Asteroid (15531) Matusch

Brendon Franz Matusch (b. 2003) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics and astronomy project. He attended the Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 7, page 7

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Asteroid (333055) Liang

Jason Liang (b. 1988) is a Canadian engineer who worked on the OSIRIS-REx mission as an Instrument Engineer for the science instrument OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA). He is a space systems thermal and mechanical engineer, and OSIRIS-REx was his first interplanetary exploration mission.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 7, page 14

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Asteroid (15533) Saturnino

Joseph Carmelo Saturnino (b. 2003) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his robotics and intelligent machines project. He attended the Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School, Hannon, Ontario, Canada.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 7, page 7

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Asteroid (333054) Bloomquist

Leif Bloomquist (b. 1973) is a Canadian engineer who worked on the OSIRIS-REx mission as part of the OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA) Instrument Engineer team. He also worked on the Meteorological Station (MET) instrument for the Phoenix Mars Lander and the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM) on the International Space Station.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 7, page 14

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Asteroid (178088) Marktovey

Mark Alexander Tovey (b. 1970) is an amateur astronomer and Adjunct Research Professor in History at Western University in London, Canada. Tovey received his PhD in Cognitive Science from Carleton University in 2011. He developed historical exhibits in the Hume Cronyn Memorial Observatory, and is interested in combining history with public astronomy.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 1, page 14

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JRASC June 2023

Inside this issue:

  • The Last Years of the David Dunlap Observatory

 

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RIchard Weatherston

Toronto

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April 2023

 

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Stellarium introductory course

Event Date: 
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 - 9:30pm to 11:30pm

Stellarium introductory course (ONLINE)

Tuesday 6 June 2023, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Mountain Time (note the time zone!)

Stellarium is a powerful planetarium application available for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux computers.

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Backyard software introductory course

Event Date: 
Monday, May 29, 2023 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Backyard EOS / Backyard Nikon introductory course (ONLINE)

Monday 29 May 2023, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Eastern Time (note the time zone!)

Backyard EOS / Backyard Nikon is a popular camera control program that offers features beyond the manufacturer's utility software or built-in intervalometer.

BYE / BYN allows a user to operate the camera by remote for vibration-free imaging. It offers excellent focus control for camera lenses and imaging through a telescope. Imaging plans can be built and executed to capture multiple light, dark, flat, bias, and dark-flat frames.

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Stellarium intermediate course

Event Date: 
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 - 9:30pm to 11:30pm

Stellarium intermediate course (ONLINE)

Wednesday 7 June 2023

7:30 PM to 9:30 PM Mountain time (note the time zone!)

Stellarium is a powerful planetarium application available for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux computers.

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