October 2008 |
| ATTENDANCE |
M. Arsenault; R. Armstrong; A. Davis; C. Clayton; N. Comeau; S. Comeau;
D. Driscoll; A. George; M. Giberson; A. Huskins; P. Jensen; G. Jones;
J. MacDonald, K. Melville; C. Nason; M. Powell; S. Tompkins; C. Trott
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| WHAT'S UP |
Curt covered the things to watch for in the sky over the month, focus on Mercury.
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| OBSERVING |
Mike P. observed 5 planets , M57 and M31; Dave D. saw Uranus, Neptune and M15, M81/82; Marc A. watched the Moon occult M45; Peter J. was observing from his deck with an 80 mm; Curt N. saw Venus and Mars together from the bedroom, and Jupiter through the 16" at SMU.
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| CONSTELLATION TALK |
Cassiopeia (by Marc) - Covered the mythology of the famous Perseus-Andromeda tale. The brighter stars are named for Cassiopeia's body parts; deep sky with M52, M103, ET cluster, NGC 7789; Cass A radio source, supernova of 1572.
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| SHOW AND TELL |
Chris had a teaching binocular microscope; Steve displayed his Super Laser Pointer; Dave brought meteorite fragments; June brought a laminated picture of the Heart Nebula.
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| Famous Observatories |
Peter presented on the ESO Very large Telescope in Chile. It has 4 large scopes and smaller auxiliary units that can be used in various interferometry configurations.
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| BUSINESS |
Club Scope - None (Curt storing), PST (Nathaniel). The Cosmic Perspective (Ed K.). Destiny in Space DVD (Roy H.), Backyard Astronomer's Guide (Dave D.); Mars book (Myrtle)
Elections: President (June); VP (Peter); Secretary (Curt); Treasurer (Angela)
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| TELESCOPE DEMO |
A telescope demonstration was put on by Peter (ETX 125), Mike (4" refractor) and Dave (large Newtonian).
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