1997 MAC Calendar
January | |||
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| Thursday | 2 | Regular meeting Christmas Show & Tell |
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| Saturday | 4 | Primary Star Party | Cromer Rd. |
| Thursday | 9 | Board meeting | |
| Saturday | 11 | Alternate Star Party | Cromer Rd. |
| Sunday | 1 | Bob Arial at the State Museum | |
| Saturday | 25 | BobFest... Gardner-Webb U., NC | |
February | |||
| Saturday | 1 | Primary Star Party | Pelion Site |
| Thursday | 6 | Regular meeting Luke R., Practical Astronomy- Stargazing without a Computer |
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| Saturday | 8 | Alternate Star Party | Pelion Site |
| Wednesday | 12 | Summit Pkwy. Middle Career Day 9am - noon (contact Elizabeth O. if you would like to help answer students' questions about astronomy and space sciences as a career.) |
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| Thursday | 13 | Board meeting | |
March | |||
| Saturday | 1 | Primary Star Party | Cromer Rd. |
| Thursday | 6 | Regular meeting Spring Astrophoto Contest |
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| Saturday | 8 | Alternate Star Party | Cromer Rd. |
| Thursday | 13 | Board meeting | |
| Friday | 28 | Comet Hale-Bopp Observing Come see the Comet with the Midland's Astronomy Club, Gibbes Planetarium, Melton Observatory, and the State Museum at the Lake Murray Dam, Lexington side, at 7pm till 10pm |
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April | |||
| Thursday | 3 | Regular meeting Jim H. will talk about hypering film and Steve F. will talk about stacking negatives. |
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| Friday | 4 | Comet Hale-Bopp Observing Come see the Comet with the Midland's Astronomy Club, Gibbes Planetarium, Melton Observatory, and the State Museum at the Lake Murray Dam, Lexington side, at 7pm till 10pm |
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| Saturday | 5 | Primary Star Party & Spring Cookout | Pelion Site |
| Thursday | 10 | Board meeting | |
| Saturday | 26 | Alternate Star Party & Cookout | Pelion Site |
May | |||
| Thursday | 1 | Regular meeting USC Prof. Dr. Greg Carbone will talk about interpreting weather maps in order to figure out if clear weather is really clear for observing. |
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| Saturday | 3 | Primary Star Party | Cromer Rd. |
| Thursday | 8 | Board meeting | |
| Saturday | 24 | Astronomy Day | location TBA |
| Saturday | 31 | Alternate Star Party | Cromer Rd. |
June | |||
| Thursday | 5 | Regular meeting Summer Astrophoto Contest |
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| Saturday | 7 | Primary Star Party | Pelion Site |
| Thursday | 12 | Board meeting | |
| Saturday | 28 | Alternate Star Party | Pelion Site |
July | |||
| Thursday | 3 | Regular meeting USC Prof. Dr. John Safko will talk about 'Fireworks in the Sky.' |
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| Saturday | 5 | Primary Star Party | Cromer Rd. |
| Thursday | 10 | Board meeting | |
| Saturday | 26 | Alternate Star Party | Cromer Rd. |
August | |||
| Saturday | 2 | Primary Star Party | Pelion Site |
| Thursday | 7 | Regular meeting | |
| Thursday | 14 | Board meeting | |
| Saturday | 30 | Alternate Star Party | Pelion Site |
September | |||
| Thursday | 4 | Regular meeting will be held at Gibbes Planetarium |
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| Saturday | 6 | Primary Star Party | Cromer Rd. |
| Thursday | 11 | Board meeting | |
| Saturday | 27 | Alternate Star Party | Cromer Rd. |
October | |||
| Thursday | 2 | Regular meeting Fall Astrophoto Contest |
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| Thursday thru Sunday | 2-12 Oct. | South Carolina State Fair MAC and G2V members and Staff from Melton Observatory and Gibbes Planetarium will be at the Fair with telescopes providing views of the night sky weather permitting. |
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| Saturday | 4 | Primary Star Party & Fall Cookout | Pelion Site |
| Thursday | 9 | Board meeting | |
| Saturday | 25 | Alternate Star Party & Cookout | Pelion Site |
| Thursday thru Monday | 30 Oct - Nov. 3 | Mid Atlantic Star Party | |
November | |||
| Saturday | 1 | Primary Star Party | Cromer Rd. |
| Thursday | 6 | Regular meeting 1997 Astrophoto Contest Runoff & Elect New Officers |
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| Thursday | 13 | Board meeting | |
| Saturday | 29 | Alternate Star Party | Cromer Rd. |
December | |||
| Thursday | 4 | Christmas Party 7:30 pm, $5/person, year-end awards, doorprizes, games, & food!! |
American Legion Post corner of Whaley & Pickens Sts. |
| Thursday | 11 | Board meeting | |
| Saturday | 20 | Primary Star Party | Pelion Site |
| Saturday | 27 | Alternate Star Party | Pelion Site |