January 2009 |
| ATTENDANCE |
M. Arsenault; D. Beaudin; A. Bordage; A. Davis; D. Driscoll; J. Dunlap;
M. Giberson; P. Jensen; G. Jones; K. Keith; C. MacAfee; B. MacNutt;
S. McHatten; K. Melville; C. Nason; D. Thorn; S. Thorn
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| WHAT'S UP |
Curt covered the things to watch for in the sky over the month.
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| OBSERVING |
Adrien doing early morning observing for his Explore the Universe certificate;
Adrien, Peter and Curt did sidewalk observing at Market Square before the
meeting; Curt and Adrien did a session for Silly Frogs diabetic group at
Saints Rest; Dave B. observed Saturn in early morning; Myrtle was watching
Venus; Curt saw 16 Geminids over 75 minutes.
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| SHOW AND TELL |
Peter had a book "Shrouds of Night," Adrien had a planisphere from Firefly
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| FAMOUS OBSERVATORY |
Peter discussed the James Webb Space Telescope to be launched in 2011 to L2
Earth orbit on Ariane 5 rocket; named for NASA Administrator in 1960's;
Observes infrared, looking for first light after Big Bang, first formation
of galaxies, black hole formation in galaxies, and birth of stars and
planetary systems. Its berylium mirror is in 19 segments, and scope is
initially folded and will unfold in space (animation shown).
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| EARLY TELESCOPES |
Early Telescopes - Peter showed a presentation from IYA site in the invention
of the telescope.
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| BUSINESS |
Club Scope - Ed Woods, PST (Curt). The Cosmic Perspective (Ed K.). Destiny in
Space DVD (Roy H.), Backyard Astronomer's Guide (?); Mars book (Shawn); Curt
gave a summary of IYA 2009 plans with the museum, library, art club, and observing.
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| Top 10 Astrophotos of 2008 |
Curt went through the top 10 selected by Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy website.
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