* 2004 UIAS Activities *

This page is a brief listing of some of the activites the club has undertaken recently.
Date Activity
January 22 Mirror grinding class
January 29 Mirror grinding class
February 4 First UIAS club meeting of the semester
February 5 Mirror grinding class
February 6 Observatory open house
February 12 Mirror grinding class
February 18 Club meeting
February 19 Mirror grinding class
February 26 Mirror grinding class
March 3 Club meeting
March 4 Mirror grinding class
March 5 Observatory open house
March 12-13 2004 UIUC Engineering Open House
March 17 Club meeting
March 18 Mirror grinding class
March 31 Club meeting
April 1 Mirror grinding class
April 2 Observatory open house
April 8 Mirror grinding class
April 14 Club meeting, officer elections
April 15 Mirror grinding class
April 22 Mirror grinding class
May 7 Observatory open house
May 22 CUAS star party at Middlefork Forest Preserve
June 8 Transit of Venus across the Sun, Observing from Parkland soccer fields
August 31 First club meeting of the year
September 3 UIAS Observatory Open House
September 14 UIAS club meeting, cookout/BBQ
September 16 "A Tour of the Night Sky", Professor Jim Kaler's annual talk for UIAS
September 16-18 Astrofest 2004
September 16-19 Illinois Dark Skies Party
September 28 UIAS club meeting
October 1 UIAS Observatory Open House
October 12 UIAS club meeting, Dr. Sutton spoke on "The Universe Seen Through Radio Waves"
October 26 UIAS club meeting, Dr. Chu spoke on "Ultra-luminous X-ray Sources"
November 5 UIAS Observatory Open House
November 9 UIAS club meeting, Dr. Mohr spoke on Dark Energy
November 30 X-Prize lecture by Gregg Maryniak
November 30 UIAS club meeting, Dr. Fields spoke on "Ingredients of the Primordial Soup"
December 3 UIAS Observatory Open House
December 7 UIAS club meeting

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