MEETING AGENDA
Nov 5, 2008
7:30 PM 17 members present
50 YEARS
PRESENTATION
Bill Luzader “Exploring the
Moon” and Bruce Lewis praises new edition of Ridpath & Tirion “Planets
& Stars Field Guide”
OLD BUSINESS
1. Scituate Rotary Club on
2. 50th Anniversary
celebration was a great success, club web site has images of the special
presentation, members & family members eating and images of the the club
from former member and president George East.
3.
4. telescope observing at
Cardinal Cushing-St. Colletta’s, near the Rtes 53 and 139 intersection, across
from Shaw’s – at sunset on Monday Nov 10
4. Nomination of Officers
President – Paul Grueter
VicePresident – Louis
Gentile
Secretary – Bill Luzader
Treasurer – Chuck McCarthy
Directors – Rolf Egon, Mal
MacDonald & Steve Zulon
NEW BUSINESS
1) Dues will be unchanged for 2009: $35 dues
w/Astronomical League magazine; magazines $33 Sky & Tel and $34 Astronomy
2) Viewing Dates – Nov 22 & 29 at
3) Corporation Notice – Tenney Doble received a notice
from the MA Secretary of State that nonprofit organizations must file an annual
report. SSAS thought that we let our corporation “die in bad standing” so we
would not have to pay annual fees. Now the state is looking for the fees for
the years that we have not filed annual reports – since 1999.
4) Web Site changes: e-mail to all members members@ssastros.org all members
receive, members only page, 50th Anniversary page will remain
5) Fri Nov 24 Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on a trip
to the Space Station at 7:55 pm – should be seen low in our SE sky 7 minutes
after launch
8:30 pm ADJOURN