July 2009 |
| ATTENDANCE |
M. Arsenault; D. Beaudin; A. Bordage; A. Davis; M. Giberson; K. Horgan; P. Jensen; G. Jones; J. MacDonald; C. MacMackin; A. McAllister; D. McCashion; K. Melville; C. Nason; M. Powell; J. Shi; D.Thorn; S. Tompkins; SJ Yeong
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| WHAT'S UP |
Curt highlighted what to look for in the sky and the events coming up for the summer. A highlight is the longest solar eclipse of the century but we won't see it (except Jacky).
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| OBSERVING |
Chris M. had been observing the Moon; Peter J. saw some nice prominences on the Sun with his PST; Dave M. got M97 from his backyard and took pics of Titan; Dave B. observed M51, the Sunflower Galaxy, and M3; Curt did public observing at the Sussex Superstore and Gagetown Guide camp.
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| CONSTELLATION TALKE |
Peter talked on Ursa Major, including the stories of Callisto / Arcas and the Mic Mac legend of the hunters. He showed many caricatures of the bear.
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| SHOW AND TELL |
Dave M. displayed pictures of the Moon; Peter had an IYA stamp poster; Myrtle showed her Astronomy and Sky News magazines; Curt had "The Living Cosmos" on sale at Coles; Adrien had an SLR focusser; Mike P. brought a beautiful William Optics refractor; Jacky showed his Sky Scout.
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| MONT MEGANTIC |
Dave B. gave a presentation on the Mont Megantic Observatory in Quebec, which he visited. It started in 1979, has a 1.6 m scope, and is in a Dark Sky Preserve.
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| BUSINESS |
Club scope: no takers (held by Curt); PST went to June; 1 copy of NightWatch (K. Horgan); No one took the DVD “Destiny in Space”; DVD “Understanding the Universe, Part 1, was borrowed by Myrtle; Part 2 by D. Thorn; Part 3 (John Dunlap); Shawn has the Mars book; Ed Kaine still has “Cosmic Perspective”; no one took “Backyard Astronomer”
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| DVD LECTURE SERIES |
DVD - Disc 1 # 4 - Bright Objects in the Sky
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