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A HANDBOOK

TO ACCOMPANY A SET OF

ONE HUNDRED ASTRONOMICAL LANTERN SLIDES

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Astrophotography

for Amateur Astronomers

SECOND EDITION

G.N. Patterson
Saskatoon Centre, R.A.S.C.

Compiled for use as reference material in a course in
Astrophotography

ISBN 0-919677-05-3

GA Guide 2012

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Inside this Issue

The Grand Schism in Canadian Astronomy II
Oregon Columbus Hastings
Vesperus, Helios, Phosphorus, Lucky-Us!
Powering a Focuser
Astrosketchers’ Contest

In 1967 the nineteen-year-old David Levy was an enthusiastic observer, and an observationally active member of the Montreal Centre, pursuing his life-long quest for comets, and an ever deeper familiarity with the night sky (activities which he knowledgably, imaginatively, and fruitfully pursues to this day).

Alberta

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The 2012 June 5-6 transit of Venus (ToV) is over, and there won't be another one till 2117! Many RASC members successfully viewed the ToV here and abroad, and you can find the graphic record of the observations―and of the astronomers making them―here.

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Sirius B Observing Challenge

Saskatchewan DST Proposal

RASC IAU Display 1979

100 Lantern Slides

A HANDBOOK

ONE HUNDRED ASTRONOMICAL LANTERN SLIDES

Handbook of Astrophotography

Handbook of

Astrophotography

for Amateur Astronomers

SECOND EDITION

G.N. Patterson
Saskatoon Centre, R.A.S.C.

GA Guide 2012

JRASC October 2012

Inside this Issue

Letter to Levy

All's Well That Ends Well

Alberta

The 2012 June 5-6 transit of Venus (ToV) is over, and there won't be another one till 2117! Many RASC members successfully viewed the ToV here and abroad, and you can find the graphic record of the observations―and of the astronomers making them―here.

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A HANDBOOK

ONE HUNDRED ASTRONOMICAL LANTERN SLIDES

Handbook of

Astrophotography

for Amateur Astronomers

SECOND EDITION

G.N. Patterson Saskatoon Centre, R.A.S.C.

Inside this Issue

All's Well That Ends Well

The 2012 June 5-6 transit of Venus (ToV) is over, and there won't be another one till 2117! Many RASC members successfully viewed the ToV here and abroad, and you can find the graphic record of the observations―and of the astronomers making them―here.

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