http://www.svas.org Sharing the wonders of the universe Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:05:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en  Annual Members-only Big Bash!!   Mark your calendar, collimate that scope and get something to throw on the grill! Star-BQ is almost here. Members may bring guests.     Friday, August 6: Call to reserve a spot if you wish to camp overnight Friday and/or Saturday Saturday, August 7: Raffle & Barbecue, Solar Observing & Other events Sunday, August ... http://www.svas.org/2010/07/star-bq-2010/  Dr. Kevin Grazier will be the featured speaker at the June General Meeting on Friday, June 18.  "Dawn: Ion Engines And Icy Asteroids."   Dawn's goal is to characterize the conditions and processes of the solar system's earliest epoch by investigating in detail two of the largest protoplanets remaining intact since their formations. ... http://www.svas.org/2010/06/dawn-mission/ May General Meeting Speaker: Larry HarrisonWow! Have you ever seen meteorites like that? Come check it out and learn more about meteorites than you ever hoped to know from Larry Harrison, this month's General Meeting Speaker. Harrison has an enviable collection of meteorites to show and will explain how different ... http://www.svas.org/2010/05/meteorites-may-general-meeting/ Dr. Kevin Grazier is once again unable to make the SVAS General meeting this coming Friday, May 21. Stay tuned as we confirm another speaker. http://www.svas.org/2010/05/may-speaker-cancels/  Saturday, May 22, 11am to 3pm ATM Boot Camp will be working with SVAS members desiring to build a new Dobsonian telescope or improve their existing one.  I would like to welcome new members who need help in selecting their first telescope.  We will be working on Lynda’s 12.5” DOB along ... http://www.svas.org/2010/05/atm-boot-camp-2/ Last month we celebrated Earth Day.  It was the 40th anniversary of the event that raised national and then worldwide awareness of the plight of our environment.  Since the first Earth Day in 1970 a lot has been accomplishedtoward reversing the potentially devastating impact that just one species has had ... http://www.svas.org/2010/05/bigger-than-earth-day/ Here are the results of the March 19, 2010 SVAS election: President: Ross Gorman Vice President: Walt Heiges Secretary: Charles Real Treasurer: Kirk Alexander Directors: Molly Gallagher Perry Preston Porter Lynda Hall Terry Sandbek Forrest Lockhart Gary Shuluk http://www.svas.org/2010/03/election-results/ SVAS Election Time The annual election of Officers and Directors takes place Friday, March 19 at Sacramento City College, Room 3 at 8:00pm. Only members in good standing as of the January general meeting will be given a ballot. All members and prospective members are encouraged to come to the meeting to ... http://www.svas.org/2010/03/svas-election-time/ Cosmo Garvin of the Sacramento News & Review wrote a column about our February speaker, Dr. Kimberly Ennico, which was published on March 4, 2010. You can read it at the link below: http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/content?oid=1380296 http://www.svas.org/2010/03/sacramento-to-the-moon/  Will Lynda ever finish hers?   by Lynda Hall   Thanks to Lonnie, I’ve been inspired to finish the mirror and scope I started   about 6 years ago at Cary Chleborad’s telescope workshops. I’m almost finished making my own mirror and am ready to start designing the scope itself.    For those interested in the ... http://www.svas.org/2010/03/atm-boot-camp-challenge/