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DECEMBER 2024 Club Update

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 Hi All, Some Updates We now accept online payment for club memberships on our Meetings and Membership Page ! This is in addition to check and cash payments, those options remain. Share with a friend! Thursday the 12th at 7PM we will have our December General Meeting On the Agenda is  Astronomical League Awards Ceremony Nominations for Officer Positions (you can self-nominate and we can use the help!) 2024 Recap 2025 Goals / Brainstorming  Sharing latest efforts/observing/projects And (if the weather holds - some observing after) 2024 has been an amazing year and we've grown quite a bit.  Please join us and keep checking our calendar of events for upcoming meetings and observing sessions. Ad Astra Jeff Dunn President - Shoreline Astronomical Society
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March 14th Observing Session Report

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Hi All, What a night!  Thank you all for your continued support, here's a rundown of the evening: 1. We all arrived early and had to wait patiently for the sun to set before beginning our observation session.  An action item for me is to reach out and confirm that a 7:30 PM start time for the warmer months will work for Deer Lake.   2. The scouts from Troop 7 in Clinton arrived and shared the night sky with us!  Approximately 12 troops and their family members attended.  They brought a lot of energy and enthusiasm to the observation field and made me feel like we're not only an astronomy club for astronomers but connecting with the local community.   A quick estimate puts the evening's attendance around 18-20 people. Thank you all for your help! 3. We had 9 telescopes on the field tonight!  4 of which were club telescopes and 2 brought by the scouts!   The big red 10" Dob got some good use from everyone and is going home with Lou fo...
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FEBRUARY 2025 Updates

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  Meigs Point Nature Center Family Astronomy Night - Saturday, March 29 7:30-9:30 PM Upcoming Events Country School STEM Glowfest - Tuesday, February 25th, 5:30-7:30 PM Shoreline Astronomical Society General Meeting on March 13th at 7-9PM at Deer Lake Outdoor Center Total Lunar Eclipse - Overnight starting on March 13th-March14th Meigs Point Nature Center Family Astronomy Night - Saturday, March 29, 7:30-9:30 PM Messier Marathon (please contact us at Shorelineastronomicalsociety@gmail.com for more information) (End of March OR End of April) Club News We have applied for our 501(c)(3) Non-profit status! A big win, thank you to the club members for your help We've doubled our paid club members since last year, thank you for your support! If you're not a member you join today, please see our Membership & Meetings page Members continue to be recognized for outreach with awards from the Astronomical League We've kicked off a series of astrophotography talks, with one th...
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