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UIAS Interest Survey
9-1-2015
We would like to get to know you a bit better. Please respond to the following items.
It's (may be) YOUR club. Help decide what it can do for you.
Please put a check in the boxes that apply to your background and experience with Astronomy.
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1. I can locate and name at least 5 constellations in the night sky.
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2. I can locate and name at least 5 stars in the night sky.
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3. I know what the "M" stands for in the designation "M32."
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4. I own a telescope.
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5. I know how to use a telescope (It's not the same thing as owning one!)
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6. I would like to learn to use a telescope.
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7. I am interested in buying a telescope.
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8. I have watched a meteor shower.
9. I have observed
⃞ an eclipse
⃞ a transit
⃞ an occultation.
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10. I have taken pictures of the moon, planets, stars, etc. with a camera, cell phone, telescope, etc.
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11. I know what Right Ascension and Declination mean.
12. I have observed the following with a telescope or binoculars: (check all that apply)
⃞ the Sun
⃞ the Moon
⃞ Mercury
⃞ Albireo
⃞ Jupiter
⃞ Venus
⃞ the Andromeda Galaxy
⃞ the Ring Nebula
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13. I watched some/ all of the recent "Cosmos" series. (Tyson)
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14. I have seen some/ all of the old "Cosmos" series. (Sagan)
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15. I have come to an Observatory Open House.
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16. I have never been inside the Observatory on campus.
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Please check which club meeting time/day works best for you:
Tuesdays at 7pm
Wednesdays at 7pm
Training, Testing, & Open Houses
Camping Trip and Dark Site Trips
Public Relations
Maintenance
Special Events
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⃞ Neptune
⃞ Uranus
⃞ the Orion Nebula
⃞ the Great Cluster in Hercules
⃞ other:
I’m interested in the following committees:
⃞ Saturn
My major/ expected major is:
I am a
I am
Name (optional)
email (optional)
⃞ Freshman
⃞ Sophomore
⃞ Junior
⃞ Senior
⃞ Faculty/ Staff
⃞ Other
⃞ a New Member
⃞ a Potential New Member
⃞ a Returning Member