PAS President Message

The PAS January Meeting will be held at the UNO Lakefront Campus Science Building, Room 1001. The meeting begins at 7:30 PM on the night of the 29th. Our main presentation will be several shorter presentations. Jack Huerkamp will present a telescope of the month, Barry Simon will discuss zoom eyepieces, Frank Castagna will talk about focusing masks and Ron Marcella will present his new Ioptron Mount. In addition we will have a swap meet. Please bring items to sell and trade. Eyepieces, books, binoculars and even non-astronomical items may be brought. Remember to bring money as well! Just so everyone has a heads up, the following are the meeting dates for the year:

January 29
February 26
March 26
April 30th
May 28
June 25
July 23
August 20
September 24
October 22
November 19
December 10 holiday party

Dr. Seab has informed me that UNO has been cutting the heating off fairly early so dress accordingly.

We will also be raffling of a very nice Skywatcher 114 mm Reflector on an Equatorial Mount at the meeting. Chances are a $1 each or 6 for $5.

Remember to contact Kirk Aynond if you would like to do a presentation this year.

I would also like to remind everyone that your renewals are due! John Scholl will be collecting dues at this month's Meeting. If you cannot attend, please mail them to John.

The PAS Officer's have decided to move the annual PAS Picnic to the LPMOS Observing Site this year. We are doing this in the hope that more members will become acquainted with and begin using our observing site. We will have more details later in the year as the picnic draws nearer.

Clear Dark Skies To All,
Mike Sandras