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SUMMARY:General Meeting – December 2019
DESCRIPTION:6:30 pm – Introductory Presentation\nTitle:  Minor Policy Updates\, Review and Training\nSpeaker:  Mae Smith\, TAAA President \nTAAA President Mae Smith will give a presentation on the group’s Minor Policy updates\, review and training. Minor Policy procedures are to be fully enacted throughout TAAA by January 1\, 2020. Mae’s talk will include updates on any changes to the policy\, reviews of responsibilities of members and leaders\, and review of the procedures for TAAA members involved in the different TAAA activities. Attendance at this meeting will count as training in the fundamental minor policy course for TAAA leaders and members and as the required annual review for leaders who previously took the training. \n7:30 pm – Main Presentation\nTitle: Remote Observatory Operation\, the good\, the bad\, and the ugly: or what can go wrong with your observatory?\nSpeaker: Tim Hunter has been an amateur astronomer since 1950\, and he is the owner of two observatories\, the 3towers Observatory and the Grasslands Observatory (http://www.3towers.com). He also considers himself “a prime example of someone whose hobby has run amok\, spending more time and money on it than common sense would dictate.” Tim has been the President of the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association\, Inc. (TAAA) and a member of the TAAA since 1975. He is the immediate past Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Planetary Science Institute (PSI). For decades\, he has been interested in the growing problem of light pollution. In 1987\, he and Dr. David Crawford founded the International Dark-Sky Association\, Inc. (IDA). IDA is a nonprofit corporation devoted to promoting quality outdoor lighting and combatting the effects of light pollution. \nTim’s talk to TAAA will describe his experience owning and operating the Grasslands Observatory near Sonoita\, Arizona. As Tim explains: “The observatory was founded in 1987 and evolved from a mainly visual use facility to three remotely operated telescopes used for astrophotography.” He will illustrate the evolution of the observatory\, and discuss remote telescopic operations in general and how his three telescopes—a PlaneWave CDK24 24-inch f/6.5 telescope\, an ASA 20-inch f/3.6 telescope\, and a Takahashi Epsilon 180 f/2.8 telescope—are remotely operated from Tucson and used for various astrophotographic projects. As Tim explains\, “Remote telescope operation is quite possible and offers great convenience with respect to travel and sleeping. It comes with considerable costs including monetary as well as the need for constant attention to maintain the operation. Things can and will go wrong. One must be prepared to respond to the gravest of contingencies at a remote location in the darkest hours of the night. “
URL:https://tucsonastronomy.org/event/xxx-2/
LOCATION:Steward Observatory Lecture Hall (Room N210)\, 933 N Cherry Ave\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85721\, United States
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