April 2013 |
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Rockwood Park Interpretation Centre
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| ATTENDANCE |
R. Armstrong; M. Arsenault; A. Bordage; C. Clayton; M. Crowdis; R. Crowdis; J. Dunlap; M. Giberson; B. Hitchcock; K. Horgan; M. Horgan;
A. Huskins; S. Jackson; H. Lamb; J. MacDonald; N. McIntyre; C. Nason; E. O'Reilly; P. Owen; M. Powell; I. Skerritt; S. Tompkins; P. Webb; A. West; M. West
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| BUSINESS |
Business: Adrien Bordage donated 7x50 binos. Thanks Adrien! No takers for the club scope. P.Owen took the solar scope. June retained the Astroscan. We will have a booth at Lancaster Mall for Astronomy Day, April 20. All Sky Camera: Adrien, Peter and Mike will put it together and find a place to mount it. Adrien will send a link to the Maritime Fireball Network. Curt announced public observing at the Bark Park April 19 and a free astronomy course at Rockwood Park April 30 - May 28.
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| WHAT'S UP |
A. Bordage reviewed spring constellations and what to observe over the next month.
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| OBSERVING |
M. Arsenault observed Comet PanSTARRS on a few nights. A. Huskins had a photo of the comet. A. West also saw the comet. A. Bordage and C. Nason were solar observing.
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| ASTRONOMY TALK |
J. MacDonald gave a talk on Betelgeuse and measuring its size by interferometry.
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| SHOW & TELL, BUY & SELL |
M. Powell brought extra large prints of star charts, Value Village glasses lights covered with red cellophane, and a 60 mm ETX (for sale, bought by A. Huskins). June had books, Space Chronicles (Tyson) and Before the Big Bang. A Huskins brought new-to-him 9x63 binos.
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| OBSERVING |
Observing at Fisher Lakes by the stables.
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