Club Information
CONTACT US:
Ford Amateur Astronomy Club
P.O. Box 7527
Dearborn, Michigan 48121-7527 USA
Tel: 313-757-2582
Email us for INFO
2016 CLUB OFFICERS and Other Positions
| President | Tim Campbell | President@fordastronomyclub.com |
| Vice Pres | Timothy Dey | VP@fordastronomyclub.com |
| Secretary | Jessica Edwards |
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| Treasurer | Gordon Hansen | Treasurer@fordastronomyclub.com |
| Club Email |
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| Astronomy For Everyone |
Monthly Cable TV Show | AFE@fordastronomyclub.com |
| Star Stuff Newsletter Editor |
Liam Finn | StarStuff@fordastronomyclub.com |
| Social Media | Liam Finn | SocialMedia@fordastronomyclub.com |
| Webmaster | Greg Ozimek | webmaster@fordastronomyclub.com |
Our Tri-Fold "Promotional Brochure" in PDF
FAAC Sirius Award Club By-Laws Previous Club Officers
FAAC on facebook TV Program: Astronomy For Everyone
GENERAL MEETINGS
HFC Locations Map (see page 2)
The Ford Amateur Astronomy Club
holds regular general meetings open to the public on the fourth Thursday of
every* month at 5:30 PM. Meetings are held
at Henry Ford Community College (HFCC) Administrative Services and Conference Center (ASCC map)
Berry Amphitheater. (effective May, 2009).
| MEETING DATE |
MAIN PRESENTATION | TITLE | TECH TALK |
TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26 | Dr. Les Johnson | Interstellar Travel: Is It Possible? | Gordon Hansen | Canon 60Da |
| JUNE 23 | Dr. Misconi | An Immigrant's Journey into the Cosmos | Tim Dey | Meade Light Switch |
| JULY 28 | Doug Bauer | South Carolina Star Parties | Tim Campbell | TBD |
| AUGUST 25 | Dr. Nicolle Zellner | 2017 Eclipse | Impacts in the Earth-Moon System - What, When, and Why | |
| SEPTEMBER 22 | Tim Campbell | Earth, Sun and Stars | Gary Repella | The Lunar 100 |
| OCTOBER 27 | Sandra Macika | Meteorites | George Korody | The Photon Machine |
| DECEMBER 1 | TBD | Planetarium Presentation | FAAC Planetarium Staff | |
| JANUARY 26 | Please | |||
| FEBRUARY 23 | Sign | |||
| MARCH 23 | UP! |
BOARD MEETINGS
The Club Board meetings are held at 5:00PM the first Thursday of each month and are open to members.
ASTRO IMAGING SIG
The Ford Amateur Astronomy Club holds regular ASTRO IMAGING SIG meetings on the second Thursday of the month at 5:30 PM in the same room as the general membership meetings, the Berry Amphitheater in the ASCC (Administrative Services and Conference Center), at HFCC.
OBSERVING SITE
The Ford Amateur Astronomy Club
has an established observing site
, by permit, at the Spring Mill Pond area
of the Island Lake Recreational Area in Brighton, Michigan located near the
intersections of I-96 and US-23. All club members have the responsibility
for opening, closing and locking the gate after the park's 10:00pm closing
time. Access for the lock should be available from
one of our club members or club officers at the observing site during an observing
session. All
visiting guests must be accompanied by a FAAC club member.
Please send a note to us at our Club eMail to let us know that you would like to attend an observing session
so that we can make arrangements for you.
Always lock the gate behind you after 10:00pm whether entering or leaving
the park. Don't forget to place the key back in the lock box immediately after
use. It is our only means of entering and exiting the park after hours.
MEMBERSHIP AND DUES
Membership to the
Ford Amateur Astronomy Club is open to both Ford and Non-Ford Motor Company
employees. The general public is also welcome to join. The dues structure
is as follows:
| New Member Annual Individual/Family |
$30.00
|
| Renewals |
$25.00
|
Membership benefits include an on-line subscription to the Star Stuff newsletter, discounts on subscriptions to Astronomy and/or Sky & Telescope magazine(s), after hours use of the observing site at Island Lake Recreational Area and discounts at selected area astronomical equipment retailers. Here
is an application if you want to fill it out
and send it to the treasurer. Past Star Stuff Newsletters are on-line and ready for viewing. Click on "Newsletter" on the left.
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