December 2012 |
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Rockwood Park Interpretation Centre
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| ATTENDANCE |
M. Arsenault; Co. Brown; M. Crowdis; R, Curran; A. Davis; C. Curwin; A. Huskins; T. Katsaroupas;
T. MacCormack; J. MacDonald; D. McCashion; N. McIntyre; C. Nason; E. O'Reilly; I. Skerritt; S. Thorn; S. Tompkins; P. Webb
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| BUSINESS |
D. MacPhail retains it. Solar scope - No takers (at Curt's). R. Curran returned NightWatch. Co. Brown returned Moon Observer's Guide. S. Thorn returned Voyage Across the Cosmos. June to check with Lester's for apparel prices.
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| WHAT'S UP |
C. Nason reviewed what to observe over the next month.
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| OBSERVING |
Several members took part in public observing at the Rockwood Bark Park. Ed O and Curt N had been observing planets mainly.
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| SHOW AND TELL |
Core B brought the new NGS Space Atlas. Curt had a 199 star finder and a small book Seeing Stars from the 1940s
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| ASTRONOMY TALK |
J. MacDonald made us all nervous with a talk on the 10 ways predicted for Doomsday, and saved us all in the end.
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| CHRISTMAS SOCIAL |
Christmas get together, with a carol by June and Ed.
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