1. APL Astronomy Club Meeting October 16, 2013

2. Agenda Treasurer’s report FY 2014 budget request Equipment Check-out Upcoming Events Guest Speaker: Claudia Knez

3. APL Astronomy Club Treasury October 16, 2013 Dues income for CY 2013 - 21 members have paid dues (16 paid in 2012) $ 500.50 Recent Expenditures None (no reimbursements outstanding) None (no reimbursements outstanding) $ 224.09 Credit Union balance (16 October 2013) $ 922.13 Rec Office Balance (FY 2014) Grants usually announced in November Grants usually announced in November $ 0.00

4. FY 14 Budget Request Description Expected Cost Requested APL FundingChampion 8" Optical Tube Assembly (OTA) with right-angle finder$1,000.00$800.00Dave T. 8" OTA case$180.00$144.00Dave T. Right-angle finder scope for 8" OTA*$100.00$80.00Dave T. Equatorial mount$800.00$640.00Dave T. Sky-Watcher AllView mount for H-alpha Lunt telescope$399.00$319.20Ron F. Zoom eyepiece for Lunt Ca-K telescope$149.00$119.20Ron F. Filter set*$160.00$128.00Dave T. Illuminated reticle eyepiece*$100.00$80.00Dave T. Case for Orion 8" telescope$90.00$72.00Dave T. 15x70 Celestron binoculars*$90.00$72.00Dave T. JMI counterweight set*$80.00$64.00Dave T. Telrad finder$40.00$32.00Dave T. Observer's handbook 2014$38.20$30.56Mark K. Turn Left at Orion - Book$30.00$24.00Mark K. TOTAL COSTS:$3,256.20$2,604.96 * = lower priority items

5. Equipment Check-out In order to minimize the chance of misplacing club equipment, the club will begin using the new equipment check-out form and the associated procedure for borrowing club equipment. Equipment room key-holders will need to sign off on check-outs and “parking lot” exchanges. Current key-holders: Steve Conard Dan Smith Helen Hart Mark Kochte

6. Upcoming Events – APL Club Friends and Family Star Party Second Attempt– November 8, 2013 Possible Solar Observing Session – November 19, 2013 Next Club Meeting – November 20, 2013 –Talk by Ron Farris on solar observing

7. Upcoming Events - Regional HAL Public Star Party – Nov. 9, 2013 – Alpha Ridge Park, Marriottsville, MD Winter Star Party 2014 – Feb. 24 - Mar. 2, 2014 – Southern Cross Astronomical Society - Scout Key, Florida NEAF/NEAIC 23 – Apr. 12 - 13, 2014 – Rockland Astronomy Club and S&T - Rockland Community College, Suffern, New York Texas Star Party 2014 – May 25 – Jun. 1, 2014 – Astronomical League Southwest Region - Prude Ranch near Fort Davis, Texas Greenbank StarQuest XI – Jun. 25 - 28, 2014 – National Radio Astronomy Observatory - Greenbank, WV Stellafane Convention – Jul. 24 - 27, 2014 – Springfield, VT NOVAC AHSP 10 – Aug.22 - 26, 2014 – Spruce Knob, WV

8. Guest Speaker: Claudia Knez