January 6, 2013 ALP Monthly
Meeting Report
by James
Kevin Ty & Christopher Louie Lu
Last January 6,
members of the Astronomical League of the Philippines
(ALP) held their monthly meeting at Manila
Planetarium. Members who attended were ALP
President James Kevin Ty and son Kendrick Cole KC Ty ,
Secretary Christopher Louie Lu , VP Jett Aguilar, PRO Armando Lee, wife Mia and
son Jason Lee, directors Christopher Lee & Peter
Benedict Tubalinal ; Ma. Belen Pabunan , Liza
Quitlong , Nel Lagda, ALPha editor Francisco Jun Lao, Jr; Mike Enage, Ronald Sison, Norman Marigza
, Per Edman and newest member Eugene Yap.
Meeting proper
started at around 3pm with
ALP Secretary and NAW 2013 chairman Christopher
Louie Lu discuss updates for our NAW activities.
The following were planned:
February
17, 2012: NAW – PAC 2013 Opening Ceremony
Venue:
National Museum Planetarium
12:00 pm: Registration
1:00 pm (1:30 pm): Philippine National Anthem
Prayer/Liturgy
Opening remarks by: Astronomical League of the
Philippines President James Kevin Ty
National
Museum Planetarium curator Bel Pabunan*
2:00 pm Introduction to Comets & Asteroids: Film
Showing: Asteroids, Meteors & Impact
First Lecture on PANSTARRS & ISON by:
Norman Marigza – The Physics of Comets
Dr. Jett Aguilar
– Observation & Photography of Comets
15 (20) minute break
3:20 pm or 3:30 pm Second Lecture on Astrobioloby by:
Dr. Armando Lee
4:15 pm Product presentation of Celestron Prodigy
Telescopes by:
4:30 pm Awarding of the Fr. Victor Badillo Astronomy
Service Award to: Dante Ambrosio
4:45 pm or 4:50 pm Awarding of Certificates and
Honorarium
6:00 – 6:30 to 10 pm Free Public Viewing.
Venue:
Rajah Sulayman Park
February
20, 2013: NAW – PAC 2013 Mid week Free Public Viewing
Venue: (3:00
pm – 9:00 pm) AstroCamp Observatory Services in SM Mall
of Asia, San Miguel By the Bay, Pasay City
February
23, 2013: NAW – PAC 2013 Closing Ceremony
Venue: Rizal
Technological University
12:00 pm: Registration
1:00 pm (1:30pm): Philippine National Anthem
Prayer/Liturgy
Opening remarks by: Christopher Lu ALP
: RTU
President Dr. Jesus R. Torres*
2:00 pm First Seminar/lecture: Philippine Space Agency
Bill HB6725 / by: Dr. Deocaris
2:45 pm Second Seminar/lecture: Search for Exoplanets
by: Bamm Gabriana
15 (20) minute break
3:45 pm Third Seminar/lecture: Surviving the Messier
Marathon by: Peter Tubalinal
4:30 pm Product presentation of Celestron Prodigy
Telescopes by:
5:00 Open forum & Awarding of Honorarium
Closing Remarks by: ALP President James Kevin Ty
6:00 – 6:30 to 10 pm Free Public Viewing
Venue: RTU Quadrangle
*Subject to
change
ALPers listen to the NAW 2013
updates by ALP NAW 2013 Chairman Christopher Louie
Lu. |
ALP Secretary Christopher
Louie Lu detailed out the opening and closing
activites for NAW 2013. |
ALP President James Kevin Ty
updates members on the logistics of next week's
Caliraya stargazing session. |
ALP President James Kevin Ty
discussed ALP's 10th year yearbook project and preparations with fellow members. |
Lastly, ALP President James Kevin
Ty discussed the upcoming January 12, 2013
(weather permitting) as well as ALP 10th year yearbook
project to the members and hope that members will help
out to make the project a successful one.
Meeting ended at around 6:00pm
with a group shot of those who attended the meeting
together with ALPha editor Francisco Jun Lao, Jr.
Group Shot
Candid Shot :)
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