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.

Agenda:

Review Agenda

• Approve previous meeting minutes

• Treasurer's Report

• Old Business:

• T-Shirt Orders

• General interest

• Order Form

• Sell additional for club funds?

• "Rent an Astronomer" Committee.

• New Business

• Upcoming Outreach Events:

• Pack 800 Tiger Scouts.

• Wednesday, 08Jan2025 1800 @Observatory

• Astronomical League Award Discussion: Jason Morton

• Round Table

• Adjourn

Agenda:

• Review Agenda

• Approve previous meeting minutes

• Treasurer's Report

• Old Business:

• Status of Mount in Dome

• Update on Fundraising Plan

• New Business

• Upcoming Outreach Events:

• Klepsig Family Stargazing - 19Oct2024 2000 @ the Observatory

• Fallston Middle School 6th Grade Science Stargazing - 12Nov2024 1700 @ Fallston Middle School.

• T-Shirts

• General interest

• Order Form

• Sell additional for club funds?

• Astronomical League Award Discussion: Jason Morton

• Round Table

• Adjourn

7:00 PM -Review Agenda

• Approve previous meeting minutes

• Treasurer's Report

• Old Business:

• Members Only Night?

• New Business:

• New Website

• New Communications (hafordastro.org email addresses)

• Collaboration Opportunities

• Teams for remote access to Meetings

• Content for YouTube Channel/Website

• APG STEM Day 2024

• Astronomical League Award Discussion: Jason Morton

• Round Table

• Adjourn

7:30 PM - “Narrowband filters in Astrophotography - The Science of How They Work and How to Pick the Right Ones” presented by Brent Mantooth

You can capture images from your back yard that look like something from the Hubble Space Telescope – if you use the right tools. This image of the Rosette Nebula was taken in Bel Air MD. A technique called Narrowband Imaging uses special filters to cut light pollution and transmit only the emission of specific gasses found in nebula which reveal these amazing images. This talk will cover how narrowband imaging works, how the filters work and factors you need to consider in selecting the right filters for your telescope and camera.