Meetings
The monthly general meetings are held at 6:45 pm on the fourth
Tuesday of each month--except for November and December, when they are
held on the third Tuesday. The meetings are held in the Concord Police
Association Facility located at 5060 Avila Road in Concord. The only way
to get to Avila Road is from Willow Pass Road. Turn east onto Avila Road
approximately 300 yards south of the Willow Pass Road off-ramp from the
Route 4 freeway. Turn right into the Police Association Facility at the
crest of the first hill.
The meeting is called to order about 7:15 and ends at 9:00. First on the
agenda is "What's up?" in which a member discusses a topic of interest.
This is a short presentation that generally previews what is currently
available in the heavens for observation, but may be on any subject of
general interest. Next, announcements are made and pending business is
discussed. Then comes the piece de resistance--our feature presentation,
generally a distinguished speaker from outside the club. The subjects
are highly variable.
Click here for directions to our meeting place.
Click here to see some of our past speakers.
Meeting Calendar
| Date | Agenda |
| September 22 |
Guest Speaker: |
| October 27 |
Guest Speakers: Jeff Adkins and his astronomy students |
| November 17 | Auction |
| December 15 |
What's Up: Michael Kran speaking on the NASA
Award he received for his work on Asteroids Annual members meeting and board elections |
| January 26, 2010 |
What's up: Bob Minor - 2009 Solar Eclipse Guest Speaker: Andisheh Mahdavi, San Francisco State University.
“Cosmic Origins: How Dark Forces Led to
the Rise of Stars, Planets, and Carbon-based Life." |
| February 23 |
What's up: Atwal (Alan) Agrawal will speak
about Star Charts Guest Speaker: Dr. Paul Kalas of UC Berkeley: An Earthling's Guide to Photographing Extrasolar Planets |
| March 23 |
What's up: Mike Harms, Atmospheric
Phenomena from Rainbows to Sun Pillars. Guest Speaker: Dr. Ken Croswell of UC Berkely: Introducing his newest book - "The Lives of Stars" |