Video transcript of meeting
- Beginning in Astrophotography – Ron Fisher
- 2018 Dobsonian telescope for Christmas
- Joined the Astrophotography SIG when it started up during the pandemic
- Climbed the “learning curve”
- Acquired an EQ6 mount, mounted 300mm telephoto lens and a dSLR
- Learned PixInsight
- Andromeda (1st photo), Orion Nebula (2nd photo)
- New gear acquired in April 2022
- Askar 500mm 90mm apo refractor
- 50mm Guidemaster scope & guide camer
- ASI Air Pro powers and controls all the gear
- M81, M82
- Pelican Nebula
- PixInsight used for processing
- With a focal reducer
- North American Nebula
- Elephant Trunk Nebula
- Soul Nebula
- Heart and Soul Nebula
- Ron’s astrophoto gallery
- Astronomical Holiday Gifts – Randy Enkin
- Starting in astronomy – David Lee
- Stars and Planets – Smithsonian handbook
- RASC Almanac
- Deep Sky Wonders – Sue French – good for beginners with small scopes or binoculars
- Binocular Highlights – Garry Seronik
- History of Hubble – Chris Gainor has a few copies at his house ($25)
- For sale – used from Randy Enkin’s bookshelf
- Apollo Murders – Chris Hadfield
- Silent Spring – Rachael Carson
- Planets – Dava Sobel
- The Day the World Discovered the Sun – transects of Venus in the 18th century
- Starting in astronomy – David Lee
- Edmonton Centre– Alistair Ling
- Finally staging hybrid meetings – Planetarium at Telus World
- What’s up in the sky – based on Edmonton’s sky
- The hybrid meetings have only attracted limited members to attend in-person
- Observatory at Black Nugget Lake – installing a 32″ telescope – unofficial first light by this summer
- Visual telescope – looking forward to observing the celestial splendors
- Designed to be an imaging scope, if needed in future
- Public access is planned
- Weekly public outreach at The Science Centre
- Helping people use their telescopes – by Alistair
- Have a full slate of officers
- Occultation of Mars – Randy Enkin
- Bad weather is likely a factor for our area
- Dec 7 Wednesday evening 7-8PM
- Watch Mars at opposition pass behind the moon this week in these free webcasts – space.com
- Mars photo from yesterday evening – Brock Johnston
- Observing techniques – discussion
- SIGs – David Lee email
- Beginners tomorrow night – magnitude basics
- Electronically-assisted Astronomy on Thursday, then on request only
- Citizen Science SIG – coming up in January
- Aaron Bannister request: astrophotography for school kids
- Capture brighter objects when weather permits
- Processing data sets
- Astrophotographers?
- Last Astro Cafes for 2022 – Dec 12th, 19th
- First Astro Cafe of the New Year – Jan 9, 2023 starting at 7:00PM instead of 7:30PM
- Sunshine Coast Centre – Peter Broughton presentation on J.S. Plaskett – Dec 9 Friday 7PM – Victoria Centre members welcome
- Winter Solstice Star Party – Dec 17th – Nathan is presenting
- Status of national Observers Calendars – haven’t arrived yet
- Artemis I update – Chris Gainor
- Close pass to the Moon this morning
- On its way home – Dec 11th arrival
- Crescent Earthrise photo
- Watching the final Apollo launch to the Moon – flashback tomorrow night – Chris Gainor
- David Bennett memories from members – next week
Astronomy Cafe – Dec 5, 2022