BAS Observer December 2017

DECEMBER 2017 11 Equipment hire The club has a number of telescopes and accessories for hire to members (see http://bas.asn.au/index.php/ equipment/ for hiring rates and equipment hire policy): TELESCOPES • 250mm (10-inch) Dobsonian reflector (collapsible) • 235mm ( 9 ¼-inch) CPC Schmidt-Cassegrain and battery ( Custodian only) • 200mm (8-inch) Dobsonian reflector (collapsible) • 200mm (8-inch) Meade LX 9 0 ACF with Meade eyepiece, filter set and battery • 150mm (6-inch) Maksutov-Cassegrain reflector (‘Boris’) with equatorial mount • 100mm (4-inch) Sky-Watcher ED refractor MOUNTS • Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 GoTo altazimuth/equatorial mount BINOCULARS • Basic 16 × 50 binoculars (available to borrow rent-free) ACCESSORIES • 9 mm 100° Orion Ultra-Wide eyepiece ( Custodian only) • 12mm 60° Meade eyepieces (three available – one reserved for Custodian only) • Orion eyepiece set in silver case (includes 40mm, 17mm, 10mm, 7.5mm, 6.3mm and 2 × Barlow) • 50mm Orion guidescope (for use with SynGuider) • SynGuider • Argo Navis Astro Computer for Dobsonian telescopes (8-inch and 10-inch) • Right-angled finderscope (no mounting rings) • Nikon T-ring • Canon T-ring • 9 ¼-inch Orion Full Aperture Glass Solar Filter (suits 8-inch ’scopes) • ‘The BAS Collection’: Set of miscellaneous eyepieces (available to borrow rent-free, individually or as a set). Includes 1.25 ″ and 2 ″ eyepieces, colour filters and light pollution filters. Library An extensive range of books and magazines may be borrowed at meetings free of charge for a period of one month. Please note that a fine of $2.00 per item per month applies to overdue material. Membership subscriptions Full Membership: $30.00 Family Membership: $36.00 Concession Membership: $18.00 The membership year is 1st January to 31st December, and renewal is due on 1st January each year. New members joining on or after 1st November will have their fees credited towards the following calendar year. BAS Rules and Constitution The Rules and Constitution of the Brisbane Astronomical Society can be accessed at http://bas.asn.au/Docs/BAS_Rules_and_Constitution/. BAS Information INCLUDINGDUTY STATEMENTSAND BY-LAWS Rules and Constitution of the Brisbane Astronomical Society Inc. s C n f h B o NEWSLETTER DEADLINE FOR FEBRUARY ISSUE Just a reminder that the newsletter deadline for the February issue is Friday, 12th January . Only essential announcements and news items will be accepted after that date, and late material will be held over for the follow­ ing issue. Please note that there will be no newsletter published in January.—ED.