January 15, 2014

Treasurer’s report
FY 2014 budget request
Equipment Check-out
Star Party / Solar Party planning
Upcoming Events
Observing reports

January 15, 2014
Dues income for CY 2014
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New Members ->
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Dan Levine, B26; Danny Morrison, Frank Morgan, B200
Re-activated members -> Matt Noble, Bldg 200
6 members have paid CY 14 dues to date (23 paid in 2013)
$ 175.00
Carryover
Recent Expenditures
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None (no reimbursements outstanding)
Credit Union balance (15 January 2014)
$ 927.13
$ 0.00
$ 1102.13
Rec Office Balance ( FY 2014)
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Grant announced December 3rd, 2013
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Requests clubs delay purchases and pay for things with dues as much as possible
$ 2284.00

Our FY 14 grant from the Rec Office was approved in the amount of $2284.
The members voted on the following modified budget:
Description
8" Optical Tube Assembly
8" case
Right-angle finder scope
Equatorial mount
AllView mount for H-alpha Lunt
Price
$2080
$400
The total budget of $2860 includes $576 from club funds which amounts to
20% of the total.
Padded bag for Orion XTi8
JMI counterweight set for 16" Dob
1.25" Filter Set (Moon, Multi-color,
OIII)
Observer's Handbook
Total
$90
$90
$160
$40
$2860
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.

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 Conard
Dan Smith
Helen Hart
Mark Kochte

Possible dates for solar observing party:
– February 18, March 18, April 15
– Special April 22 event at Building 200 to coincide with pre-service teacher workshop
– Volunteers needed
Possible dates for Winter/Spring Friends and
Family Star Party:
– March 7, April 4, May 2 or 9
– Volunteers needed
Dark Sky Party:
– Club trip to Star Gaze at Tuckahoe State Park in
April?

Next Club Meeting – February 19, 2014
– Talk by ???
Winter/Spring Friends and Family Star
Party – ???
Members-only Dark Sky Star Party –
Possible club trip to Star Gaze at
Tuckahoe State Park in April

Winter Star Party 2014 – Feb. 24 - Mar. 2, 2014 – Southern Cross
Astronomical Society - Scout Key, FL
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