2011 MAC Calendar

Regular club meetings are the first Thursday of each month unless otherwise noted. While our meetings and club observing sessions are open to the public, there are a few events listed below that are private or restricted. These are usually events sponsored by a school or other group and the club has been invited to help with the program. We list the event for the benefit of our members.

Key:

  • GS: Guest Speaker
  • MP: Mini Program
  • OP: Outreach Program (open to the public)
  • POP: Private Outreach Program

January

Thursday 6 Regular meeting ETV Telecom Center
1041 George Rogers Blvd
7:30 PM
Friday 07 OP: Saluda Shoals Session Saluda Shoals Sunset: 17:30
Dark: 20:54 - 06:01
Saturday 08 OP: Sidewalk Observing Session
900 Main Street
Hunter Gatherer Sunset: 17:31
Dark: 21:49 - 06:01
Friday 28 OP: Saluda Shoals Session Saluda Shoals Sunset: 17:50
Dark: 19:16 - 03:53
Saturday 29 Alternate Observing Session MAC-Durieux Site Sunset: 17:51
Dark: 19:17 - 04:47

February

Thursday 3 Regular meeting Regular meeting State Museum
301 Gervais St
7:30 PM
Friday 04 OP: Saluda Shoals Session Saluda Shoals Sunset: 17:57
Dark: 19:40 - 05:53
Saturday 05 Primary Observing Session MAC-Hunter Site Sunset: 17:58
Dark: 20:35 - 05:52
Saturday 26 Alternate Observing Session MAC-Durieux Site Sunset: 18:17
Dark: 19:40 - 03:32

March

Thursday 3 Regular meeting
Spring AstroPhoto Contest
ETV Telecom Center
1041 George Rogers Blvd
7:30 PM
Saturday 05 Primary Observing Session MAC-Durieux Site Sunset: 18:23
Dark: 19:46 - 05:23
Saturday 26 Alternate Observing Session MAC-Durieux Site Sunset: 19:40
Dark: 21:04 - 03:14

April

Saturday 02 Primary Observing Session Cookout MAC-Hunter Site Sunset: 19:45
Dark: 21:10 - 05:44
Thursday 7 Regular meeting ETV Telecom Center
1041 George Rogers Blvd
7:30 PM
Saturday 23 Alternate Observing Session MAC-Durieux Site Sunset: 20:01
Dark: 21:31 - 01:50
Saturday 30 SHNOBS Session SHNOBS Sunset: 20:06
Dark: 21:39 - 05:03

May

Thursday 5 Regular meeting ETV Telecom Center
1041 George Rogers Blvd
7:30 PM
Saturday 21 Primary Observing Session MAC-Durieux Site Sunset: 20:22
Dark: 22:01 - 00:23
Saturday 28 Alternate Observing Session MAC-Durieux Site Sunset: 20:27
Dark: 22:08 - 03:53

June

Thursday 2 Regular meeting
Summer AstroPhoto Contest
ETV Telecom Center
1041 George Rogers Blvd
7:30 PM
Saturday 04 Primary Observing Session MAC-Hunter Site Sunset: 20:31
Dark: 23:02 - 04:30
Saturday 25 Alternate Observing Session MAC-Durieux Site Sunset: 20:39
Dark: 22:23 - 02:25

July

Saturday 02 Primary Observing Session MAC-Durieux Site Sunset: 20:39
Dark: 22:23 - 04:33
Thursday 7 Regular meeting ETV Telecom Center
1041 George Rogers Blvd
7:30 PM
Saturday 30 Alternate Observing Session MAC-Durieux Site Sunset: 20:26
Dark: 22:02 - 04:58

August

Thursday 4 Regular meeting ETV Telecom Center
1041 George Rogers Blvd
7:30 PM
Saturday 20 Primary Observing Session MAC-Hunter Site Sunset: 20:05
Dark: 21:35 - 23:35
Saturday 27 Alternate Observing Session MAC-Durieux Site Sunset: 19:56
Dark: 21:24 - 05:26

September

Thursday 1 Regular meeting
Fall AstroPhoto Contest
ETV Telecom Center
1041 George Rogers Blvd
7:30 PM
Saturday 17 Primary Observing Session MAC-Durieux Site Sunset: 19:28
Dark: 20:52 - 22:14
Saturday 24 Alternate Observing Session MAC-Durieux Site Sunset: 19:18
Dark: 20:41 - 05:04

October

Thursday 6 Regular meeting ETV Telecom Center
1041 George Rogers Blvd
7:30 PM
Saturday 22 Primary Observing Session Cookout MAC-Hunter Site Sunset: 18:42
Dark: 20:05 - 03:50
Saturday 29 Alternate Observing Session MAC-Durieux Site Sunset: 18:34
Dark: 21:06 - 06:17

November

Thursday 3 Regular meeting
Astrophoto Contest Runoff & Elect New Officers
ETV Telecom Center
1041 George Rogers Blvd
7:30 PM
Saturday 19 Primary Observing Session MAC-Durieux Site Sunset: 17:18
Dark: 18:45 - 01:41
Saturday 26 Alternate Observing Session MAC-Durieux Site Sunset: 17:15
Dark: 18:48 - 05:39

December

Thursday 1 Holiday dinner meeting Location to be Determined 7:30 PM
Saturday 17 Primary Observing Session MAC-Hunter Site Sunset: 17:17
Dark: 18:46 - 00:36
Saturday 24 Alternate Observing Session MAC-Durieux Site Sunset: 17:20
Dark: 18:50 - 05:57