The Poor Man's Telescope

On 21 Jul, 2013 By walter.macdonal...

THE POOR MAN'S TELESCOPE
by
F.W. Henshaw and F.T. Matthews

A series of articles first appearing in THE MONITOR under the feature column of the Montreal Centre — "Observatory Activities."

Note: The actual year of publication is not known.

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JRASC 2013 August

On 13 Jul, 2013 By james-deleted-5...

Inside this issue:

  • Planetary Science Congress
  • Oz Odyssey
  • Light-Pollution Mapping Device
  • Eclipse Crossword Answers
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John R. Percy

On 04 Jul, 2013 By walter.macdonal...
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Cole of Spyglass Mountain

On 23 Jun, 2013 By walter.macdonal...

Cole of Spyglass Mountain, by Arthur Preston Hankins.

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Asteroid (133528) Ceragioli

On 19 Jun, 2013 By ebriggs733@gmail.com

Roger Ceragioli (b. 1959) was a professional optician and worked for the University of Arizona's Steward Mirror Laboratory, specializing in meter-class optics. His projects include the "90-Prime" focus corrector for the Bok Telescope and the MODS spectrograph for the Large Binocular Telescope. He has designed and built hundreds of optical components during his career. More recently, he has produced designs for commercial companies. His Ph.D. dissertation was on "The lore and poetry of the Dog Star in antiquity".

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Grasslands National Park: DSP at Wood Mountain

On 09 Jun, 2013 By delete120@gmail.com

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Asteroid (215886) Barryarnold

On 07 Jun, 2013 By ebriggs733@gmail.com
Barry Arnold (b. 1945), a friend of the discoverer, has been in charge of the optical shop at the University of Alberta for a long time. He has also provided quality optics for the amateur community.
Orbit type: Main Belt
 
Reference: MPC 70411
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Asteroid (7267) Victormeen

On 07 Jun, 2013 By ebriggs733@gmail.com
In 1950, Victor Ben Meen (1910–1971) identified as an impact structure what is today known as Pingualuit Meteorite Crater, in northern Quebec. His discovery led to the eventual recognition of many other extraterrestrial impact structures, elsewhere on the Canadian Shield, and beyond.
 
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Asteroid (8604) Vanier

On 07 Jun, 2013 By ebriggs733@gmail.com
Jean Vanier (b. 1928) is a philosopher, theologian, author and teacher. As the founder of two global communities (L´Arche, Faith and Light) for people with intellectual disabilities, he presents a compelling vision of a fully human life, lived in compassionate community.
 
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Corresponding Member: Rev. Norman H. Russell

On 28 May, 2013 By ebriggs733@gmail.com
"The news from India of the death of the Rev. Norman Russell, B.A., at Mhow, India, has been sorrowfully received. His life gave promise of much usefulness. He was born in Toronto, and studied in Toronto University and Manitoba College, where he was graduated in 1890. The same year he was sent to India as a missionary by the Central Presbyterian Church of Toronto.
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