Club Meetings

Location & Time

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.

Loaner equipment is available to members only and is normally checked out and returned at club meetings (see Library page).

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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 must conclude in a timely manner to permit breakdown of A/V equipment and restoration of room configuration .

Introductions, meet & greet 6:45 to 7:00 PM
Program presentation starts at 7:00 PM
Business session starts at approx. 8:00 PM
Meeting concludes by 8:50 PM for CRRL closure

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

2012 Meeting Schedule, Programs & Speakers *
Date Location Speaker
Topic
January 9 2013 CRRL Headquarters Open forum Your new astro gear?
February 13 2013 CRRL Headquarters Jerry Hubbell Engineering a Fiber-fed Spectrometer for Astronomical Use
March 20 2013 Central Rappahannock Heritage Center Meeting Room at Maury School Scott Lansdale VLF Radio Astronomy
April 17 2013 Central Rappahannock Heritage Center Meeting Room at Maury School Glenn Holliday The Adventures of Voyager Across the Solar Heliopause
May 15 2013 Central Rappahannock Heritage Center Meeting Room at Maury School Open Forum General Member Activity - Q&A
June 19 2013 Central Rappahannock Heritage Center Meeting Room at Maury School Joe Francis Neutron Stars
July 17 2013 Central Rappahannock Heritage Center Meeting Room at Maury School Jerry Hubbell Engineering Your Astronomical Imaging System (AIS)
Saturday August 3 2013 Belmont Observatory NONE Annual picnic (members only)
September 18 2013 Central Rappahannock Heritage Center Meeting Room at Maury School Ranny Heflin DSLR Imaging with the Hubble Pallette
October 16 2013 † Central Rappahannock Heritage Center Meeting Room at Maury School Brenda Conway Messenger Mission Update
November 20 2013 ‡ Central Rappahannock Heritage Center Meeting Room at Maury School NONE Club Election
December 18 2013 Central Rappahannock Heritage Center Meeting Room at Maury School Bart Billard Kepler Mission Update
* Speakers and programs are subject to change or cancellation. Check the monthly club meeting announcement at the upper right corner of the RAC home page before each meeting for updated news of actual program and speaker.
† Club officer nominations. ‡ Club elections.

                           
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