Atlanta Astronomy Club

kosmickow writes "The December meeting of the Atlanta Astronomy Club will be held on Saturday December 13th, 2008. Dinner and a PPT (Movie) is the program this month. Location is Bradley Observatory on the Agnes Scott College Campus. Directions* on how to get to Agnes Scott College are at the bottom of this article.

Dinner:
This is our annual Christmas banquet. The building will be open at 5:30PM. We ask that you arrive between 6:00PM and 6:30PM. Food will be served starting at 6:30PM and run until 8PM.
This is a potluck type dinner. The club will provide Ham and Turkey. We ask that people bring a side dish that serves at least ten people. This may include your favorite family recipe, dessert, vegetable, or fruit dish. Please contact Sharon Carruthers for information on the food and what to bring. Contact number 770-941-4640 or email at Scarruthers@atlantaastronomy.org .

I am looking for volunteers to come at 5:30PM and help set up tables and chairs. Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated.

PPT (Movie):
After dinner is finished, there will be a few announcements followed by the viewing of Part Two of the series, The Wonders of The Giants. This will take place in the planetarium. The show will start between 8PM and 8:30PM. The show will run for 48 minutes from start to finish.

Here’s a little background on the Power point program this month. We depart the bonds of earth and cruise the skies of Saturn. Plus we visit the wonders of its moons. This will take place with a series of pictures with music to accompany it.

January- April Meeting Announcements

January 16th, Dr James Sowell of GA Tech will speak on the E.E. Barnard atlas of the Milk-way.

February 6th, Dr Susanna L. Widicus Weaver of Emory University will talk on, “Testing the limits of Astrochemistry.”

March 14th, Speaker and Topic TBA.

April 3rd, 100 Hours of Astronomy program to take place at Bradley Observatory. Joint AAC and Agnes Scott College special night and program.

Directions to Agnes Scott College
*Here are the directions on how to get to Agnes Scott. Please keep in mind that E. Dougherty St. is a one-way street! From I-20: Take Candler road exit north past Memorial Dr., past Kirk road (light) look for E. Dougherty St. on your left (at the Agnes Scott College sign). Turn left, and park your car as directed above. From I-285 (east side of city): Take the Ponce de Leon exit. Go west on Ponce de Leon toward Decatur. Stay on Ponce until Church Street. Turn left on Church Street. The second light will be Trinity. Take a left on Trinity, cross the railroad tracks (College Ave.), and you will be on Candler Road southbound. As you just pass the main part of campus, look for E. Dougherty St. on your right. Turn right and park as directed above.
From downtown: Take Ponce de Leon east until it hits Church Street. Turn right on Church Street. The second light will be Trinity. Take a left on Trinity, cross the railroad tracks (College Ave.), and you will be on Candler Rd. southbound. As you just pass the main part of campus, look for E. Dougherty St. on your right. Turn right and park as
Where to park at Agnes Scott?
Handicapped-accessible parking is available adjacent to the observatory. Other visitors are requested to use campus parking lots accessible via E. Dougherty St. and South McDonough St. There is on-street parking along E. Dougherty, or in the parking lot to your right past the black construction fence. Additional parking is available off of S. McDonough St.: follow Dougherty to the four-way stop, either turn left and take your first left into the parking lot, or turn right and park in the large parking deck on the left. The sidewalk to Bradley Observatory is found between the Woodruff Physical Activities Building and Gellerstedt Field, to the left (south) side of E. Dougherty.
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