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Fourth Annual Report of C&N Section (cont'd.)

3.  BULLETINS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS, cont'd.

Announc.    Date        Subject
 1          Dec. 1961   Comet Seki.
 2          Mar. 1962   Comet Seki-Lines, 1962c.
 3       23 Mar. 1962   Comet Seki-Lines, 1962c.
 4       18 June 1962   Comet Humason, 1961e.
 5       19 Feb. 1963   Comet Ikeya, 1963a.
 6       26 Feb. 1963   Nova Herculis, 1963.
 7        7 Apr. 1963   Comet Alcock, 1963b.
 8        5 July 1964   Comet Tomita-Gerber-Honda, 1964e.
 9       21 July 1964   Comet Ikeya, Comet Tomita-Gerber-Honda.
10       30 Sep. 1965   Comet Ikeya-Seki, 1965f, and Comet Alcock, 1965b.
11        7 Oct. 1965   Comet Ikeya-Seki, Comet Alcock, Nova Herculis 1963, etc.
12       29 Nov. 1966   Comet Rudnicki, 1966e, and five other comets.



4.  OTHER INFORMATION, AND SUMMARY.
       One member (David Levy, Montreal) made telescopic searches for comets.
He searched for a total of 59 hours and 20 minutes during 1966.  As this
report was being prepared, five more 1966 observations of Comet Kilston
were reported, bringing the total to 62.
       Eight of the seventeen Centres were represented in this section in
one way or another, last year; either in searching or observing comets.
They were:  Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton, Niagara Falls, Windsor,
Quebec, and Victoria.  One unattached member took part.
       Of the many comet observations made last year, only a few gave detailed
reports.  Most gave little more detail than "I saw it."  Although even these
reports are welcome, the Coordinator would liek to receive more detailed
reportes so that a study could be made of them.  However, it is difficult to
encourage observer's to spend the time required to fill out duplicate
reports.  Possibly, if a comet observation report form were printed, it would
help.  The Coordinator of this section would like the opinion of the National
Chairmen and Committee.
        Although a record number of seraches were made during 1966, there has
been some falling-off in activity.  More than half of these searches were
made by only one member.  The high number of observations of Comet Kilston
are also largely responsible to another single member.  However, the Coordinator
hopes to stimulate interest among more members during 1967.








April 20, 1967                          Respectfully submitted,
Box 172, AMF Postal Station            Jim Low, National Coordinator
Montreal International Airport         Comet and Nova Section
Dorval, P.Q.                           S.C.O.A., R.A.S.C.

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