Please see the agenda for the BOD Meeting tonight, 08Mar2025 at 1800.

• Review Agenda

• Approve previous meeting minutes

• Treasurer's Report

• Old Business:

• T-Shirt Update

• Updated discussion regarding discretionary fund for the Officers

• New Business

• Discuss/Prepare Board Positions up for Election this year.

• Astronomical League Award Discussion - Outreach Observer Award: Jason Morton

• Round Table

• Adjourn

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 TBD

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:

• Rent an Astronomer Update

• T-shirt Update

• New Business

• Upcoming Outreach Events:

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

• Girl Scout Troop - 15Nov2024 1800 @ Observatory

• 2025 Open House/Meeting Schedule

• 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

Agenda

1. Call to order

2. Review/approve previous meeting minutes

3. Treasurer's Report

4. Old Business

1. Website Move

2. Office 365 Update

3. Mount Repair in Observatory

5. New Business

1. Review updated Fundraising Plan

2. Discuss HCAS Shirt purchases

3. Refine "Rent an Astronomer" initiative

4. Review access to new Team for the BOD.

6. Roundtable

7. 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.

Meeting Agenda:

Call to order

1. Review/approve previous meeting minutes

2. Treasurer's Report

3. Old Business

1. Fundraising Plan

2. Suggested uses of funds

3. Delegation of resources to contact donors

4. Amount to provide receipts (suggested guidance is over $250)

5. Tools for managing campaign

4. New Business

1. Moving Website to Squarespace

2. Review Demo site

3. Set up accounts

4. Schedule content and DNS moves

5. Upgrade Office 365 subscription

1. Through TechSoup

2. At least have licenses for the 4 Officers

3. Offer as an optional membership benefit (discounted Office and a harforastro.org email address)

4. Rob to set up subscription and email services if approved.

5. https://www.techsoup.org/products/office-365-enterprise-nonprofit-cloud-subscriptions-g-49227-

6. Adobe Creative Suite Subscription?

1. Also through TechSoup

2. https://www.techsoup.org/products/adobe-creative-cloud-for-individuals-all-apps-plan-1-year-individual-membership-access-to-discounted-rates-g-49388-

7. Roundtable

8. Adjourn