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Key Club Documents

2010 Star Party Schedule (PDF)
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2009 Year End Report (PDF)
Resource Guide for Telescope Buyers (PDF)
How to Get Started in Astronomy (PDF)
Getting Started in Astronomy (one page) (PDF)
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ACT Messier Marathon Charts (PDF)



Astronomy for Scouts Documents

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Boy Scouts
Introducing Astronomy to Boy Scouts - for Boy Scout Leaders
Introducing Astronomy to Boy Scouts
Astronomy Merit Badge
Planning for an Astronomy Merit Badge Clinic
Resources for the Astronomy Merit Badge
Observing Plan for the Astronomy Merit Badge
Teaching the Boy Scout Astronomy Merit Badge

Girl Scouts
Introducing Astronomy to Girl Scouts

Cub Scouts
Introducing Astronomy to Cub Scouts - for Cub Scout Leaders
Introducing Astronomy to Cub Scouts
Requirements for Cub Scout Astronomy Pin
Cub Scout Bear Rank Space Electives
Requirements for Cub Scout Astronomy Belt Loop
Observing Plan for Cub Scouts
Notes for Presenting Astronomy at Cub Scout Meeting



Object Lists

400 Night Sky Objects for Small Telescopes (PDF)
Best 600 Night Sky Objects
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SEDS Messier Marathon List (PDF)
ACT Messier Marathon Charts (PDF)
Astronomical League Binocular List (PDF)
Astronomical League Herschel 400 List (PDF)
Astronomical League Urban Club Deep Sky (PDF)
Astronomical League 100 Best Double Stars (PDF)
Colored Double Stars (PDF)
Close Double Stars (PDF)
Double Stars Mag 6 & 2-120 Arcsec Separation (PDF)
The Best 360 Galactic Open Clusters (PDF)
The Best Galaxies Mag 11 (PDF)
Globular Clusters Brighter than Mag 11 (PDF)
Planetary Nebulae Brighter than Mag 13 (PDF)
The Best Diffuse and Dark Nebulae (PDF)
Carbon Stars (PDF)
Wolf-Rayet Stars (PDF)
The Evening Sky Map (PDF)
Winter Tour of Bright Objects web page

For more information or to request a public outreach event, contact RAC President Michael Masters via email or by telephone at 540-371-3410.

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