Club Meetings

Location & Time

2010 Meeting Dates

RAC holds a club meeting every month. Meetings usually begin with an educational program followed by a business session. Guests are always welcome.

Programs cover astronomy topics of interest and range from how to use a telescope to astrophotography to current topics in the science of astronomy. They often provide an excellent learning experience for people who are just getting started in astronomy.

The program is followed by a business session. Guests are welcome to remain for the business session but may not vote on motions. Off-line help for beginners is available during the business session.

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Meetings are held the second Wednesday of every month at 7-9 PM. Except as announced, the club meeting location is:

Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Main Branch, Audio/Visual Room, 1201 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg, VA. 540-372-1144.

Visitors are invited to come early and meet club members. The library closes at 9:00 PM so the meeting schedule must be followed:

Introductions, meet & greet 6:45 to 7:00 PM
Program presentation starts at 7:00 PM
Business session starts at approx. 8:00 PM

There is a parking lot behind the library building as well as parking on Caroline and Sophia Streets.

Up-to-date meeting status is posted in the upper right corner of the home page.

  • January 13 - CRRL, Caroline St.
  • February 10 - Cancelled (snow)
  • March 10 - CRRL, Caroline St.
  • April 14 - CRRL, Salem Church Br.
  • May 12 - TBD
  • June 9 - CRRL, Caroline St.
  • July 14 - CRRL, Caroline St.
  • August 7- Caledon @ club picnic
  • September 8 - CRRL, Caroline St.
  • October 13* - CRRL, Salem Church
  • November 10** - CRRL, Caroline St.
  • December 8 - CRRL, Caroline St.

* Nominatons
** Club elections

2010 Scheduled Programs & Speakers *
Date Speaker

Topic
January 13 Club Members "Grab-and-Go Scopes and Useful Accessories" show and tell
  February 10 No Program Meeting cancelled due to snow
 March 10 Robert Taylor "Radio Astronomy and SETI"
April 14 Michael Masters "Outfitting the Compleat Astronomer!"
May 12 Scott Busby "Webcam Astrophotography"
June 9 Brenda Conway "Mercury"
July 14 Joseph Francis Program topic TBD
August 7 No Program No Program - Club Picnic
September 8 Joseph Francis "Black Holes"
October 13 Scott Busby "Advanced Astrophotography"
November 10 Michael Masters "Measuring the Universe"
December 8 Glenn Holliday "Star Hopping"
* Speakers and programs are subject to change or cancellation. Check the monthly club meeting announcement on the RAC home page before each meeting for news of actual program and speaker.

For more information or to request a public outreach event, contact RAC President Michael Masters via email or by telephone at 540-371-3410.

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