Video transcript of meeting
- Edmonton astrophotos – Dave Robinson
- Comet 67P and Crab Nebula – Alister Ling
- Pacman Nebula NGC 281 – Dennis Boucher
- David Lee
- Beginners’ SIG tomorrow night
- EAA SIG Thursday night
- Sky Brightness Survey
- Group has met
- Need to coordinate the SQM meters and volunteers
- First readings are probably going to start in December
- darksky.org – using a camera and SQM meter when taking measurements
- Discussion about urban light pollution and LED streetlights
- Astrophotos – Brock Johnston
- Ghost Nebula
- California Nebula – used small refractor
- Astrophotos using the Slooh telescopes within the last few weeks – Joe Carr
- Crab Nebula (M1)
- Jupiter, Saturn & Venus – observed visually locally
- Tarantula Nebula (NGC 2070) – in the Large Magellanic Cloud
- Pleiades Star Cluster & reflection nebula (M45)
- Unusual Nebula (NGC 6164)
- Laurie Roche
- FDAO Oct 30th AGM & presentation – Lauri Roche
- ALMA – Brenda Matthews
- Plaskett mirror re-aluminizing process – a 4 minute time lapse video will be posted soon
- Astro Compass (W.W. Boes) from Frank Younger’s estate is available to any interested member – contact Lauri
- RASC National Public Outreach
- Solar Eclipses group being formed for 2023 and 2024 events
- Need a contact from each Centre
- FDAO Oct 30th AGM & presentation – Lauri Roche
- Astro Cafe for Nov 15th – there will be a guest speaker
- Driving Mercedes EQC to hunt for aurora (northern Norway) – a video by Tesla Bjorn – Mike Webb
- Sedun’s southern Arizona ranch will be sold and Garry’s two telescopes will be installed on the Saanich Peninsula next year – Garry Sedun
- Hubble Telescope report – Chris Gainor
- Back in Safe Mode again
- Most of the space craft is operating normally, but it’s not operational
- James Webb Space Telescope – Chris Gainor
- Launching on Dec 18th, but takes two months to unfold and arrive at the final Lagrange L-2 location
- Tomorrow’s JWST Event or NASA TV at 8AM
- Discussion about using the Lagrange locations
- See also the Canadian Space Agency
Astronomy Cafe – Nov 1, 2021