Review Agenda

• Approve previous meeting minutes

• Treasurer's Report

• Old Business:

• T-Shirt Orders

• General interest

• Order Form

• New Business

• Upcoming Outreach Events:

• SAME Chesapeake Post

• Thursday, 20March2025 @ Observatory

• Review of HCAS

• General Astronomy Discussion

• Light Pollution

• What can be observed in our area

• Trends in technology

• This will be catered by SAME (Yay!)

• International Dark Sky Week Activities

• Lead by Tim Phelan

• Astronomical League Award Discussion: Jason Morton

• Round Table

• Adjourn

Please stick around after the meeting for a Presentation from member Brent Mantooth:

This week, Dr. Brent Mantooth will discuss his Telescope Configuration & Backfocus Manager with club members. Join us at 6 PM this Saturday, February 8 at the Harford Community College Observatory for the talk, followed by an open house at 7 PM to observe celestial objects like the moon, planets, constellations, double stars, star clusters, nebulas, and galaxies through telescopes set up in the parking lot and the observatory dome.

The talk is geared towards those interested in imaging with telescopes but is also relevant for visual use. The tools help plan out parts like filters, spacers, and cameras needed for imaging, enabling quick configuration switches between planetary and deep sky imaging.