May 2015 |
LOCATION |
Rockwood Park Interpretation Centre
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ATTENDANCE |
R. Armstrong; D. Branch; J. Branch; P. Crowdis; C. Curwin; M. Giberson; S. Hiew; A. Huskins; W. Lee; K. Keith; J. MacDonald;
B. MacNutt; M. McCann; C. Millett; C. Nason; M. Powell; T. Raithby; T. Siddall; R. Spragg; S. Tompkins; P. Webb; J. Woods; S. Yi
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BUSINESS |
M. Powell takes the PST. M. MacNutt gets the 4.5" Dob and Backyard Observer's Guide. P. Owen has the H-Beta filter. T. Siddall gets the 6" Dob and NightWatch. A. Tompkins has the 90 mm refractor. W. Lee takes the Backyard Astronomer's Guide, and P. Webb takes the Moon Observer's Guide.
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WHAT'S UP |
C. Nason covered what to observe over the next month.
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OBSERVING |
C. Curwin was doing public solar observing at the INP. Many of us did a public observing session at the Bark Park on Astronomy Day.
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SHOW & TELL, BUY & SELL |
P. Webb brought a Celestron 114 mm Newtonian and alt-az mount. T. Raithby showed two large photos.
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ASTRONOMY TALK |
C. Nason gave a talk on the stellar magnitude system.
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