Astronomy Club of Augusta
2014-2015
SEED Information
October 11, 2014, Saturday, 10AM - 3PM
set up & registration, 8:30-10AM
If you came to this webpage and would like to volunteer, but are not listed below,
please
email me.
Volunteers
KolbeD S, JohnD S, KellyD M, TimD M, TeddaH M, EmmaP M,
KennethB L, MaryglennB L, ErvinD L, MichaelC L, CharlesR L, WesS L, JohnW L,
CathyA XL, MichaelA XL, RonF XL, StanH XL, LeeH XL, LalitR XL, CasselS XL, JeanY XL,
EddieB XXL, JohnHarp XXL, MarkMof XXL, MichelleMau XXXL, RayO XXXL,
We need 1 more volunteer! Please
email.
Fri. 10AM Load the truck: Stan, Kenneth, Ray, Tedda, _____
1. Sat. 8:30AM Set up: Stan, Tedda, with help from ALL members.
2. Info Boards, Solar system set up: StanH, KennethB, LalitR, ErvinD, CharlesR, RayO, _______, (strong arms, string tie-ers),
3. Welcome and Registration: MaryglennB, JeanY,
4. EM Spectrum & Rainbow colors: MikeC, CasselS, CharlesR,
5. Bubbles: KellyD, JohnD
6. Coronados: RonF, _____,
7. Scopes with mylar solar filter: ACA Televue -LalitR,
8. SolarScope: JohnW
Spectroscope: ErvinD,
Telescope on Saturn model: LeeH, WesS
9. Welder Glass viewers: MarkMof,
10. Darth Vader Bucket Head Viewers: EddieB
11. DAWN MISSION Tour Guides:
Earth: KennethB,
Mars: RayO,
Vesta: MichelleMau,
Ceres: EmmaP, CathyA,
12. NEW HORIZONS Guides: MichaelA, TimD, TeddaH
13. Lunch distribution: TeddaH,
14. Pics/Video: 8:30-9:30AM StanH, KolbeD
Thank you for volunteering for SEED again this year. It is a great experience.
We can assure first timers that at the end you will feel tired, but rewarded!
Please bring your solarscope, spectroscope, solar viewers, and other solar projects.
Please help load the pm (papier mache) Planets and Asteroids.
We will mount them along the road according to relative distance, or at your station.
If you have posters or information
that we can put on our Solar Astronomy bulletin board
(plenty of room!),
please let us know,
and bring it/them with you, or to our meetings beforehand.
Thanks for being involved!
Here are some suggestions to help everyone:
Take care of yourself with HAT, sun block, long sleeve shirt, pants or long skirt,
Bring your equipment, project, etc. - anything about the sun! and/or The DAWN Mission
Come early: We will be here at 8:30AM to
set up equipment, pass out free t-shirts and ID tags, set up posters, get organized.
You will also get a Free Lunch.
Please come and help.
Thank you,
Stan Howard
VP Observing
PS: Our Trivia Question this year:
What are three propulsion sources used in outer space by the DAWN Mission spacecraft or the New Horizons spacecraft?
Answer:
1. Gravity Assist (Slingshot), 2. Ion Propulsion, 3. Hydrazine(chemical rocket).
Ion propulsion makes efficient use of the onboard fuel
by accelerating it to a velocity ten times that of chemical rockets.
This efficiency is measured in terms of the specific impulse of the fuel (Isp).
- See more at: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/ion_prop.asp#sthash.3QCszH9X.dpuf
Ion thrusters create very low levels of thrust compared to conventional chemical rockets
but achieve very high specific impulse, or propellant mass efficiencies,
by accelerating their exhausts to very high speed.
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