March 2011 |
| ATTENDANCE |
R. Armstrong; M. Arsenault; A. Bordage; M. Carson; P. Cyr; A. Davis; D. Driscoll; A. Huskins; P. Jensen; G. Jones; N. Jones; T. Jones;
G. Little; R. Little; F. Loomer; J. MacDonald; D. MacPhail; D. McCashion; C. Nason; E. O'Reilly; W. Slaney; S. Tompkins; C. Trott
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| BUSINESS |
The club scope is with S. Tompkins for upgrades. A. Bordage took the PST. has the solar scope; T. Jones borrowed The Universe book / DVD. June reminded us of Earth Hour on March 26 (observing at the Algonquin, possibly at locations in Saint John).
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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 |
P. Cyr braved the cold to observe M31. Adrien had been doing solar observing. A. Huskins watched a double shadow transit of Jupiter's moons on a cold evening. D. Driscoll observed the Lunar X a couple of months ago. D. McCashion imaged sunspots and prominences through the PST.
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| Astronomy Talk |
Peter talked on Finding the Winter Constellations, covering the circumpolar constellations and the Winter Hexagon, including many old drawings from charts.
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| SHOW AND TELL |
S. Tompkins brought a book "Questions and Answers on Astronomy." C. Nason had "Astronomy" by John Herschel, c. 1850. P. Jensen showed a Baader 2" diagonal with a lever lock.
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| YOUTH ASTRONOMY CLUB |
3 members. We learned how to use StarFinders and had a presentation on circumpolar constellations.
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