OAS Executive Committee: 

President- Dave Dunn, Ph. (801) 544-7705

Vice Pres- Lee Priest, Ph. (801) 479-5803

Secretary- Bob Tillotson, Ph. (801) 773-8106

Treasurer- Doug Say, (801) 731-7324

THE JUNE MEETING

The regular monthly meeting of the Ogden Astronomical Society will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Ott Planetarium next Thursday June 13, 2002. This meeting will be a "Show and Tell". Bring in your current projects, pictures, etc, to show us what you have been up to. It is fun to see some of the new telescopes, components and pictures that everyone has acquired. It also gives us ideas for future projects.

MAY WAS BUSY AND FULFILLING

I would like to thank everyone that helped with the star parties in May. We had several schools and a library that requested star parties. In one week we had 3 star parties. It was great to have the support of the OAS members at these events. The kids really enjoyed looking through our telescopes and learning more about astronomy. The teacher from Adams Elementary said the kids were very excited as they talked in school the next day about what they had seen. They made us a nice Thank You card that I will bring to the meeting.

FOR JUNE - We have several fun activities planned for June. On June 10th at 6:15 p.m. there will be an Annular Solar Eclipse. From our area, the Moon will cover about 44% of the Sun. We plan to meet at Doug Say's Golf and Country Club for an Eclipse Party. You can plan to arrive between 5:30 and 6:00 to set up. Bring your solar filters and Eclipse glasses and if you want to you can bring a snack to share. Set up to the west of his house and you can park at Doug's shop . The address is: 2060 W. 1025 N., Farr West. The Eclipse starts at 6:15, reaches maximum at 7:15 and ends at 8:10.

We also have two star parties. On June 15th we will be at Antelope Island and on June 29th we will be at East Canyon State Park. Both of these locations can have good viewing. I look forward to seeing you there. For those needing directions we will discuss these events at the June 13 meeting.

Dave Dunn

BIG CHANGES IN O.A.S. FUTURE

This month's meeting will be the last meeting held in the planetarium before we meet to elect new officers in September. We will be at the Monte Cristo star parties for both the July and August meetings. There will be a major changing of the guard this year and we sorely need nominations for President, Vice President and Secretary. Nominations can also be made for Treasurer though Doug has indicated his willingness to continue. Bob Tillotson has served for 11 years as Secretary and Editor of the Star Diagonal and has indicated that he will not place his name in nomination again this year.

The positions of President and Vice President have a two year term limit so Lee and I will be required to step down this year. Listed below are excerpts from the OAS constitution that describe the duties of these offices. Having served as both President and Vice President I can say that the duties don't take that much time and they aren't difficult. If you are willing to accept nomination for one of the three offices, please notify Bob Tillotson, our Nominating Committee Chairman. You can phone Bob at (801) 773-8106 or e-mail him at: bob@skyplanner.com. Dave Dunn, President

Section 3 - The duties of the officers shall be as follows:

a. The President shall be the chief executive of the organization and shall preside at all meetings of the organization and of its officers. He shall appoint the members of all committees and be a member ex-officio of such committees, except the nominating committee.

b. The Vice-President shall assist the President as the President may direct and shall assume the duties of the President in his absence.

c. The Secretary shall give notice to the members of all meetings and shall keep the minutes of all meetings and such other records and shall perform such other duties as the President or these by-laws may direct.

d. The Treasurer shall have custody of all funds of the organization, shall collect all dues, and shall keep books and records showing all funds received and disbursed and all assets and liabilities of the organization. These books shall be open to the inspection of any member at any meeting. The Treasurer shall not make any expenditure in excess of fifty dollars ($50.00) without the approval of the members or the Executive Committee. The Treasurer shall audit the records of his predecessor upon taking office, and shall give a full account to the members at the Annual Meeting prior to leaving office and at such other times as the President may direct.

MINUTES

OGDEN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

May 9, 2002

The regular meeting of the Ogden Astronomical Society was called to order by president Dave Dunn in

the Ott Planetarium at 7:30 p.m.

The upcoming Grand Canyon Star Party scheduled for June 8 through 15 was discussed. Deloy and Karen Pierce are contact people. Karen and Deloy are also arranging an Eclipse party for June 10.

The ALCON 2002 was discussed. It will be held at U of U July 31 through August 3. There are numerous interesting field trips planned. Volunteers are needed.

Upcoming star parties are: Weber County Library in Huntsville is set for Tuesday May 14; Roy Elementary School is on Friday May 17; Antelope Island is Saturday May 18; June 15 is the next Antelope Island event.

A planet marathon held last Friday May 10 was a lot of fun for everyone who attended.

The evening's main program was introduced. A movie supplied by John Sohl entitled "So Many Galaxies, So Little Time" was presented.

Following the movie, Deloy and Karen Pierce discussed the Parowon Gap field trip planned for this weekend. They then showed slides of the current western planet alignment.

Dave announced that the July and August meetings will be held at the Monte Cristo star parties.

Meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m.

Bob Tillotson, Secretary