[sac-board] Re: Discovery Telescope and Astro League?
- From: Rick Tejera <saguaroastro@xxxxxxx>
- To: "sac-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <sac-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 16:31:13 -0700
I thought I had responded. Count me in, especially after the LBT trip got
canceled.
Sent from my iPod
Rick Tejera
Editor, SACnews
Saguaro Astronomy Club
www.saguaroastro.org
K7TEJ
On Jul 7, 2010, at 16:13, "Richard Harshaw" <rharshaw2@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have heard nothing from anyone on the proposed Discovery Telescope tour
> (except Mitch and Lori Prause). Is this a non-issue then? I need to get a
> response back to Lowell about our intentions.
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> Also, the Astronomical League has clarified their membership policy. A club
> may become a League affiliate for $10 plus $7.50 per member, with a 5-member
> minimum. For example, if SAC became an affiliate, it would cost the club $10
> plus $7.50 x 5 = $47.50. The five members who are enrolled with the League
> would then qualify to earn League observing club awards as part of their
> membership. Non-members would have to become members-at-large at $30 a year
> dues.
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> However, if we had people who wanted to earn AL awards, they could be
> enrolled as the five minimum, and if more wanted to do the awards, they
> could then join the League at $7.50 per member.
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> Example: We affiliate for $37.50 and enroll five people as affiliates: Joe,
> Tom, Darrell, Jimmy, and Rick. Those five could work towards observing
> awards as part of their dues. If later Bill and Mike wanted to pursue
> awards, they could enroll as affiliates and SAC would cough up $7.50 for
> each of them.
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> Obviously, SAC would have to state that any member who wanted to be a League
> affiliate would need to add $7.50 to their annual dues.
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> Do we want to discuss this, perhaps bringing it up at a future meeting? In
> the past, we were under the impression that SAC would have to cough up $7.50
> for all 85 members, but that is not the case as it was explained to me.
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> Richard Harshaw
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> Cave Creek, Arizona
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> Brilliant Sky Observatory
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