2007 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 |
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| Thursday | 4 | Regular meeting
Christmas Show & Tell Winter Weather Survival |
ETV Telecom Center 1041 George Rogers Blvd |
7:30 PM |
| Saturday | 13 | Primary Observing Session | MAC-Hunter Site | Sunset: 17:35 Dark: 19:04 - 03:24 |
| Saturday | 20 | Alternate Observing Session | MAC-Hunter Site | Sunset: 17:42 Dark: 19:33 - 06:00 |
| Saturday | 27 | BoBfest, Regional Gathering of Amateur Astronomers (sponsored by CCAS) | Ritch Banquet Hall, Dover Campus Center at Gardner-Webb University | 8am - 4:30pm |
February |
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| Thursday | 1 | Regular meeting
MP: Comet McNaught slide show MP: Hubble video |
ETV Telecom Center 1041 George Rogers Blvd |
7:30 PM |
| Saturday | 10 | Primary Observing Session | MAC-Hunter Site | Sunset: 18:03 Dark: 19:27 - 02:11 |
| Saturday | 17 | Alternate Observing Session | MAC-Hunter Site | Sunset: 18:09 Dark: 19:33 - 05:42 |
| Monday | 26 | POP: -- Moon Observing | Saluda River Academy for the Arts | 6:30 -- 8:30 PM
Sunset: 18:19 Dark: none |
March |
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| Thursday | 1 | Regular meeting
Spring Astrophoto Contest GS: Dr. Varsha Kulkarni, USC, Quasar Spectroscopy and Galaxy Evolution MP: Hap Griffin, Hi-altitude Balloons |
ETV Telecom Center 1041 George Rogers Blvd |
7:30 PM |
| Saturday | 3 | *Tri*Star* (sponsored by GAC) | Guilford Technical CC
Jamestown, NC |
8:30am - 4:30pm plus observing after |
| Saturday | 3 | Total Lunar Eclipse moon will be in mid-eclipse when it rises and coming out of eclipse as it gets higher in the sky |
tbd | Sunset: 18:21 Dark: none |
| 8-21 | Globe at Night | great family activity; backyard | ||
| Saturday | 10 | Primary Observing Session | MAC-Hunter | Sunset: 18:27 Dark: 19:50 - 01:00 |
| Saturday | 10 | Don't forget to SPRING FORWARD tonight! | ||
| Thursday | 15 | POP: | Conder | 6 - 7:30 PM
Sunset: 19:31 Dark: 20:54 - 06:06 |
| Friday | 16 | Messier Marathon weekend | MAC-Hunter Caldwell annex | Sunset: 19:32 Dark: 20:55 - 06:09 |
| Saturday | 17 | Alternate Observing Session | MAC-Hunter | Sunset: 19:33 Dark: 20:56 - 06:07 |
April |
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| Wednesday | 4 | Public Lecture, flier
Prof. John Huchra Harvard The State of the Universe |
Law School Auditorium | 6:30PM |
| Thursday | 5 | Regular meeting
GS: John Hodge, Rock Glaciers and Lava Flows in the High Andes of Chile: An Analogue for Mars |
ETV Telecom Center 1041 George Rogers Blvd |
7:30PM |
| Saturday | 7 | Primary Observing Session Spring Cookout |
MAC-Hunter Site | Sunset: 19:49 Dark: 21:15 - 00:51 |
| Thu-Sun | 12-15 | no frills ZOMBIE Party (sponsored by AAC) | Deerlick Astronomy Village (midway between Atlanta & Augusta) | |
| Saturday | 14 | Alternate Observing Session | MAC-Hunter Site | Sunset: 19:54 Dark: 21:22 - 05:26 |
| Sat-Sun | 21-22 | OP: NatureFest 2007 | Congaree National Park | 11am-3pm |
| Fri-Sun | 27-29 | Southern Star (sponsored by CAAC) | Wildacres near Little Switzerland, NC | |
May |
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| Thursday | 3 | Regular meeting
GS: Marcus Goodkind, History of Manned Space Flight |
ETV Telecom Center 1041 George Rogers Blvd |
7:30 PM |
| Saturday | 5 | OP: Astronomy Day/Earth Fair | Saluda Shoals Park | noon to 5:00 PM |
| Saturday | 12 | Primary Observing Session | MAC-Hunter Site | Sunset: 20:16 Dark: 21:52 - 04:04 |
| Friday | 18 | POP: cub scouts | Poinsett State Park | Sunset: 20:20 Dark: 23:01 - 04:42 |
| Saturday | 19 | Alternate Observing Session | MAC-Hunter Site | Sunset: 20:21 Dark: 23:57 - 04:41 |
| Saturday | 19 | OP: International Sidewalk Astronomy Night | tbd | Sunset: 20:21 Dark: 23:57 - 04:41 |
June |
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| Thursday | 7 | Regular meeting
Summer Astrophoto Contest GS: ??, ??, ?? |
ETV Telecom Center 1041 George Rogers Blvd |
7:30 PM |
| Saturday | 9 | Primary Observing Session | MAC-Hunter Site | Sunset: 20:34 Dark: 22:18 - 02:33 |
| Saturday | 16 | Alternate Observing Session | MAC-Hunter Site | Sunset: 20:37 Dark: 22:34 - 04:28 |
| Tuesday | 19 | Grazing Lunar Occultation of Regulus | Sunset: 20:38 Dark: 00:19 - 04:28 |
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July |
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| Thursday | 5 | Regular meeting
GS: ??, ??, ?? |
ETV Telecom Center 1041 George Rogers Blvd |
7:30 PM |
