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630406EclipseTable

                               ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA
                                   July 20, 1963 Solar Eclipse
                               REPORT FORM TO ACCOMPANY PHOTOGRAPHS


OBSERVER: ............................................  Mailing Address .............................

                                                                .....................................

Place of Observation: ...............................................................................

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630406Eclipse4

ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA
Standing Committee on Observational Activities
Programme for Solar Eclipse of July 20, 1963

Bulletin No, 4	  Basic Observation Programme	April 6, 1963
	Section B. Photographic Projects

    For the July 20th eclipse, we expect that the emphasis will be on photography.
This bulletin gives brief descriptions of basic photographic projects. Some are
comparatively simple and others are much more complex. It is hoped that members who
have the equipment will undertake some of the more exacting projects. Observing
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630315EclipseForm

                               ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA
                                    Solar Eclipse Report Form

DATE:-

PLACE OF OBSERVATION:-

  Latitude:-                      Longitude:-              Elevation:-

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________

PHENOMENON:-

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
	
OBSERVING EQUIPMENT

    Type of Telescope                                 Power of
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630315Eclipse3

ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA
Standing Committee on Observational Activities
Programme for Solar Eclipse of July 20, 1963,

Bulletin No. 3	   Basic Observation Programme	March 15, 1963
Section A. Precision Observations

    In this bulletin we cover briefly the procedure to be followed for each of the
projects that come under the heading of Precision Observations, as outlined in Bulletin
No.2.


OBSERVER'S CO-ORDINATES

    All reports must give the observer's co-ordinates - latitude, longitude and elevation
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630215Eclipse2

ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA
Standing Committee on Observational Activities
Programme for Solar Eclipse of July 20, 1963

Bulletin No. 2	Basic Observation Programme	February 15, 1963


    In this bulletin we present an outline of the basic observation programme for
the July 20th eclipse. The programme has been divided into three main sections,
as follows:-

    A. PRECISION OBSERVATIONS, which includes all observations requiring precise
       timing and recording, with the use of atopwatebes, short-wave radio,
       meteorological instruments, etc.

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630100Eclipse1

ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA
Standing Committee on Observational Activities

               Programme for Observing the
Bulletin No. 1	Total Solar Eclipse of July 20, 1963	January 1963


    Greatly encouraged by the response we have already received to the solar eclipse
circular sent out by R. V. Ramsay, National Chairman of this Committee, we are going
ahead with plans for an observation programme in which all members of the Society
and any other interested persons are invited to take part.

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620000Eclipse

                        SOLAR ECLIPSE, JULY 1963


    The National Committee is considering organizing the efforts of

interested members who will be able to travel to points within the eclipse

path. There are many effects due to a total eclipse that require observa-

tion and are within the capabilities and instrumentation of amateur groups.


    A future bulletin will outline possible plans in detail; however, for

the present, the Committee needs to know liar many Centres are planning to

organize eclipse parties, or how many individuals are likely to be near the

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Sky Facts #18

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Sketchley Photos (4)

Key to contact prints of Joseph Sketchley's 1963 eclipse photos.

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Sketchley Photos (3)

Contact prints of Joseph Sketchley's 1963 eclipse photos.

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