The Sioux Empire Astronomy Club is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. We are a group that is interested in Astronomy, teaching public or private school students and the general public the basics of astronomy.

We offer family participation and public involvement in the wonders of the night sky. Our club offers public viewing sessions on a monthly basis and are open to the general public.

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Category: Misc Posted by: e107 on Monday 18 January 2038 - 22:14:07
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We will have a Club Meeting on Saturday March 20, 2010 at the Ronning Library which is located at 3100 E 49th St. The meeting will start at 10:00am till 11:00am in Meeting Room A. The library is located at intersection of 49th and Southeastern or One Block East on 49th st from Southeastern Ave.

Here is url:http://siouxlandlib.org/ContactUs/branches/Ronning.aspx
If you have any questions or have items to discuss before the meeting. please let me know.

Some of the topics we will cover!
1.)Old business, Financial Report and Roll Call.
2.)Astrolodge project(s), finish the ceiling, install the drain vent pipe and layout the bath/shower.
3.)Project Iowa (Sibley public star party)
4.)Earth Day at Great Plains Zoo
5.)Astronomy Day set up
6.)Public Star Party locations
7.)Expanding our Out Reach Program
8.)Liability Insurance Payment
9.)New Moon Calendar Dates
10.)New Business
11.)Donations
12.)Star Party Dates


You can bring your coffee if you wish.

my email. ninosr55atgmail.com

Thanks
Nino

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Category: Misc Posted by: Admin on Friday 19 February 2010 - 00:28:56
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It’s been a long snowy and cold winter just wondering if it will get over soon! We are planning to have a meeting in March to discuss some new issues, outreach program and public exhibits. As soon as we get confirmation on the room we will post the meeting date.
Let’s see, what have I done this winter besides taking my courses, well eye surgery for one and that went well. I still have some floating junk hopefully that will go away soon (before we start observing). I am completely rethinking my astrophotography set up. I want to remote control the scope, camera from the astro lodge.

First I had the “coffee grinder” mount taken apart, cleaned, relube and gears adjusted, JJ took it completely apart and found some issues with the gears. He had it working in tip top shape, it still make noise but not as much. Remote focus, Jim built an adaptor for my ST120 so I could remotely focus the scope, it works really nice.

Next Jim finished up my permanent pier, just needs some painting. I think an array of flames from the bottom up will work. The next step was rather difficult; JJ and I made a trade on some equipment that worked out nice for both of us. I took JJ’s old laptop and modified it to accept remote desktop control, since the option was not available for that O/S. That worked out nice I can access the Laptop and software from anywhere. I tried to use the TightVNC but it was too slow, nothing like a quick desk top remote to make things work. This weekend hopefully, I will put everything together set it up and try everything to see if there are any bugs to work out.

The 16 inch scope will get painted once it warms up, the next project is to bring the mount to my place and work on it. Then we will start putting it back together to check out the gears.

If you have any issues with our equipment, now is the time to work on it and get it fixed before the viewing session start.

More later
Thanks
Homeless Astronomer...

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Category: Misc Posted by: Admin on Tuesday 16 February 2010 - 10:33:52
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Fiesta at the Nino House for all the members that helped out with building or donated money or items for the Astro Lodge. Hard worked has paid off since we started the building about a year and half ago, we've had over 1,000 kids and adults visit Hodgson's Observatory for information about astromony, hands on project and the layout of the solar system planets plus other items of interest.



Our Astro Lodge out-research program is funded by solely by Dick and Nancy at Hodgson Observatory, club members and other individuals that have donated several items.

Thanks to everybody that help in this process, the Astro Lodge should be complete next year when the ceililng drywall is installed and insulated.
Nino

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Category: Misc Posted by: Admin on Sunday 11 October 2009 - 09:59:51
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