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THE ALACHUA ASTRONOMY CLUB, INC. (AAC)
located in Gainesville (county seat of Alachua County) in North Central Florida, USA, is a publicly supported, not for profit organization of people who have a common interest in astronomy.

FirstLight

FIRSTLIGHT, AAC's bimonthly newsletter— now available on-line as pdf files (archived since Dec 2006/Jan 2007). And many pictures are in color!
Current Issue of FirstLight Latest: 2010 Aug/Sep/Oct

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(Adapted from The Night Sky in the World)
Credit: P. Cinzano, F. Falchi (University of Padova), C. D. Elvidge (NOAA National Geophysical Data Center, Boulder). Copyright Royal Astronomical Society. Reproduced from the Monthly Notices of the RAS by permission of Blackwell Science.


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    CALENDAR OF EVENTS

    Council Meetings! (Click for more info) SEPT. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
    Date: Tue., Sept. 7, 2010
    (Meetings Usually Odd Months)
    Time: 7:00 p.m. EST
    Location: United Church of GNV
    (Seminar Room of Church)
    1624 N.W. 5th Ave.
    Gainesville, FL 32603
    (352) 378-3500
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    Star Parties (Click for more info) SEPTEMBER AAC STAR PARTY
    Date: Sat., Sept. 11, 2010
    Time: Arrive before sunset
    (Sunset abt. 7:40 p.m. EDT)
    Location: StarGate Observatory
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    Monthly Meeting! (Click for more info) SEPT. MONTHLY MEETING
    (Open to Public)
    Date: Tues., Sept. 14, 2010
    Time: 7:00 p.m. EST
    Location: Powell Hall
    Univ. of Florida Cultural Plaza
    Speaker: Scott Fleming
    Title: The Marvels Survey-Searching Ten Thousand Stars for Extrasolar Planets
    More Info: Click Here

    ATM Meetings (Click for more info) SEPT. ATM-OBSERVNG MEETING
    (Amateur Telescope Making
    & Observing)
    Date:     Tue., Sep. 21, 2010
    Time: 7:00 p.m. EST
    Location: Chuck Broward's House?
    Topic: TBA
    More Info: Click Here

    Monthly Meeting! (Click for more info) OCTOBER MONTHLY MEETING
    (Open to Public)
    Date: Tues., Oct. 12, 2010
    Time: 7:00 p.m. EST
    Location: Powell Hall
    Univ. of Florida Cultural Plaza
    Speaker: TBA
    Title: (Hopefully NASA Speaker)
    More Info: Click Here



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