Richmond Astronomical Society 739th Consecutive Meeting April 12, 2011 —– David Medici called our meeting to order in the Eureka room. Greeting & Announcements – approximately 26 in attendance at the meeting. Share Table A few photos taken through telescopes.  Star maps. Library Report (Virginia Eckert): No issues and no theme tonight.  She brought in [...]

Richmond Astronomical Society 738th Consecutive Meeting March 8, 2011 —– Jim Browder called our meeting to order in the Eureka room. Greeting & Announcements – approximately 37 in attendance at the meeting.   Share Table A member brought in a few photos taken through his telescope.  Star maps. One member jokingly announced he brought in [...]

RAS Board Meeting February 21, 2011 President Jim Browder called the meeting to order at 7:01pm. Attendees (9): Jim Browder, President Jim Blowers, Treasurer Chris McCann, Secretary Ken Wilson Betty Wilson Prashant Reddy Gary Cowardin Laura Graham Dave Walton   Secretary’s report given by Chris McCann November’s board meeting minutes were distributed, discussed, corrected, and [...]

RAS Board Meeting November 15, 2010 President Jim Browder called the meeting to order at 7:01pm. Attendees (11): Jim Browder, President Jim Blowers, Treasurer Chris McCann, Secretary Ken Wilson Betty Wilson Prashant Reddy Jeff Pike Gary Cowardin Cal Pletcher Laura Graham Bill Walton   Secretary’s report given by Chris McCann August’s board meeting minutes were [...]

Richmond Astronomical Society 737th Consecutive Meeting February 8, 2011 —– Jim Browder called our meeting to order in the Eureka room. Greeting & Announcements – approximately 28 in attendance at the meeting. Roger Brubaker has a Meade 102ED/APO EMC refractor telescope for sale with a TeleVue 2″ diagonal, re-worked CG-5 mount with Bob’s Knobs and [...]

Richmond Astronomical Society 736th Consecutive Meeting January 12, 2011 —– Jim Browder called our meeting to order in the Eureka room. Greeting & Announcements – approximately 21 in attendance at the meeting. John Barnett is back!!!! RAS blog has been updated:   http://richastro.org/index.php/category/blog/ If you are in need of RAS name tags, please contact Jim Blowers. [...]

Richmond Astronomical Society 735th Consecutive Meeting December 14, 2010 —– Jim Browder called our meeting to order in the Eureka room. Greeting & Announcements – approximately 45 in attendance at the meeting. Dues are due:  Annual dues are $30 per year with additional options available if you want to operate the observatory or subscribe to [...]

Richmond Astronomical Society 734th Consecutive Meeting November 9, 2010 —– Jim Browder called our meeting to order in the Eureka room. Greeting & Announcements – approximately 35 in attendance at the meeting. Dues are due:  Annual dues are $30 per year with additional options available if you want to operate the observatory or subscribe to [...]

Richmond Astronomical Society 733rd Consecutive Meeting October 12, 2010 —– Jim Browder called our meeting to order in the Eureka room. Greeting & Announcements – approximately 28 in attendance at the meeting. Please check the link to our RAS blog: http://richastro.org/index.php/category/blog/ The nominees for the 2011 RAS Board of Directors was announced: John Barnett, Jim [...]

Richmond Astronomical Society 732nd Consecutive Meeting September 14, 2010 —– Jim Browder called our meeting to order in the Eureka room. Greeting & Announcements – approximately 33 in attendance at the meeting. Please check the link to our RAS blog: http://richastro.org/index.php/category/blog/ The Board of Directors Nominating Committee is been selected at this time.  Prashant Reddy [...]