NOVA NOTES

VOLUME 26 - NUMBER 5 - OCTOBER 1995

THE NEWSLETTER OF THE HALIFAX CENTRE OF THE RASC C/O 1747 SUMMER STREET, HALIFAX, N.S., CANADA B3H 3A6

WWW: http://apwww.stmarys.ca/rasc/rasc.html E-Mail: rasc@hercules.stmarys.ca


NOVA NOTES, the newsletter of the Halifax Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, is published bi-monthly in February, April, June, August, October, and December. The opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the Halifax Centre. Material for the next issue should reach the editor by December 1st, 1995. Articles on any aspect of astronomy will be considered for publication. "Letters to the Editor" or to our resident expert: GAZER are also most welcome. Contact the editor at: David Lane


ASTROPHOTO OF THE MONTH:

By LARRY BOGAN


INSIDE THIS ISSUE...

Editor/President's Report
Proposed Amendment to the Centre's Constitution
Abigweit Autumnal Astronomical Adventure by Bill Thurlow
Creative Physics
1995 General Assembly by Tim Mullings
Notice of Meetings and Other Stuff


NOTICE OF MEETINGS AND EVENTS

REGULAR MEETINGS

Date: Regular Meeting — Friday, November 17 at 8pm; 7pm for the council meeting (all are welcome)
Place: Lower Theatre, Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, Summer Street, Halifax. Access is from the parking lot.
Topic: “Annual Meeting” and “Member’s Night”. The business of the society’s annual meeting will be conducted (briefly!). Member’s Night provides your opportunity to tell us, through a short presentation, what you have been up this year. There will also be reports on the summer’s club activities.

Date: Regular Meeting — Friday, December 15 at 8pm; 7pm for the council meeting (all are welcome)
Place: Lower Theatre, Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, Summer Street, Halifax. Access is from the parking lot.
Topic: Topic to be determined.


TELESCOPES FOR LOAN

The Halifax Center has several telescopes for loan to members. These include a Celestron C8 equipped for photography, a Questar 3.5”, a 4” rich-field telescope, a 4” Maksutov-Cassegrain, and a 10” Dobsonian. Contact the Observing Chairman, Paul Gray, for further information.


PUBLIC HALIFAX PLANETARIUM SHOWS

The Halifax Planetarium, located in the Dunn Building at Dalhousie University, provides shows each week on Thursday evenings at 7pm. Contact the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History at 424-7353 for show information.


NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CENTRE’S CONSTITUTION

At the Annual Meeting to be held on November 17, there will be a proposal submitted by the executive to the membership to amend By-Law #1 of the Centre’s Constitution. For details, see the article in this issue of Nova Notes.


ASTRO ADS

For Sale

High-Quality 12.5” f/6 Galaxy Optics Primary Mirror
with matching elliptical diagonal with enhanced coatings.

Asking $900

(many other parts of this telescope are also for sale)
For details contact Norman de Greeff, Black Point, N.S. 902-857-3544


T-SHIRTS AND CALENDARS

We have a supply of Centre T-Shirts. These T-Shirts are a 3 colour design which incorporates our new centre logo along with a smaller national logo printed onto high-quality 100% cotton shirts.

The RASC’s 1996 Observer’s Calendar should be available at the October meeting. This year, much of the calendar will be in colour.

These will be available at meetings. For information about mail-orders call or write Shawn Mitchell.


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Last Updated: October 19, 1995 by David Lane, President, Halifax Centre.