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Astronomical League Observing Club Awards

The Astronomical League (AL) sponsors a large number of observing programs with awards for completion of certain requirements.

Below is the listing of RCA members who have achieved the awards.

The Astronomical League Observing Award Requirements can be found HERE
ARP Peculiar Galaxy Club
Asteroid Observing Club
Binocular Messier Club
Caldwell Club
Comet Observers Club
Constellation Hunter Club
Deep Sky Binocular Club
Double Star Club
Earth Orbiting Satellite Observing Club
Galaxy Groups & Clusters		 Globular Cluster Club
Herschel 400 Club
Herschel II Club
Local Galaxy Group & Galactic Neighborhood
 Lunar Club
Lunar II Club
Master Observer Club
Messier Club
Meteor Club		 Open Cluster Club
Outreach Club
 Planetary Nebula Club
Planetary Observers Club
Sky Puppy Club
Southern Skies Binocular Club
Southern Sky Telescopic Club
Sunspotters Club
Universe Sampler Club
Urban Observing Club

Messier Club
with all 110 objects or as noted

Name

Number

Date
Kim Boerckel #174 09/72
Fred Dorey #439 11/79
Robert Nelson #460 09/80
Brian Mattson #464 01/81
Robert Mixon #471 03/81
Michael Schestak #486 08/81
Gene Dietzen #564 07/84 
Paul Moeller #630 05/84
Dale Fenske #761 02/88
Ron Thorkildson #768 05/88
Robert Aebel #799 10/88
Chuck Dethloff #800 10/88
Brad Miller #834 06/89
John Buting #901 05/90
Dr. Rick Letherer #952 10/90
Carol Cole #976 04/94
Candace Pratt #996 07/91
William Jamison #1036 03/92
Bruce Swayze #1050 05/92
Rob Brown #1059 08/92
Michael Spengler #1063 09/92
Jack Ditto #1073 09/92
Jim Sullens #1075 11/94
Howard Banich #1123 05/93
Dan Petersen #1139 06/93
Kendall Auel #1167 07/95
William Moynihan, PSY.D. #1194 05/94
Ethan Van Matre #1098 12/92
Rich Poletti #1203 05/94
Rick Fisher Sr. #1204 05/94
Carolyn Strong #1206 05/94
Gary Bokowski #1216 08/94
Stephanie Bush #1217 11/94
Bob Hearn #1231 08/94
John Siple #1268 12/94
Jerry Armstrong #1309 06/95
Kelley Grant #1329 07/97
Peter Foster #1346 10/95
Mary Luse #1389 05/96
Al Armstrong #1441 09/96
Thurman Miller #1445 09/96
Debra Brotherton #1496 05/97
Edwin Elder #1497 05/97
Darin Meisenheimer #1505 06/97
Robert McGown #1506 06/97
Gene Schaffer #1507 06/97
James Reilly #1523 08/97
Jeff Hyatt #1564 02/98
Kim Toll #1607 09/98
Stan Seeberg #1608 09/98
Susan McClain #1610 08/98
Thomas Kapfer #1626 02/99
Steve Kapfer #1627 02/99
Judy Dethloff #1719 12/99
Mike Powers #1730 04/00
Rick Olson #1743 04/00
Margaret Campbell-McCrea #1762 06/00
Kenneth Cone #1793 09/00
Michael Doak #1794 09/00
Howard Knytych #1811 10/00
Robert Firth #1810 11/00
Ron Karcher #1861 06/01
Ken Hose #1862 06/01
Jannine Murrell #1884 09/01
Rob Blickensderfer #1906 11/02
Vern Weiss #1923 06/02
Scott Turner #1926 06/02
Rufus Day #1958 06/02
Timothy Glynn (70 objects) #1979 09/02
Dareth Murray #1984 09/02
Robert King #1987 09/02
Don Peckam #1988 09/02
Meg Grace  #1989 09/02
Robert Williams (70 objects) #1990 09/02
Jeff Henning #2002 06/03
Frank Siemsen #2014 06/03
Eric Andersen #2042 06/03
Martin Alvey  #2043 05/03
Rick Andrews #2050 08/03
Todd Leen #2060 08/03
Matt Vartanian #2061 06/03
Dave Powell #2072 08/03
Michael Sutherland #2078 08/03
Dan Lundberg #2102 10/03
Tom Nathe #2117 11/04
Glenn Graham #2191 11/04
Jonathan Scott #2220 05/05
Patrick Hanrahan #2242 09/05
Greg Rohde #2275 03/06
Tom English #2276 03/06
Steve Jaynes #2297 09/06
John Harris #2315 10/06
Joel Loh #2346 01/07
Stephanie Cox #2395 01/07
Seth Jelen #2425 08/08
Edward Younie #2477 01/10

