Monthly meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM online at this link

September 2013 Meeting Minutes

Richmond Astronomical Society 768th Consecutive Meeting September 10, 2013 Greetings – approximately 29 in attendance at the meeting. Jim Browder called our meeting to order in the Eureka meeting room. Announcements / Share Table • Request for help with Sept. 28-29 Camp Hanover (Camp Phoenix) Event — please advise Jim Browder at president@richastro.org if you … Read more

August 2013 Meeting Minutes

Richmond Astronomical Society 767th Consecutive Meeting August 13, 2013 Greetings – approximately 26 in attendance at the meeting. Jim Browder called our meeting to order in the Eureka meeting room. Announcements / Share Table • Request for help with Sept. 28-29 Camp Phoenix Event. This is a camping event in Hanover County for Cancer survivors … Read more

July 2013 Meeting Minutes

Richmond Astronomical Society 766th Consecutive Meeting July 9, 2013 Greetings – approximately 33 in attendance at the meeting. Jim Browder called our meeting to order in the Eureka meeting room. Announcements / Share Table Bill Jefferies had some equipment to show and sell Book on share table were used during tonight’s presentation Nametags for members … Read more

My New Favorite Star Party

A new blog entry has been posted about the recent Staunton River Star Party.  It was a great party!  Tell your astronomer friends.  The blog post is at this link.  

My New Favorite Star Party

I recently attended, along with several other members of the Richmond Astronomical Society, the Staunton River Star Party hosted jointly by the Chapel Hill Astronomy Club (CHAOS) and the Staunton River State Park. Before I was able to find the time to attend, I had heard the party was a good one, but had not … Read more

May 2013 Board Meeting Minutes

RAS Board Meeting May 20, 2013 President Jim Browder called the meeting to order at 7:00pm. Attendees (11): • Jim Browder, President • Jim Blowers, Treasurer • Chris McCann, Secretary • David Medici • Betty Wilson • Ken Wilson • Prashant Reddy • Bill Newman • Gary Cowardin • Dave Walton • Randy Tatum Missing … Read more

October 2013 Meeting Minutes

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June 2013 Meeting Minutes

Richmond Astronomical Society 765th Consecutive Meeting June 11, 2013 —- Greetings – approximately 32 in attendance at the meeting. Jim Browder called our meeting to order in the Eureka meeting room. Announcements / Share Table John was cleaning house and brought in several things he wanted to get rid of. Most were give-aways, but he … Read more

May 2013 Meeting Minutes

Richmond Astronomical Society 764th Consecutive Meeting May 14, 2013 —- Greetings – approximately 31 in attendance at the meeting. Jim Browder called our meeting to order in the Eureka meeting room. Announcements / Share Table • For individual sharing: Old SMV astronomical equipment, free for the taking. The C8 will be donated to the club. … Read more