July 2008 |
ATTENDANCE |
M. Arsenault, D. Beaudin, M. Crate, A. Davis, J. Dunlap, M. Giberson, E. Kaine, K. Keith, J. MacDonald,
K. McAdam, S. McHatten, K. Melville, C. Nason, E. O'Reilly, M. Powell, D. Thorn, S. Thorn, S. Tompkins, C. Trott
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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 |
Ed Kaine did his homework from the June meeting and saw all the stars in the Little Dipper and the Engagement Ring around Polaris. Marc Atsenault had been watching Jupiter. Mike Powell proudly found M57, M13 and others Messiers without GoTo. Curt saw Mercury this morning before the crack of dawn, missed Comet Boattini.
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RASC GA REPORT |
June narrated a slide show of the RASC annual meeting and conference in Mississauga.
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SHOW AND TELL |
June had two DVDs that she picked up at the RASC GA.Curt had a couple of books.
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BUSINESS |
Club Scope - Marc, PST (Al H has it, to go to Shawn. The Cosmic Perspective (Ed K). Destiny in Space DVD (ed K), Backyard Astronomer's Guide (Sonia); Shawn has some contacts to discuss the SJ Solar Systen Walk.
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MOVIE TIME |
June showed a DVD on the Mars Rovers that seemed to have been produced by Disney.
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