[sac-board] Re: Discovery Telescope and Astro League?
- From: Tom Polakis <tpolakis@xxxxxxx>
- To: sac-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 23:22:08 -0400
Gene,
We have made the drive up to the DCT site every time we go to the meadow. It
is just shy of five miles, and the forest service road is passable in a
passenger car.
Tom
---- Gene A Lucas <geneluca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >>
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 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
> >>
> >> Cave Creek, Arizona
> >>
> >> Brilliant Sky Observatory
> >>
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