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September, 2010:

The September 2010 business meeting will be held will take place on Friday the 10th at 7pm at th KSC Student Union Center. After the meeting, we will adjourn to classroom (380) in the Science Building, where Past President Keith Goodale will do a presentation on "GALAXY ZOO". This is a presentation on identifying all the galaxies in the universe through the Hubble telescope and how we can be a part of this process. All members and interested non-members are invited.

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The Sullivan Observatory

The club owns and maintains the Sullivan Observatory which is located just northeast of the city of Keene. The observatory was constructed back in the fall of 1970.

There are two permanent telescopes kept at the observatory. They are the 12 1/2" Newtonian reflector with an equatorial mount and the 15" Obsession reflector with a Dobsonian mount.

For a collection of photographs from the construction of the observatory in 1970, click here.

Specific directions to the Observatory may be obtained by contacting Bob Taylor, club Secretary.


At a recent business meeting, President Keith Goodale arrived early and set up his new telescope for the members to use.

In the photo on the left below, Chris Chase, of West Swanzey, stands next to a 12 and one half inch Newtonian reflector telescope designed and built by the astronomy club. He was replacing the finder scope on the telescope at the club's Sullivan observatory. In the foreground is a 9 and one quarter inch Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector telescope. On the right, clearing trees and opening up the view at the Sullivan Observatory, from left, astronomy club vice-president Phinie Faux, club president Jim Fox, and club webmaster Jim Faux. The observatory is behind them.[Both photos were taken by Michael Moore of the Keene Sentinel Staff]