2000 ASUI Activities

This page is a brief listing of some of the activites the club has undertaken recently, listed in reverse chronological order.

Date Activity

December 15 Observatory open house, International Space Station passover, Jupiter, Saturn.

December 3 John Stone and Mike Lockwood weathered the cold and took their scopes out to the dark site for some observing. Did I mention it was cold! Frost got the Dob after a few hours, but we had a great night, as much as we could stand :-)

November 27 Club meeting, observatory, 8pm.

November 16 Observatory open house, Junior High School visitors.

November 9 Observatory open house, 6pm.

November 6 Club meeting, astronomy building, 8pm.

November 3 Observatory open house, 6pm. Jupiter GRS transit at 10:51pm.

November 2 Asked Astronomy staff about getting the network running again in the observatory dome.

October 31 Halloween observatory open house, 6pm. Hosted by the "Phantom of the Observatory" Jim Pulokas.

October 27, 28, 29 Club camping trip to Walnut State Park. Several club members went camping at Walnut State Park, visited an old dismantled UIUC observatory nearby, did some hiking and late night observing in the chilly October night. It was a great time and highly recommended for another future camping trip. The Dickels helped out with camping gear and helped kick start the camping trip on Friday night.

October 23 Club meeting, Astronomy building, 8pm. Professor John Dickel gave a lecture on Radio Astronomy, covering past, present, and future radio telescopes, and the science that is done with them.

October 18, 19 Part two of the ASUI observatory training sessions for club members.

October 16 Part one of the ASUI observatory training sessions for club members.

October 9 Club meeting, Astronomy building, 8pm.

October 6 Club meeting, Astronomy building, 8pm.

October 4 "Are we Alone?", Lecture by Steven Beckwith, Director of the Space Telescope Science Institute, Foellinger Auditorium, 4pm.

October 5 CUAS hosted a Telescope Buyer's Seminar for the public at the Staerkel Planetarium on the Parkland College Campus.

September 30 Dark site trip, left from Astronomy building at 7pm.

September 29 "Spontaneous Conjunction" observatory open house, 7pm. Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, and much much more.

September 27 Parts one and two of the ASUI observatory training sessions for club members.

September 25 Club meeting, Astronomy building, 8pm. Mike Lockwood gave a talk on telescope construction, mirror making and testing, and brought his 10" f/6.8 Serrier Truss Dobsonian Newtownian telescope. Mike's telescope has won awards including Outstanding Dobsonian Design at the 1998 Astrofest. Mike showed some of the materials, tools, and books one can use to build a telescope. Observatory visit after meeting.

September 10 Hey y'all!
Just to update everyone on the happenings of the UIAS, we had a meeting on Tuesday, August 29 that featured a slide show by professor Jim Kaler, an astronomy professor at the U of I. Discussions were made about the upcoming Astrofest, future UIAS activities, telescope training, t-shirts, and the newly formed Mars Society here at the U of I.
If anybody would like to learn more about joining the club, send your e-mail to Huy, your web dude
To check out Professor Kaler's webpage, which has fascinating information on our night sky, as well as other astronomy-related webpages, check out the UIAS links page.

August 29 Club meeting, Astronomy building, 8pm. Lecture by Professor Jim Kaler.

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Date	Activity
December 15	Observatory open house, International Space Station passover, Jupiter, Saturn.
December 3	John Stone and Mike Lockwood weathered the cold and took their scopes out to the dark site for some observing. Did I mention it was cold! Frost got the Dob after a few hours, but we had a great night, as much as we could stand :-)
November 27	Club meeting, observatory, 8pm.
November 16	Observatory open house, Junior High School visitors.
November 9	Observatory open house, 6pm.
November 6	Club meeting, astronomy building, 8pm.
November 3	Observatory open house, 6pm. Jupiter GRS transit at 10:51pm.
November 2	Asked Astronomy staff about getting the network running again in the observatory dome.
October 31	Halloween observatory open house, 6pm. Hosted by the "Phantom of the Observatory" Jim Pulokas.
October 27, 28, 29	Club camping trip to Walnut State Park. Several club members went camping at Walnut State Park, visited an old dismantled UIUC observatory nearby, did some hiking and late night observing in the chilly October night. It was a great time and highly recommended for another future camping trip. The Dickels helped out with camping gear and helped kick start the camping trip on Friday night.
October 23	Club meeting, Astronomy building, 8pm. Professor John Dickel gave a lecture on Radio Astronomy, covering past, present, and future radio telescopes, and the science that is done with them.
October 18, 19	Part two of the ASUI observatory training sessions for club members.
October 16	Part one of the ASUI observatory training sessions for club members.
October 9	Club meeting, Astronomy building, 8pm.
October 6	Club meeting, Astronomy building, 8pm.
October 4	"Are we Alone?", Lecture by Steven Beckwith, Director of the Space Telescope Science Institute, Foellinger Auditorium, 4pm.
October 5	CUAS hosted a Telescope Buyer's Seminar for the public at the Staerkel Planetarium on the Parkland College Campus.
September 30	Dark site trip, left from Astronomy building at 7pm.
September 29	"Spontaneous Conjunction" observatory open house, 7pm. Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, and much much more.
September 27	Parts one and two of the ASUI observatory training sessions for club members.
September 25	Club meeting, Astronomy building, 8pm. Mike Lockwood gave a talk on telescope construction, mirror making and testing, and brought his 10" f/6.8 Serrier Truss Dobsonian Newtownian telescope. Mike's telescope has won awards including Outstanding Dobsonian Design at the 1998 Astrofest. Mike showed some of the materials, tools, and books one can use to build a telescope. Observatory visit after meeting.
September 10	Hey y'all! Just to update everyone on the happenings of the UIAS, we had a meeting on Tuesday, August 29 that featured a slide show by professor Jim Kaler, an astronomy professor at the U of I. Discussions were made about the upcoming Astrofest, future UIAS activities, telescope training, t-shirts, and the newly formed Mars Society here at the U of I. If anybody would like to learn more about joining the club, send your e-mail to Huy, your web dude To check out Professor Kaler's webpage, which has fascinating information on our night sky, as well as other astronomy-related webpages, check out the UIAS links page.
August 29	Club meeting, Astronomy building, 8pm. Lecture by Professor Jim Kaler.