June 2013 |
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Rockwood Park Interpretation Centre
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| ATTENDANCE |
R. Armstrong; D. Beaudin; A. Bordage; R. Flogeras; M. Giberson; A. Huskins; S. Jackson; P. Jensen; D. MacPhail;
D. McCashion; N. McIntyre; C. Nason; T. O'Connell; E. O'Reilly; P. Owen; M. Powell; I. Skerritt; S. Tompkins; P. Webb
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| BUSINESS |
A. Huskins takes the PST. T. O'Connell keeps the club scope. S. Jackson takes the Astroscan. A. Bordage has the 7x50 binos. We were reminded of the SJAC clothing order. June will take orders for club apparel from Lesters, and will check to see if hoodies can be embroidered.
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| WHAT'S UP |
C. Nason covered what to observe over the next month.
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| OBSERVING |
Adrien saw 2 sunspots at Kouchibouguac. D. Beaudin had Jupiter near Venus in binos and saw the Cat's Eye Nebula. M. Powell saw 3 ISS passes in one night. T. O'Connell saw Saturn in the club scope. D. McCashion imaged Comet Pan STARRS (we viewed it). M. Giberson saw the 3 planet grouping, and C. Nason had all 3 simultaneously in an Astroscan.
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| ASTRONOMY TALK |
All Sky Camera - M. Powell gave a slideshow of the process of installing the camera in Hampton (with P. Owen, P. Jensen and A. Bordage). Two meteors were recorded the first night. Mike demonstrated a camera and recorded a green laser beam moving across the ceiling.
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| SHOW & TELL, BUY & SELL |
Mike showed his homemade all sky camera. D. McCashion had a Bahtinov mask for focussing a scope. A. Huskins brought a set of vibration suppression pads to sell. C. Nason brought a 12 mm Radian and a 22 mm Panoptic to sell (Radian sold).
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| ASTRONOMY TALK |
C. Nason gave a presentation on how our view of the universe has changed over the centuries, and the origin of the universe, galaxies and the solar system.
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