January 2013 |
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Rockwood Park Interpretation Centre
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| ATTENDANCE |
M. Arsenault; D. Beaudin; A. Bordage; C. Clayton; R, Curran; B. Hitchcock; K. Horgan; T. Katsaroupas;
J. MacDonald; N. McIntyre; C. Munoz; C. Nason; E. O'Reilly; P. Owen; M. Powell; J. Shideler; I. Skerritt; S. Tompkins;
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| BUSINESS |
Club scope - S. Tompkins will store it. Solar scope - A. Bordage. P. Owen returned Skywatching. C. Munoz returned Postcards from the Edge of the Universe.
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| WHAT'S UP |
C. Nason reviewed what to observe over the next month.
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| OBSERVING |
Dave B. saw Comet K5 LINEAR near M36. Adrien and Cut had been observing sunspots. Mike observed the Moon-Jupiter conjunction. Bob was observing the open clusters in Auriga and saw a couple of bright Geminids. Ed saw 12 Geminids in 15 minutes.
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| ASTRONOMY TALK |
Neil M. gave a good history of the discovery of black holes.
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| SHOW AND TELL |
Mike brought a chuckle with his Galileo bobblehead. He also has a Hydrogen Beta filter. Bob brought Sky Atlas 2000.0 Field Edition. Curt had an old book Romance of Comets. June got a DVD season 6 of The Universe, books Voyage to the Planets, Dictionary of Astronomy and Maria Mitchell: The Sexing of Science. Adrien showed a 90 mm Meade refractor be bought at Costco.
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| ASTRONOMY TALK |
C. Nason talked about the winter constellations.
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