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Meteor Club

Name

Number

Date
Wes Stone #85 12/01
Larry Godsey #97 11/02

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Urban Observing Club

Name

Number

Date
Margaret Campbell-McCrea

#35

 06/02

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Comet Observers Club

Name

Number

Date
Glenn Graham

#8

 11/02

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Local Galaxy Group & Galactic Neighborhood - Created by RCA members

Name Number Date
Robert McGown #1 - M  10/07
Dareth Murray #2 - M 10/07

Sky Puppy Club

Name Number Date
Anna Napolitano #12 02/02

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Earth Orbiting Satellite Club

Name Number Date
Marcello Napolitano #22 08/09

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Outreach Club

Name

Number

Date
David Powell

#72 - Master

 10/06

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Binocular Messier Club
 

Name

Number

Date
Gene Dietzen #83 10/92
Sydell Voeller #184 03/94
Kelly Grant #277 05/97
Darin Meisenheimer #297 08/97
James Reilly #332 05/98
Thomas Kapfer #365 05/99
Steve Kapfer #366 06/99
Margaret Campbell-McCrea #394 11/99
Rick Olson #437 02/01
Terry Ulvinin #460 09/01
Meg Grace #466 11/01
Robert McGown #468 11/01
Dareth Murray #467 11/01
Dr. Rick Letherer #509 06/02
Howard Knytych #511 06/02
Ken Hose #515 09/02
Gene Schaffer #527 09/02
David Haworth #548 12/02
John Siple #575 12/03
Stephanie Cox #578 12/03
David Powell #624 08/04
Jonathan Scott #671 05/05
John Harris #692 09/05
Frank Siemsen #693 09/05
Mark Kowalski #744 02/07
Elaine Carlson #801 05/08
Seth Jelen #817 10/08
Carolyn Nissen #821 10/08

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Southern Skies Binocular Club

Name

Number

Date
Dale Fenske

#39

 07/00

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Caldwell Club

Name

Number

Date
Martin Alvey (70 objects)

#75

 10/04

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Herschel 400 Club

Name

Number

Date
Howard Banich #95 02/94
Bill Jameison #96  
Candace Pratt #99 03/94
John Buting #126 05/95
Dan Petersen #130 06/95
Carol Cole #132 08/23
David Sandage #197 06/99
Howard Knytych #275 04/03
Tom Nathe #337

03/06
Rufus Day III #357

11/06

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Herschel II Club - Created by RCA Members

Name

Number

Date
Howard Banich #20 M 09/06
Candace Pratt #22 M 11/01
John Buting #26 M 10/02
Dave Sandage #35 M 05/04
Howard Knytych #44 M 06/06

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Deep Sky Binocular Club

Name

Number

Date
Wesley Stone #77 07/98
Darin Meisenheimer #81 11/98
Margaret Campbell-McCrea #207 04/06
Ken Hose #237 02/07

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Double Star Club

Name

Number

Date
Ron Thorkildson #8  02/96
Darin Meisenheimer #37 05/98
Margaret Campbell-McCrea #144 05/01
Mike Sutherland #354 06/07

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Galaxy Groups & Cluster Club - Created by RCA members

Name

Number

Date
Bob McGown #3 M 07/02
Howard Knytych #19 M 06/09

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Globular Cluster Club

Name

Number

Date
Rick Olson #51 05/06
Martin Alvey #85 01/07
Matthew Vartanian #90 06/07
John Harris #96 08/07
Ronald Thorkildson #104 08/07
Ken Hose #106 01/08
Margaret Campbell McCrea #120 10/08

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Lunar Club

Name

Number

Date
Glen Graham #22 08/96
Dale Fenske #31 09/96
Robert Duke #32 09/96
Robert Burdette #36 10/96
Darin Meisenheimer #70 08/97
Margaret Campbell-McCrea #130 11/98
Dr. Rick Letherer #265 06/01
Meg Grace #324 09/02
Andrea Payne #323 09/02
Don Peckham #347 01/03
Todd Leen #361 05/03
Andrew Guzie #372 12/03
Maurice Stewart #379 12/03
David Haworth #402 01/04
John Phillips #504 04/06
Brett Schaerer #602 06/08
Mark Kowalski #620 09/08
Marcello Napolitano #621 09/08
Anna Napolitano #635 11/08

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Lunar II Club

Name

Number

Date
Mark Kowalski

#26

 12/09

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Categories without any RCA members (yet!):

ARP Peculiar Galaxy Club
Asteroid Observing Club
Constellation Hunter Club

Master Observer Club
Open Cluster Club
Planetary Nebula Club
Planetary Observers Club

Southern Sky Telescopic Club
Sunspotters Club
Universe Sampler Club

The Astronomical League Observing Award Requirements can be found HERE

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