March 2014 |
| LOCATION |
Rockwood Park Interpretation Centre
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| ATTENDANCE |
R. Armstrong; M Arsenault; D. Beaudin; A. Bordage; R. Carr; D. Chase; M. Chase; C. Curwin; M. Giberson; M. Goodine; P. Jensen; J. MacDonald; A. Martin; D. McCashion;
D. McGuire; G. McKendrick; A. McKenna; T. Palk-McKenna; C. Nason; F. Noel; J. Noel; T. O'Connell; E. O'Reilly; P. Owen; A. Tompkins; S. Tompkins; P. Webb; A. West; M. West
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| BUSINESS |
A&M West take the PST; A. Tompkins retains the club scope; A. Bordage claimed the Astroscan. G. McKendrick borrowed a book (BAG). We discussed Astronomy Day, possibility of an event at Kingston Market and/or Rockwood Park.
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| WHAT'S UP |
C. Nason covered what to observe over the next month.
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| OBSERVING |
A&M West observed Venus. C. Nason saw Mercury. D. Beaudin showed some astrophotos he took. D. McCashion watched an ISS pass. P. Webb has been observing sunspots.
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| SHOW & TELL, BUY & SELL |
A. West brought a Hawking DVD and a Stellar Scope viewer. M. West had an interesting collection of NASA memorabilia. P. Owen donated Backyard Astronomer's Guide (Thanks, Paul!). C. Nason brought a book on comets from 1909. A&M West had a pair of binoculars to give away (snapped up by T. P-M).
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| ASTRONOMY TALK |
The Kuiper Belt: J. MacDonald described the objects in the Kuiper Belt, Oort Cloud and in between.
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| ASTRONOMY TALK |
Messier Objects: C. Nason gave a history of the Messier catalogue.
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