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Schedule
Meetings are held at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on the first Sunday of the month (second Sunday if the first is a holiday) unless specified otherwise. The business portion of our meetings start at 7:00 p.m. when we discuss business, observing reports, and upcoming events. Our programs start at 7:45 p.m. The meetings are free, and open to the public. Group Viewing Sessions are held at either the Holly Shelter, Mooretown, or Yamacraw sites unless specified otherwise. Members can request maps for the viewing sites through the Member's Reference page. To confirm viewing session plans, check our email newsgroup, or contact Ronnie Hawes on the Membership List. Next Month's Meeting will be: Sunday, April 11, 2010 Next month's presentation is yet to be determined. Gastronomy! Join us before the meeting for dinner at Location To Be Determined 5:15pm! Upcoming Events and Sky Calendar: Mar 14 (Sunday) - Daylight Savings Time begins at 2:00 am Note: EST changes from UT+5 to UT+4 March 15 (Monday) - New Moon March 17 (Wednesday) - Uranus is at Conjunction March 21 (Sunday) - Saturn is at Opposition March 29 (Monday) - Full Moon March 30 (Tuesday) - Mars is at Aphelion April 11 (Sunday) - CFAS Meeting 7:00 pm April 12 (Monday) - National Dark Sky Week April 14 (Wednesday) - New Moon April 21-22 (Wednesday - Thursday) - Lyrid Meteor Shower ZHR=18/hr, up to 90/hr, Radiant near Vega, rises before 8PM April 28 (Wednesday) - Full Moon May 6 (Thursday) - Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower ZHR=60/hr, Radiant rises in morning twilight July 11 (Sunday) - Total Eclipse of the Sun (not here, though) check out this site for details All times are EST unless otherwise noted. Messages: Email trivia questions for future newsletters directly to Jonathan. Notes: Aphelion: the point in an object's orbit where it is furthest from the Sun Perihelion: the point in an object's orbit where it is closest to the sun Opposition: the point in an object's orbit where it is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun This results in the object being close and seen at full phase, thus bright. It is also visible all night. Conjunction: two objects appear near each other in the sky ZHR: Zenithal Hourly Rate - the theoretical number of meteors you could see in good conditions |
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