January 2016 |
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Rockwood Park Interpretation Centre
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| ATTENDANCE |
R. Armstrong; D. Branch; E. Branch; F. Casey; D. Chase; I. Chase; C. Curwin; D. Driscoll; G. Fillmore; P. Jensen; H. Kashetsky; J. MacDonald;
B. MacNutt; D. McCashion; D. McGuire; C. Nason; P. Owen; T. Raithby; S. Rapp; DG Schedlar; DJ Schedlar; J. Stewart; A. West; M. West;
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| BUSINESS |
No one claimed the 6" Dob; M.West retained the solar scope; D. Driscoll took the 4.5" Dob; Je. MacDonald has the 90 mm refractor; P. Jensen will get the H-Beta filter from A. Huskins; T. Siddall has NightWatch; W. Lee has Backyard Astronomer's Guide; D. Branch retained Deep Sky Atlas and has DVD discs 7&8.
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| WHAT'S UP |
C. Nason covered what to observe over the next month.
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| OBSERVING REPORTS |
P. Owen had a great view of Orion; D. Schedlar Jr saw the Big Dipper; D. McCashion observed Comet Catalina and saw the tail with averted vision; T. Raithby gave a heads up for possible aurorae on the weekend (check the NOAA website; J. MacDonald recommended a NASA website for amateur astronomers: www.spacescience.org/starchitect.
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| ASTRONOMY TALK |
P. Owen gave an interesting talk on the Kennedy Space Center with photos from his visit.
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| SHOW & TELL, BUY & SELL |
D. Schedlar showed his new books The Cosmic Tourist, Deep Sky Wonders, and Hubble Legacy.
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| BINOCULAR RAFFLE |
Celeston 25X70 (donated by P. Webb) won by A. West. Skylight 16X50 won by D. Schedlar Jr. Amount raised was $83.
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| ASTRONOMY TALK |
M West gave an informative talk on the relation between a star's colour and temperature, using the H-R diagram.
Recommended website: http://www.astrostudio.org/500brightest.html
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