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 TreasuryDecember 18, 2013

Dues income for CY 2013- 22 members have paid dues (16 paid in 2012)

$ 505.50

Carryover $ 421.63

Recent Expenditures• None (no reimbursements outstanding)

$ 0.00

Credit Union balance (18 December 2013) $ 927.13

Rec Office Balance (FY 2014)• Grant announced December 3rd• Requests clubs delay purchases and pay for things with dues as much as possible

$ 2284.00

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

Description Price

8" Optical Tube Assembly8" caseRight-angle finder scopeEquatorial mount

$2080

AllView mount for H-alpha Lunt $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 $40

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

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 ConardDan SmithHelen HartMark 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?