August 2009 |
| ATTENDANCE |
M. Arsenault; D. Beaudin; A. Bordage; F. Bordage; N. Comeau; S. Comeau; A. Davis; D. Driscoll; J. Dunlap; M. Giberson; D. Hallworth; K. Horgan; G. Jones; J. MacDonald; J. McAdam; K. McAdam; A. McAllister; D. McCashion; S. McHatten; K. Melville; C. Nason; E. O'Reilly; M. Powell; J. Shi; B. Spragg; 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 next month.
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| OBSERVING |
Ed O. and Ted Dunphy (Fredericton) saw the impact on scar Jupiter and Comet Christensen through Ted's scope at Mactaquac. Curt N. saw a good crop of sunspots and made an unsuccessful stab at Mercury. June M. did a couple of solar observing sessions at the hospital with the PST. Dave D. observed Jupiter and Neptune, and sunspots. Dave M. took images of Venus, Jupiter and maybe Neptune.
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| CONSTELLATION TALK |
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 D. had a double solar filter and a double book of Stephen Hawking: "The Illustrated A Brief History of Time" and "The Universe in a Nutshell." Curt N. had a book "The Great Atlas of the Universe" by L. Benacchio. Both books were on sale at Coles. Curt also has a Glovelite, a thumb-forefinger glove with built-in red LEDs.
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| TRIP REPORT PRESENTATIONS |
Jacky S. showed pictures of the ISS and of the total solar eclipse, which he observed in China. Angela D. showed slides of the Montreal Planetarium.
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| BUSINESS |
Club scope: Ed Kaine; PST went to Curt; 1 copy of NightWatch (K. Horgan); No one took the DVD “Destiny in Space”; DVD “Understanding the Universe, Part 1, was borrowed by Adrien; Part 2 - D. Thorn; Part 4 - John Dunlap; Shawn has the Mars book; Ed Kaine still has “Cosmic Perspective”; no one took “Backyard Astronomer's Guide”
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| ASTRONOMY TALK |
George J. gave an informative blackboard talk on planetary nebulae, including the fusion process, stages of star development for solar mass stars, and the collapse to a white dwarf.
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| OBSERVING |
After the meeting Adrien turned out the parking lot lights and several telescopes were set up for observing.
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