March 2008 |
| ATTENDANCE |
R. Armstrong, M. Arsenault, A. Davis, J. Dunlap, A. Huskins, G. Jones,
J. MacDonald, K. McAdam, C. Nason, E. O'Reilly, B. Spragg, S. Thorn
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| WHAT'S UP |
Venus and Mercury dance closely all month, Mars getting smaller, Saturn
nearing Regulus, Messier Marathon early April
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| OBSERVING |
Eclipse photos by Tim Doucette, Trevor Jones, Jeremy Sedlacek and Angela
Davis. Curt and Ed saw Comet Wirtanen. Allan was finding M42 and others
in the club scope.
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| MOUNT JOHN OBSERVATORY |
Kim McAdam showed photos of the this observatory and the area in New Zealand.
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| SHOW AND TELL |
George had a book "The Cosmic Perspective" with CDs and donated it to
the club. Thanks George.
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| BUSINESS |
Club Scope (Allan has it for March), PST (Curt). The Cosmic Perspective
(Ed O). Astronomy Day on May 10 at Brunswick Square. Curt will contact
email Sky & Tel and Astronomy magazines for pamphlets, and contact high
school science departments to pass the word and maybe have a display at
the mall. Suggestions included a slide show of local astronomy activities.
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| ASTRONOMY PICS |
June showed a selection of favourite astronomy pictures
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