NORTHERN SKY ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY MEETING NOTES
For January 9th 2006

Meeting was brought to order by President Vishnu Reddy at 7:00 p.m. We discussed

1)Treasures Report. 
	
	+-2,000.00

2)Star Party Update.

	There will be another meeting to discuss the annual star party
	at the Union on Friday the 13th at 7pm. Dean will notify us of
	the exact location of the meeting. Jenn will be bringing donuts

3)LPSC (Confrence).

	DSS is taking 10-15 people. The conference is in Houston, Texas
	during spring break (March 14-22). Fees for students for the 
	confernce is $30 and for non-students it is $65. 

4)Trip to Russia.

	Organized by the DSS, it would be a 10 day trip to the Russian
	Space Center. The Guided tour would take place during June 14-24 
	and be about $3,000.00 dollars.
	
5) Chris Millford's renovation of the Tinsley telescope and his work at 
   Astro Camp.

	1. The Tinsley telescope is a 4 inch refactor. It was built in the 
	1960's by Tinsley as part of the Geography department new observatory
	by the new Ralph Englsted Arena. The Scope was eventually given to 
	the NSAS recently by the department. Chris Millford is now requesting 
	the assistance of the club to help restore the telescope to working 
	order. Here are some of the pros and cons brought up by Chris and the 
	club

		Pros
		 -Activity for the club to participate in.
		 -Help preserve the history of the Telescope.
		 -Help preserve the history of UND.
		 -Could be used by club members without a scope.
		 -And to preserve a rare telescope (A 100 were
		  made, only 2 of them are known to exsist).

		Cons
		 -It would be a finacial risk.
		 -And may require a large amount of commitment.


	2. Milley's Work done at Astro Camp.