[sac-board] Re: Discovery Telescope and Astro League?
- From: Gene A Lucas <geneluca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: sac-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:30:05 -0700
Yes, I am definitely interested in a field trip up to the Discovery
Telescope...
How difficult is it to then drive down to the 5 Mile Meadow site?
Gene Lucas
(17250)
Rick Tejera wrote:
> I thought I had responded. Count me in, especially after the LBT trip got
> canceled.
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> Sent from my iPod
> Rick Tejera
> Editor, SACnews
> Saguaro Astronomy Club
> www.saguaroastro.org
> K7TEJ
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> On Jul 7, 2010, at 16:13, "Richard Harshaw" <rharshaw2@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> 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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