Alachua Astronomy Club: ATM Monthly Meetings

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Monthly Amateur Telescope Making Meetings
A Subdivision of the Alachua Astronomy Club, Inc.
Third Tuesday of Month at 7:00 p.m.)

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

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Usual Meeting Location

(Note: Always check schedule for possible changes in meeting location)
2240 N.W. 14 Ave.:
Off NW 22 St. (3 streets N. of NW 8 Ave or 2 streets S. of NW 16 Ave)
Look for the mailbox
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Chuck, ATM, 352-214-3085; E-Mail atm "at" floridastars.org for more info

All monthly meetings are free and open to the public

The AAC monthly meeting meets the second Tuesday of the month

The AAC Executive Council also meets the first Tuesday of the month

Purpose

The ATM group is an informal group of AAC members who are interested in amateur telescope making.
Anyone with an interest in ATMing is welcome to join.

Objectives

To encourage and facilitate amateur telescope making (ATM)

To obtain guidance and support during their telescope-making endeavors or telescope maintenance

To swap and share stuff, and hopefully, to have fun!

If you are interested in Telescope Making, please join us. We chat about gizmos and new toys as well as what may be of interest to all telescopeowners.

Upcoming Meetings/Events

2008 Calendar
Date Leader Topics

Jan. 15 Chuck Broward & Tim Malles Tim Malles, local artist, will show club members how to draw astronomical objects at the telescope. Scopes & materials will be available

Feb. 19 Chuck Broward & Other AAC Members Planning for 2008; mostly social; eat brownies!

Mar. 18 Bob O'Connell et al. Moon Observing: Bob will set up his 5" Meade Refractor (with piggybacked 2.4" Unitron Refractor for to video). Others bring scopes to set up around monitor. Five selected features and volunteers who will give a synopsis of each: 1) Crater Clavius (Scott McCartney), 2) Aristarchus Plateau (Don Loftus), 3) Crater Kepler (Don Loftus), 4) Crater Gassendi (Howard Cohen), 5) Crater Schiller (Chuck Broward).

Apr. 15 The Group Cleaning Your Optics ... A Hands-On Session
The ATM-Observer group will spend time in the kitchen cleaning optics.
Bring your own dirty optics & your favorite cleaning tools to share—we will have some materials on hand.

May 20 TBA TBA

June 17 TBA TBA

July 15 Howard Cohen How We Used to Do It — Measuring Stellar Magnitudes! (Lot's of show & tell. See & handle archival data from over 45 years ago.)

Aug. 19 TBA TBA

Sep. 16 TBA TBA

Oct. 21 TBA TBA

Nov. 18 TBA TBA

Dec. 16 None None (Holiday Party Dec. 6?)

Useful Internet Resources
The best way to find resource is to use a search engine such as Google and type the particular keyword you might be interested in learning ATM.

**2008 Calendar**
Date	Leader	Topics
Jan. 15	Chuck Broward & Tim Malles	Tim Malles, local artist, will show club members how to draw astronomical objects at the telescope. Scopes & materials will be available
Feb. 19	Chuck Broward & Other AAC Members	Planning for 2008; mostly social; eat brownies!
Mar. 18	Bob O'Connell et al.	Moon Observing: Bob will set up his 5" Meade Refractor (with piggybacked 2.4" Unitron Refractor for to video). Others bring scopes to set up around monitor. Five selected features and volunteers who will give a synopsis of each: 1) Crater Clavius (Scott McCartney), 2) Aristarchus Plateau (Don Loftus), 3) Crater Kepler (Don Loftus), 4) Crater Gassendi (Howard Cohen), 5) Crater Schiller (Chuck Broward).
Apr. 15	The Group	Cleaning Your Optics ... A Hands-On Session The ATM-Observer group will spend time in the kitchen cleaning optics. Bring your own dirty optics & your favorite cleaning tools to share—we will have some materials on hand.
May 20	TBA	TBA
June 17	TBA	TBA
July 15	Howard Cohen	How We Used to Do It — Measuring Stellar Magnitudes! (Lot's of show & tell. See & handle archival data from over 45 years ago.)
Aug. 19	TBA	TBA
Sep. 16	TBA	TBA
Oct. 21	TBA	TBA
Nov. 18	TBA	TBA
Dec. 16	None	None (Holiday Party Dec. 6?)

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