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Peterborough Astronomical Society 2008 Schedule of events
Meeting Schedule - Riverview Zoo, Peterborough (8:00 p.m. start, unless otherwise stated):
January 4 Getting Started in Astronomy - J. Crossen, C. Cross and M. Coady PAA Library Review Riverview Zoo
February 1 Doug Angle - Kingston RASC - Relativity, Black Holes and Dark Matter Riverview Zoo
March 7 Gord Rife of the SSAA ? Imaging the Night Sky with a Digital SLR Riverview Zoo
March 29 Earth Hour from about 7:30 to 9:30 Armour Hill
April 4 Astrophotography using CCD imaging - Gord Simpson of Brampton Riverview Zoo
May 2 Personal Observatory Dome - Wayne Parker - POD developer Riverview Zoo
June 6 The Green Flash - John Hicks of New Forest Observatory Riverview Zoo
July 4 No Meeting - Summer Recess
August 1 No Meeting - Summer Recess
September 5 Here?s what's new - Jim Kendrick of Kendrick Astro Instruments Riverview Zoo
October 3 Topic to be confirmed - Professor Paul Delaney of York University Riverview Zoo
November 7 TBA Riverview Zoo
December 5 Annual General Meeting & Sci Fi Movie Night Riverview Zoo
Mark Coady will deliver Light Pollution Updates as available
Special Events:
Fall n' Stars is held in Camp Sagonaksa - a Boy Scout Camping Area - within Colonel Roscoe Vanderwater Conservation Area which is east off of HWY 37 near Thomasburg, Ontario...about 20 km north of Belleville. There are also opportunities for day pass attendees as well as weekend ones.
Use link to see some pictures from 2007 - http://130.15.144.99/rasc/pics/fallnstars/2007/
Contact Mark Cody for details at: (705) 292-0458 or mark.coady@sympatico.ca
Tentative Buckhorn Observatory & Other Location Observing Schedule for 2008:
January 11 PAA Observing Session & Newbie Night Sky Tour Buckhorn Observatory
January 16 PAA Observing Session & Newbie Night Sky Tour Buckhorn Observatory
February 15 PAA Observing Session & Newbie Night Sky Tour Buchhorn Observatory
February 20 Total Lunar Eclipse Armour Hill, Peterborough
March 14 PAA Observing Session & Newbie Night Sky Tour Buckhorn Observatory
April 11 & 12 Camp Over Weekend Observing Buckhorn Observatory
April 25 PAA Observing Session & Newbie Night Sky Tour McDonald Observatory
May 9 PAA Observing Session & Newbie Night Sky Tour Baetsen Observatory
June 6 & 7 Camp Over Weekend Observing Buckhorn Observatory
June 27 PAA Observing Session & Newbie Night Sky Tour Cedar Knoll Observatory
July 4 & 5 Camp Over Weekend Observing Buckhorn Observatory
July 25 PAA Observing Session & Newbie Night Sky Tour Cedar Knoll Observatory
August 1 & 2 Camp Over Weekend Observing Buckhorn Observatory
August 11/12 Perseid Meteor Shower Armour Hill, Peterborough
August 29 PAA Observing Session & Newbie Night Sky Tour McDonald Observatory
September 26/27 Fall 'n Stars Star Party with RASC Belleville and Kingston Chapters * See Special Events Above
October 3 & 4 Camp Over Weekend Observing Buckhorn Observatory
October 24 PAA Observing Session & Newbie Night Sky Tour Cedar Knoll Observatory
November 28 PAA Observing Session & Newbie Night Sky Tour Buckhorn Observatory
December 19 PAA Observing Session & Newbie Night Sky Tour Buckhorn Observatory PAA
Observing runs are held on the Friday nearest New Moon. The public is invited. In case of cloudy weather on Friday, the following Saturday will be the back-up session. Set up time will be at dusk which means we?ll be getting together anywhere from 7:00 pm in the winter until 9:30 pm during the summer months. Coffee and doughnuts are supplied.
The host observatory calls the go or no go on weather - smart people call in advance.
Phone numbers are:
Buckhorn Observatory 705-657-2544 www.buckhornobservatory.com
Baetsen Observatory 905-983-8143
Cedar Knoll Observatory 705-799-6977
McDonald Observatory 705-696-2977
Maple Ridge 705-341-7146 www.amtelecom.net/~maple
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