Astronomical Society at the University of Illinois First Meeting 9/1/15

The Officers Tom Kirsh - President Robert Gramillano - Vice President Joseph A’Hearn - Secretary Prabhat Reddy - Treasurer Landon Gelman - Webmaster

What We Do Club Meetings Observatory Open Houses Dark Site Trips Camping Trip Talks Telescope Usage Training

Club Meetings Talk about what you want to know Shown movies How to buy a telescope The night sky Astrophotography

Observatory Open Houses Held the first Friday of each month 8-10 in early Fall and late Spring 7-9 in winter New approach to cancellations

Dark Site Trips Usually around 9pm, lasting a few hours Dark Site is shared with CUAS At least once a month Sept. 11 or 12th

Camping Trip Ideally, once a semester Oct. 10-11 or 17-18 Food and equipment provided

Talks Jim Kaler talk Brian Fry talk Planetarium

Training & Usage We’ll set up dates soon Must have one training session before being tested If you tested before, you don’t need to test again Must be a paid member Check out keys from department office

Committees Training, Testing, & Open Houses Camping Trip & Dark Site Trips Public Relations Maintenance Special Events