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Online Horizon

This page is in four parts. First there are current stories and/or news of interest to WCAC members. Second there are reports and pictures from past club meetings. Third there are reports and picture galleries of past special events. Last there are articles posted here that were featured in past Horizon newsletters or in other publications.
| Current Stories/News | Past Meetings | Past Special Events | Past Horizon Newsletters |
| About Us | Keller Telescope | Planetarium | Officers | AEB Calendar |
| Event Horizon | Online Horizon | What's Up? | Research | SIG |
| Photo Gallery | Links | Tutorials | Glossary | Pronunciation Guide |
| The Wilderness Center Store | Membership Application |

-NEW- June Meeting - The program was a video provided by Brian Gray titled, “Journey to the Stars".

-UPDATED- Meeting Programming - The latest meeting program schedule is as follows.

July - Program by Brian Gray - Zooninverse: http://www.zooniverse.org/home The Zooniverse is home to the internet's largest, most popular and most successful citizen science projects..
August - TBD

Brian Gray would like some program suggestions. He'd love even more for some volunteers to give programs. It is perfectly acceptable, by the way to string several short programs together to get the equivalent of a longer one. If you have an idea contact Brian via email or at a meeting.
Current stories and/or club news
-Updated-Announcements

The Wilderness Center volunteer party is on July 29th at 6:30 pm. This is for anybody who volunteered in the past year. Dinner will be provided.

The Wilderness Center's Moonlight Serenade will be held June 26th from 7 to 10 pm. Cost is $35 per couple. Admission is free if you volunteer.

All meetings will now be in the Planetarium in the Astronomy Education Building (unless otherwise noted).

Check the Yahoo users group for star watch outings.

Missing from the Observatory -Filters, 2 inch UHC, 2 inch OIII and Ha for the 6 inch. If you know where these are please bring them to our attention.

The Boy Scout group will be at the public viewing night in July to continue working on their merit badge

Contact Bill if you are interested in training for the AEB entry and exit procedures and equipment in the observatory.

The Wilderness Center's Moonlight Serenade -

The Wilderness Center had their annual Moonlight Serenade on June 26th from 7 to 10 pm. The Astronomy Education Building was open for visitors. We couldn't use the telescopes because of cloud cover. Fortunately, the rain held off until after the event was over and we were able to enjoy the outdoor air with the observatory roof open. Many of the 85 couples registered for the event walked through the observatory and planetarium. Club members were on hand to answer questions about the telescopes, the club and astronomy in general. A slide show was continuously playing in the planetarium. It showcased pictures taken by club members of various craters and phases of the moon. Thanks to Bill Castro, Nancy Castro and Brian Gray for volunteering. Snacks for the volunteers were provided by Nancy Castro.

Richard H. Emmons Award - The Astronomical Society of the Pacific is accepting nominations for the Richard H. Emmons Award for Excellence in College Astronomy Teaching. Eligibility: Current or past service as an instructor of introductory astronomy for non-science majors at a one or more accredited 2-year or 4-year institutions of higher education. Preference will be given to those who spend a significant fraction of their teaching time with non-science majors. Link above has details.
Inreach - We have expanded the program coordinating function to include programing for members interests. If you have any special interest, programs, education or activities you would like to see contact Dave Gill. Click on the Inreach link for more details. Contact John Waechter if you want to be on the observing list.

Inreach link for more general details of the program.

Planning meeting inreach discussion - Notes from the last Planning Meeting

Outreach - New bookings, schedule, reports and Night Sky Network info.
Treasurer's deals -

You can now subscribe to Sky and Telescope yourself either online or by mail. Make sure you are on the Club's roster that we sent in. (New members check with the Treasurer). Let Sky and telescope know you are with The Wilderness Center Astronomy Club. Some more publications and benefits of WCAC membership: Sky & Telescope 1 year subscription - $32.95. Entitles you to 10% discount on Sky Publishing catalog items just tell them that you subscribe through the WCAC. Astronomy magazine online rate is $29.95 for 1 year. We need 5 subscriptions to get the club discount for Astronomy Magazine. Presently we only have 3, so online is the way to go..

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-UPDATED- Astronomy Education Building Update: Observatory report, Public Star Watches and Planetarium report.

FOR SALE - Items club members have for sale.

| Current Stories/News | Past Meetings | Past Special Events | Past Horizon Newsletters |

| About Us | Keller Telescope | Planetarium | Officers | AEB Calendar |
| Event Horizon | Online Horizon | What's Up? | Research | SIG |
| Photo Gallery | Links | Tutorials | Glossary | Pronunciation Guide |
| The Wilderness Center Store | Membership Application |
Last updated June 28, 2010, by Bill Castro and Brian Gray