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December 2013

LOCATION Rockwood Park Interpretation Centre
 
ATTENDANCE C. Clayton; C. Curwin; M. Goodine; A. Huskins; S. Jackson; T. Katsaroupas; J. MacDonald; A. Martin; D. MacPhail; D. McCashion; D. McCurdy; N. McIntyre; A. McKenna; C. Nason; F. Noel; J. Noel; E. O'Reilly; T. Palk-McKenna; W. Slaney; S. Thorn; S. Tompkins; A. West; M. West
 
BUSINESS P. Owen takes the PST; A. Martin & M. Goodine take the club scope; A. Huskins takes the Astroscan. S. Jackson returned DVD disc 14.
 
WHAT'S UP C. Nason covered what to observe over the next month.
 
OBSERVING E. O'Reilly observed Comet ISON Nov. 20-22. N. McIntyre saw a meteor. A. Huskins could not get ISON but did see Mercury. C. Curwin got a glimpse of ISON.
 
SHOW & TELL, BUY & SELL A. West brought a book, Astronomy (M. Garlic)
 
ASTRONOMY TALK Slideshow - J. MacDonald showed astrophotos, a mix of shots by local astrophotographers and NASA images
 
ASTRONOMY TALK Christmas Stars in Song: After a social break we were treated to astronomy carols from A&M West, E. O'Reilly, C. Nason, and a group effort led by J. MacDonald.