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September 2008

ATTENDANCE M. Arsenault, D. Beaudin, A. Bordage; A. Davis, C. Clayton; N. Comeau; S. Comeau; D. Driscoll, J. Dunlap, A. George; M. Giberson, P. Jensen; L. Larkin; G. Jones, E. Kaine, J. MacDonald, K. McAdam; K. Melville, M. Powell; W. Slaney; S. Tompkins; D. Thorn
 
WHAT'S UP June covered the things to watch for in the sky over the month, with help from Peter.
 
OBSERVING Mike P. took his first astrophotos with his new camera; Kim M. did a lot of observing in August; Dave D. was at Nova East and did some all-night observing at Saints Rest
 
CONSTELLATION TALK Cygnus (by June )
 
NOVA EAST Peter J. talked about his rainy weekend at the star party, showed several pics Terry Dickenson was great.
 
SHOW AND TELL Peter had a book "Echoes of the Ancient Skies,"an eyepiece adapter, and a polar alignment aid.
 
Famous Observatories Peter presented on the Canada-France-Hawaii, the oldest observatory on Mauna Kea. They sent him a calendar, numerous brochures and posters (handouts).
 
BUSINESS Club Scope - Marc, PST (Shawn). The Cosmic Perspective (Ed K.). Destiny in Space DVD (Roy H.), Backyard Astronomer's Guide (Sonia T); Solar scope (Shawn M)