| Saturday | 7 | Primary Observing Session | MAC-Hunter Site | Sunset: 20:38 Dark: 22:21 - 01:06 |
| Saturday | 14 | Alternate Observing Session | MAC-Hunter Site | Sunset: 20:36 Dark: 22:17 - 04:42 |
August |
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| Thursday | 2 | Regular meeting
GS: Dr. John Safko, USC, Recent Progress in the Searches for Extra-Solar Planets |
ETV Telecom Center 1041 George Rogers Blvd |
7:30 PM |
| Saturday | 11 | Primary Observing Session | MAC-Hunter Site | Sunset: 20:15 Dark: 21:47 - 05:11 |
| Saturday | 18 | Alternate Observing Session | MAC-Hunter Site | Sunset: 20:07 Dark: 22:51 - 05:18 |
September |
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| Thursday | 6 | Regular meeting
Fall Astrophoto Contest GS: Adrienne Huffman, The State Museum, The OPT Project |
ETV Telecom Center 1041 George Rogers Blvd |
7:30 PM |
| Saturday | 8 | Primary Observing Session | MAC-Hunter Site | Sunset: 19:40 Dark: 21:06 - 05:06 |
| Friday | 14 | Owl Prowl Session | Congaree National Park | Sunset: 19:32 Dark: 20:56 - 05:42 |
| Saturday | 15 | Alternate Observing Session | MAC-Hunter Site | Sunset: 19:31 Dark: 21:22 - 05:43 |
| Saturday | 15 | Congaree after Dark Talks | Congaree National Park | Sunset: 19:31 Dark: 21:22 - 05:43 |
| Friday | 21 | Owl Prowl Session | Congaree National Park | Sunset: 19:22 Dark: 2:19 - 05:48 |
| Friday | 28 | Owl Prowl Session | Congaree National Park | Sunset: 19:12 Dark: none |
| Saturday | 29 | Congaree after Dark Talks | Congaree National Park | Sunset: 19:11 Dark: none |
October |
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| Thursday | 4 | Regular meeting USC Football Game: meeting has been moved to 6 13 Oct as part of the Observing Session and Fall Cookout!!! |
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| Friday | 5 | Owl Prowl Session | Congaree National Park | Sunset: 19:03 Dark: 20:26 - 02:59 |
| Saturday | 6 | Primary Observing Session
No-Go! Cookout is postponed to next Saturday!! |
MAC-Hunter Site | Sunset: 19:02 Dark: 20:24 - 04:00 |
| Friday | 12 | Owl Prowl Session | Congaree National Park | Sunset: 18:54 Dark: 20:17 - 06:04 |
| Saturday | 13 | Alternate Observing Session & Fall Cookout & [short] MAC meeting! |
MAC-Hunter Site | Sunset: 18:52 Dark: 20:15 - 06:05 |
| Saturday | 13 | Congaree after Dark Talks | Congaree National Park | Sunset: 18:52 Dark: 20:15 - 06:05 |
| Friday | 19 | Owl Prowl Session | Congaree National Park | Sunset: 18:45 Dark: 01:08 - 06:09 |
| Friday | 26 | Owl Prowl Session | Congaree National Park | Sunset: 18:37 Dark: none |
| Saturday | 27 | Congaree after Dark Talks | Congaree National Park | Sunset: 18:36 Dark: none |
November |
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| Thursday | 1 | Regular meeting
Astrophoto Contest Runoff GS: Hap Griffin, AstroPhoto Processing 101 |
ETV Telecom Center 1041 George Rogers Blvd |
7:30 PM |
| Friday | 2 | Owl Prowl Session | Congaree National Park | Sunset: 18:30 Dark: 19:55 - 01:55 |
| Saturday | 3 | Primary Observing Session | MAC-Hunter Site | Sunset: 18:29 Dark: 19:54 - 02:54 |
| Tuesday | 6 | Scouts at Sesqui | Sesqui State Park | Sunset: 17:27 Dark: 18:52 - 04:43 |
| Friday | 9 | Owl Prowl Session Horrell Hill Elementary School |
Congaree National Park | Sunset: 18:30 Dark: 19:55 - 01:55 |
| Saturday | 10 | Alternate Observing Session | MAC-Hunter Site | Sunset: 17:24 Dark: 18:49 - 05:26 |
| Saturday | 10 | Congaree after Dark Talks | Congaree National Park | Sunset: 17:24 Dark: 18:49 - 05:26 |
| Tuesday | 13 | Alternate Scouts at Sesqui | Sesqui State Park | Sunset: 17:21 Dark: 19:57 - 05:29 |
| Friday | 16 | Owl Prowl Session | Congaree National Park | Sunset: 17:20 Dark: 23:02 - 05:31 |
| Saturday | 17 | Camp Kinard cub scouts | 6053 Two Notch Road, Batesburg-Leesville, SC 29070 | Sunset: 17:19 Dark: 00:06 - 05:32 |
| Saturday | 24 | Congaree after Dark Talks | Congaree National Park | Sunset: 17:16 Dark: none |
| Friday | 30 | Owl Prowl Session | Congaree National Park | Sunset: 17:15 Dark: 18:43 - 23:46 |
December |
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| Saturday | 1 | Primary Observing Session | MAC-Hunter Site | Sunset: 17:14 Dark: 18:43 - 00:44 |
| Thursday | 6 | Christmas Party Year-end awards, doorprizes, games, & food!! Elect New Officers! & GS: Elizabeth Warner, UM, Behind the Scenes: Deep Impact, Dawn, EPOXI |
Location: Carolina Wings NE 2000-18 Clemson Rd |
7:30 PM |
| Saturday | 8 | Alternate Observing Session | MAC-Hunter Site | Sunset: 17:14 Dark: 18:43 - 05:48 |