Asteroid (15533) Saturnino

On 22 May, 2023 By peter@jedicke.ca

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

On 22 May, 2023 By peter@jedicke.ca

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

On 22 May, 2023 By peter@jedicke.ca

Mark Alexander Tovey was born 1970-08-20 in London, Ontario, and died 2026-01-06, also in London. He was an amateur astronomer, historian, cognitive scientist, and stage, poetry and music enthusiast. Mark began his academic journey at Central Secondary School in London, then attended Western University, earning an Honours B.A. (1992–1995) and receiving the Gold Medal in English & Anthropology Linguistics. He went on to complete an Honours B.Sc. in Computer Science with Psychology (1995–1997).

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JRASC June 2023

On 14 May, 2023 By james@jamesedgar.ca

Inside this issue:

  • The Last Years of the David Dunlap Observatory

 

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weatherston-DS

On 29 Apr, 2023 By hotair@computer...

RIchard Weatherston

Toronto

DS

April 2023

 

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Stellarium introductory course

On 26 Apr, 2023 By hotair@computer...
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

On 26 Apr, 2023 By hotair@computer...
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

On 26 Apr, 2023 By hotair@computer...
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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Stellarium advanced course

On 26 Apr, 2023 By hotair@computer...
Event Date: 
Monday, June 5, 2023 - 9:30pm to 11:30pm

Stellarium advanced course (ONLINE)

POSTPONED! Monday 5 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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Stellarium introductory course

On 26 Apr, 2023 By hotair@computer...
Event Date: 
Thursday, May 11, 2023 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Stellarium introductory course (ONLINE)

Thursday 11 May 2023, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Eastern Time

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

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