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The Eyepiece |
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November in Detail: Page 1 New Member Welcome Mat: Page 1 For Sale/Want Ads: Page 1 A Look at Our Past: Page 2 Down the Road: Page 2 Ramblings from the President: Page 3 |
NOVEMBER AT A GLANCE
11th: Monthly Meeting-The Leonid Meteors 13th - 14th: Parmentier Observing Weekend 17th: Leonid Peak Party-Steve Mofle's House 18th: Newstar Monthly Meeting |
| NOVEMBER IN DETAIL
MONTHLY MEETING
PARMENTIER OBSERVING WEEKEND
LEONID METEOR PARTY
NEWSTAR MONTHLY MEETING
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NEW MEMBER WELCOME MAT
We had one new person join in the last month. Merle Baenen, 4539 Van Lanen Road, New Franken, WI 54229. Welcome to the club Merle! FOR SALE/WANT ADS
For Sale: two Dobsonian telescopes. The first one is an 8" f/4.5
Coultier Optical which is good for deep sky. I have added an 8x50
finder and a removable 2" low profile rack and pinion focuser.
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There are four eyepieces, a 9 mm Ortho, 12 mm Kelner, 24 mm Konig and 40 mm Plossl. Prices: $475.00 each or both for $850.00. Call Don DeWitt at 405-8534 if interested. A LOOK AT OUR PAST
BOARD MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
Our first efforts were to finalize as much
we could on the 1999 calender of events with the topics and speakers at
our monthly meetings. Most were decided upon and will be in our yearly
calendar which should be out to the membership at large in January 1999.
It should be an interesting year. We took the suggestions that you
submitted to us and incorporated them into the calendar.
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selected for 10 or so committees. See next article for more details.
We can always use volunteers, call Katrina DeWitt if you would like to
help. More details to follow at future club meetings.
2001 CONVENTION UPDATE
At our last board meeting, we elected several
committee chairs to organize and get the ball rolling for our convention.
The following people were elected for the various committees:
However, being a big event, the above mentioned
cannot do the planning and running of the convention alone. We need
many more members to help out in several areas. If you are interested
in helping, no matter how small, please contact Katrina DeWitt.
DOWN THE ROAD LEONID METEOR PARTY
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over the last 5 years and last years shower was averaging a rate of 70-80 per hour-better than the Perseids and equal to the Geminids. "Our best bet will be after midnight so go to bed early and then come on out after midnight" is what Steve said the last time we talked to him. To get to his house head east on highway 29, Finger Road or County N. Turn left when you get to County "T" and head toward New Franken. As you get to New Franken, his house is the 2nd one in on the left hand side. If you have any other questions, you can call Steve at 866-3523. Hope to see you there! HOLIDAY PARTY
RAMBLINGS FROM THE PRESIDENT
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giving a talk on astronomy to a school in your area. Presentations
need not be long or complicated. Most people like pictures, hands
on demos and easily remembered facts. You will have to check with
the school first though. This could be a rewarding time not only
for you, but for possible future astronomers as well.
O.K. So maybe neither one of those work. Our club is planning a project with the Wildlife Sanctuary. We are putting together some constellations on the wall and ceiling of the new Woodlands Building. No experience is necessary. If this sounds interesting, we can use your help. What other way can you pass the cold night then with friends and doing astronomy? How about attending a club meeting in another city? Our sister club, NEWSTAR, has a meeting every third Wednesday of the month in Menasha. Or how about attending a meeting in Sheboygan? Milwaukee? Get a few of your club members, hit the road, and have some fun at another meeting!! See what other are doing in astronomy. If these are uninspiring and you are sitting there, wishing you were somewhere warmer, maybe you can come up with some other ideas to pass the cold winter months faster. I'd love to hear your ideas!!! 1999 PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE
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