January 2008 |
| ATTENDANCE |
M. Arsenault, C. Clayton, A. Davis, M. Giberson, G. Jones, K. Keith,
L. Larkin, C. MacAfee, J. MacDonald, B. MacNutt, S. McHatten, K. Melville,
C. Nason, E. O'Reilly, W. Slaney, W. Spragg, S. Tompkins, C. Trott, E. Woods
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| WHAT'S UP |
Curt covered 3 comets, Mercury in good position, Venus and Jupiter closing
together, Mars high for good observing
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| OBSERVING |
Ed O'Reilly saw the Moon-Mars conjunction in Newmarket, Ont.: Curt saw
2 comets and the rocket fuel dump one night, and good views of Mars;
Candace showing Mars to her kids; Beth, Curt and Mike Powell did an
observing night for 10-12 students at Samuel de Champlain.
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| SHOW AND TELL |
Steve had copies of the Bugle-Observer (Woodstock-Hartland area) that had
a story on Donald Clendenning and him building an observatory at Donald's.
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| FAMOUS ASTRONOMER TALK |
June told the history of Vera Rubin, who persevered through gender prejudice
and raising kids to earn her PhD in astronomy. She was a key figure in
the detection of dark matter and won many awards.
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| BUSINESS |
Club Scope (Curt), PST (Mike Powell still has it), Sky & Tel subscriptions
have been sent. June has david Levy's book on Comets and the Meade catalogue
if anyone wants to borrow them. Astronomy Day on May 10 - June will try
for Brunswick Square.
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