Swayze • Involvement in the organizational and administrative aspects mirror, awesome images $4800, trailer available $2600. Con- of running the club. tact Gene Dietzen (360) 834-9230. • Pioneering astronomy programs within the community and the club. FOR SALE: 5" Meade f/9 refractor on Losmandy G-11 mount • The initiation of new programs and/or activities that benefit w/digital setting circles, extras, $2650. Also available-10" re- the membership flector f/6 to fit mount ($850 extra), both have razor sharp im- • Assisting members with activities/programs/personal ages Contact Gene Dietzen (360) 834-9230. astronomical development. FOR SALE: 3.1" Meade f/8 refractor w/ equatorial mount • Dedication to the science of amateur astronomy and $250, awesome images, Contact Gene Dietzen (360) 834-9230. observing within the club. • Continued support and participation in RCA activities and FOR SALE: 8" f/8 DOB, tack sharp images, great airy disk, programs. quick finder, 8x50 military finder, $450.
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