Astronomical Society of Bay County

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Currently, we meet often at various locations and at telescope observation sites. Call one of the people below (or e-mail me) for the exact time of the next meeting and for more precise directions. We welcome visitors.

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Club Officers
President	Richard Millett, 850-265-8912 NSrmillett @ knology.net
Vice Pres/Programs	Carl Hurston, 850-785-8908 NSchurston @ knology.net
Website Editor	Richard Millett, 850-265-8912 NSrmillett @ knology.net
Treasurer	Carl Hurston, 850-785-8908 NSchurston @ knology.net

Next Meeting

Meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month at 6:30pm.

Jan 19th
- Club business
- Election of Officers

Meeting Location

The Science and Discovery Center is located at 308 Airport Rd, near the intersection of Jenks and Airport Road.

Web Links

www.stellarium.org - A free planetarium program, well worth the price!
www.heavens-above.com - A great site for tracking satellites and the space station.
www.skyandtelescope.com - Sky and Telescope magazine.
www.cloudynights.com - Cloudy nights telescope reviews.
www.ourdarkskies.com - Astronomy forum site. Lots of stuff on astrophotography.
www.cleardarksky.com - Sky condition predictions forPanama City
www.spaceweather.com - Current Solar Information

New Club Telescopes

With a generous donation of a Celestron Telescope by Mike Sowell, the club now has two telescopes!
The telescopes will be used as an educational resource and for club Star Parties. When not being used for official club business, members in good standing will be able to check out the scopes for personal use.

Orion XT6 Telescope Celestron Telescope

Picture(s) of the Month

The Aurora Borealis in Fairbanks, AK
Taken Sep 5 & 6, 2011 by Dick Suiter

Astronomy Humor

Comic
Baby Blues