August 2011 |
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Irving Nature Park Interpretative Shelter
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| ATTENDANCE |
M. Arsenault; D. Beaudin; A. Bordgae; C. Clayton; A. Davis; J. Dunlap; M. Giberson; N. Jones; T. Jones; T. Katsaroupas;
J. MacDonald; C. Nason; E. O'Reilly; S. Tompkins; (plus 2 sisters and a daughter)
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| BUSINESS |
Adrien will get the solar scope from Curt for Fundy; Steve T. retains the club scope; next meeting September 10 in a place TBD.
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| WHAT'S UP |
Curt covered the upcoming events in the calendar; Ed O. gave a heads up on Comet C/2011 L4 Panstarrs which is due in spring 2013.
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| OBSERVING |
Adrien had a great dark night at Mount Carleton, several were at the COW party at Mactaquac; Curt had observed Comet Garradd and sunspots.
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| Astrtonomy Talk: Naked Eye Observing |
Dave B. talked on naked eye observing giving a brief history of the constellations, and the north circumpolar constellations. At our latitude they include Ursa Minor, Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Draco and Camelopardalis.
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| Astronomy Talk: Binoculars |
Curt gave a talk on binoculars: their features, what to look for when buying them; and how to use them.
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