September 2013 |
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Rockwood Park Interpretation Centre
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| ATTENDANCE |
R. Armstrong; D. Chase; C. Curwin; J. Dunlap; G. Fillmore; B. Hitchcock; S. Jackson;
J. MacDonald; N. McIntyre; C. Nason; F. Noel; J. Noel; P. Owen; S. Tompkins; P. Webb; M. West
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| BUSINESS |
P. Owen takes the PST. S. Tompkins has the club scope. J. Kelley retains the Astroscan and new eyepiece kit. A. Bordage has the 7x50 binos.
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| WHAT'S UP |
C. Nason covered what to observe over the next month.
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| OBSERVING |
B. Hitchcock pulled a couple all-nighters in the Scorpius to Aquarius region, observed the Saturn Nebula among other things. C. Curwin and P. Owen were at the Fundy Star Party where Paul enjoyed M31 and the Veil Nebula under a dark sky. M. West and his daughter visited campgrounds in the Prairie but missed the dark sky due to clouds and a bright Moon.
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| SHOW & TELL, BUY & SELL |
B. Hitchcock brought a William Optics 28 mm UWAN eyepiece and a Celestron 31 mm wide field. C. Nason had a Little Blue Book (c. 1920s) on astronomy and a book on maser sources that was bound upside down.
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| ASTRONOMY TALK |
June gave a slide show recap of the star parties at Kouchibouguac, Mactaquac, Mount Carleton and Fundy.
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