July 2011 |
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Rockwood Park Interpretation Centre
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| ATTENDANCE |
R. Armstrong; M. Arsenault; C. Curwin; A. Davis; K. Horgan; G. Jones; E. Kaine; T. Katsaroupas;
J. MacDonald; C. Nason; E. O'Reilly; M. Powell; B. Spragg; D. Thorn; S. Thorn; S. Tompkins;
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| BUSINESS |
June M. will take the solar scope; Steve T. retains the club scope; Kim H. returned Backyard Astronomer's Guide and a Mars book; Sonia T. retains Moon Observer's Guide; the August meeting will be at the Irving Nature Park. Dave B. returned VD #3 and borrowed #4. Theo K. returned Great Big Book of Space and borrowed Pocket Guide to Stars and Space. Sonia borrowed Comets: Creators and Destroyers.
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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 |
Mike P. saw the ISS a few times and bagged 18 Messiers at his observatory the previous night. Curt caught another apparition of Mercury. Angela had an observing session with Dave Chapman at the Halifax Centre's Saint Croix Observatory.
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| SHOW AND TELL |
Chris Curwin displayed a home-made battery pack, plus a Dew Buster heater controller.
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| Astronomy Talk: Finder Scopes |
Mike gave a talk on finder scopes, including their purpose, how to align and use them, and red dot finders and Telrads.
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