October 2013 |
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Rockwood Park Interpretation Centre
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| ATTENDANCE |
R. Armstrong; D. Beaudin; A. Bordage; D. Chase; C. Clayton; J. Dunlap; G. Fillmore; M. Giberson; B. Hitchcock; S. Jackson; P. Jensen
D. Kierstead; J. MacDonald; K. McAdam; D. McCashion; N. McIntyre; C. Munoz; C. Nason; E. O'Reilly; S. Tompkins; P. Webb; A. West; M. West
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| BUSINESS |
J. MacDonald takes the PST; A & M West have the club scope; D. Chase takes the Astroscan. A. Bordage has the 7x50 binos. G. Fillmore borrowed DVD #'s 1-4; S. Jackson borrowed DVD #14. June wondered who had the latest editions of NightWatch and Backyard Astronomer's Guide from the library. Curt will check the logbook and contact those who had them last. Elections: President: June MacDonald; Vice President: Peter Jensen; Secretary: Adrien Bordage; Treasurer: Don MacPhail.
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| WHAT'S UP |
C. Nason covered what to observe over the next month.
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| OBSERVING |
C. Nason had witnessed a prominence breaking. A. Bordage has been monitoring sunspots. D. McCashion observed M31 and M8.
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| ASTRONOMY TALK |
P. Webb gave a talk on exoplanets and how they are detected, including red/blue shift and light drop from transits.
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| SHOW & TELL, BUY & SELL |
S. Tompkins gave a demonstration of his finely crafted Light Pollution Box. P. Jensen brought Rukl's Atlas of the Moon. Adrien displayed a 2" 19 mm Konig eyepiece. J. MacDonald had a book on Saturn, and C. Nason had a book.
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| ASTRONOMY TALK |
J. MacDonald showed pictures from Earth Science Picture of the Day.
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| ASTRONOMY TALK |
C. Nason gave an explanation of the mysterious green lights in the video at Hopewell Rocks that had been on APOD.
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