June 2015 |
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Rockwood Park Interpretation Centre
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| ATTENDANCE |
R. Armstrong; E. Bauman; N. Bauman; A. Bordage; D. Branch; J. Branch; C. Clayton; M. Crowdis; R. Crowdis; D. Driscoll; S. Hiew; Z. Hiew; B. Hitchcock; A. Huskins;
W. Lee; K. Keith; J. MacDonald; N. McIntyre; C. Millett; C. Nason; E. O'Reilly; P. Owen; M. Powell; T. Raithby; I. Skerritt; S. Tompkins; P. Webb; A. West; M. West; Q. Zhou;
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| BUSINESS |
A. West takes the PST. M. MacNutt retains the 4.5" Dob and Backyard Observer's Guide. A. Bordage will get the 90, mm refractor from A. Tompkins. P. Owen has the H-Beta filter. T. Siddall retains the 6" Dob and NightWatch. A. Tompkins has the 90 mm refractor. W. Lee keeps the Backyard Astronomer's Guide, and P. Webb keeps the Moon Observer's Guide. E. O'Reilly gave an update on the exoplanet naming project.
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| WHAT'S UP |
C. Nason covered what to observe over the next month.
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| OBSERVING |
T. Raithby, J. Branch, E. O'Reilly and A. Bordage reported what they had been observing.
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| SHOW & TELL, BUY & SELL |
C. Nason had a dimmable red LED observing light returned.
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| ASTRONOMY TALK |
J. MacDonald gave an update on the Rosetta - Philae mission to comet 67P/ Churyumov-Gerasimenko
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| ASTRONOMY TALK |
C. Nason explained the stellar coordinate system of right ascension and declination, including how things change due to precession of the equinox.
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