Video transcript of meeting
- JWST Report – Chris Gainor
- Spacecraft now in orbit around L2
- Telescope commissioning is now starting over the next six months
- Cooling the onboard instruments is critical
- Discussion about Black and White photography
- B&W Gallery by John McDonald
- Processing techniques converting digital colour images to black and white
- Methods of Observing and Scientific Illustration
- Photography – digital and analogue
- Sketching – perhaps a new SIG?
- Painting – watercolours
- Observing vs art
- Astrophotos – Brock Johnston
- Orion Nebula region – Jan 20th, through gaps in the clouds and trees – 400mm f/l
- Missing RASC 2022 calendars – Chris Gainor
- Shipping issues discussed at the national level
- Calendars are now considered missing, so they will be reshipped
- Recent and future astronomy presentations
- Charles Ennis talk about cross-cultural asterisms to the FDAO Star Party last Saturday
- Chinese Giant Solar Telescope – Les Welch
- Ring design solar 1.8m telescope – 2010
- Paul Hickson at UBC is working on this instrument
- Speakers covering new subjects – Dave Payne to coordinate either a new SIG or ongoing discussion at Astro Cafe
- FDAO Report – Lauri Roche
- Calvin, Lauri and Sid are still doing outreach online to schools
- Made 12 online sessions to Grade 10 classes over the last 2 weeks
- Did an in-person session with Kindergarten and Grade 1 students once last week
- NSERC grants haven’t been granted to FDAO as well as other deserving organizations
- Pearson College Report – Bill Weir
- International students are still in lockdown
- Canadian students were sent home
- College management is very nervous about their operation
Astronomy Cafe – Jan 24, 2020
