May 2013 |
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Rockwood Park Interpretation Centre
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| ATTENDANCE |
R. Armstrong; A. Bordage; C. Curwin; J. Dunlap; M. Giberson; B. Hitchcock; K. Horgan; S. Jackson; P. Jensen; J. MacDonald;
D. MacPhail; D. McCashion; N. McIntyre; C. Nason; T. O'Connell; E. O'Reilly; P. Owen; M. Powell; W. Slaney; S. Tompkins; P. Webb;
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| BUSINESS |
A. Bordage takes the PST. T. O'Connell takes the club scope. S. Jackson takes the Astroscan. June will take orders for club apparel from Lesters, and will check to see if hoodies can be embroidered. The All Sky Camera has been installed at P. Owen's in Hampton. It will be accessible to all and with be part of the Maritime Fireball Network. Adrien is looking for assistance with a STEM Expo at Barnhill, and there will be a weekend astronomy course through UNB in the west side library June 8-9.
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| WHAT'S UP |
C. Nason covered what to observe over the next month.
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| OBSERVING |
Steve, Ed and Myrtle observed Saturn, Jupiter, M92 and PanSTARRS at Steve's. Mike observed Saturn in binoviewers for 45 minutes and also M3. Bob had NGC 5466, and 9 galaxies in a half degree field of view in Virgo. Dave M. has pictures of sunspots posted on Spaceweather.com.
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| ASTRONOMY TALK |
J. MacDonald gave a talk on space telescopes that covered the gamut of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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| SHOW & TELL, BUY & SELL |
Peter had an illuminated reticle he bought for $40. Bob brought a 6" Celestron Omni XLT. Curt had 3 books from the library sale. Mike brought a Bushnell RFT to sell - sold!
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