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Location Map - How to get to The Wilderness Center in Wilmot, OH

About Us - The general relationship between the WCAC and The Wilderness Center.  Specific club information including monthly meetings, public viewing nights, resources, education and the Horizon Newsletter.

What To Expect At A Public Viewing Night - Read this before coming down to one.

Joann Ballbach's "What's Up?" An In-house Astronomy Education Program at The Wilderness Center

TWC Astronomy Programs For Kids: A History.

Just A Little Project: WCAC and the Canton City Schools.

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Keller Telescope  - All about our new observatory including telescopes, observing aids, construction photos and vintage Eling ads from Sky and Telescope.

First Light, July 15, 1999 - First light for the Keller telescope by Dave Gill.

Planetarium  - Information about the new Fred F. Silk Planetarium including current status, planetarium shows and planetarium links.

TWC Planetarium History - By Rev. Dave Ross.

Officers - Bios for the WCAC President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary.

AEB Calendar - Calendar of events for the Astronomy Education Building.

Event Horizon - Calendar of events for the WCAC.

Online Horizon - Current WCAC news.

Past Meetings - Past info from previous metings. Usually the program and links or handouts.

Past Special Events - Astronomy events, awards or presentations. People pictures.

Past Horizon Newsletters - Past newsletters, articles or newspaper publichings.

What's Up? - Current astronomical special events, a listing of links to sites that contain general information of current events for Ohio (star parties), what is currently up in the sky, observing lists, on line sky charts and local planetariums/museaums.

Research - Various research projects that amateurs can participate in to help professional astronomers.

Occultation Timing
Variable Stars
Meteor Showers
Sun Spot Counts
S.E.T.I.

SIG - Special Interest Groups. Specific areas of activity several club members are involved in.

Dark Sky Observing
Occultation Timing
Variable Star Observing
Meteor Watches
SETI@home
Membership Achievement Program
BSA Astronomy Merit Badge

Photo Gallery- Divided into 8 areas.

Displays - General pictures/video clips

Activities - Notes and pics on various topics.
       - Unguided astro photography
       - Video camera based imaging.

CCD Archive - All astronomical CCD camera images

Emulsion Archive - All emulsion (film) images

Video Archive - All video camera images

Astro Events - Astronomical pics of an astronomical event shuch as an eclipse, transit.

Digital Camera - Images from a regular Digital camera (typicly afocal).

Policy - Our policy and info to send in an image.

Links - Lots of them

Links to Astronomical Resources
Links to Other Astronomy Clubs

Tutorials - Detailed information about making and using astronomy equipment.

Glossary - Glossary of astronomy related terms.

Pronunciation Guide - For the not so obvious names and terms.

The Wilderness Center Store - Astronomy related merchandise for sale at The Wilderness Center store.

Membership Application - To join just fill one out and mail it in.

Last updated November 25, 2006 by Bill Castro