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

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

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

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

5. 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

6. 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

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

8. Talks
Jim Kaler talk
Brian Fry talk
Planetarium

9. 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

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