Asteroid (31899) Adityamohan

Aditya Anand Mohan (b. 1997) was awarded first place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biomedical and health sciences project. He attends the Colonel By Secondary School, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Ref: MPC 96930
Orbit type: Main Belt

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Asteroid (31897) Brooksdasilva

Candace Rose Brooks-Da Silva (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her engineering mechanics project. She attends the Academie Ste. Cecile International School, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Ref: MPC 96930
Orbit type: Main Belt

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Asteroid (10448) Schawlow

Arthur L. Schawlow (1921–1999), American physicist, shared part of the 1981 Nobel Prize for physics with Nicolaas Bloembergen for contributions to the development of laser spectroscopy. He received a scholarship in science at the University of Toronto (Victoria College). After earning his undergraduate degree Schawlow continued in graduate school at the University of Toronto which was interrupted due to World War II. At the end of the war he began work on his Ph.D at U of T with Professor Malcolm Crawford.

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JRASC 2015 December

Inside this Issue:

  • Sun’s Chromosphere
  • History of Exploring the Moon

Plus all the regular columns and new images.

 

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The Sky This Month - November 2015

The Great Square

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Bulletin 2015 Nov

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President's Corner

Read the President's Corner message excerpted from the October Journal at rasc.ca/presidents-corner

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The homopolar generator

 

In principle a homopolar generator consists of a conducting disc spinning about an axis in a magnetic field parallel to axis. When the spinning disc stopped suddenly, all its kinetic energy can be used to generate large current surges.

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The Sky This Month - October 2015

The Swan and the Fox

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Structure of atmosphere

The Troposphere, the region of weather, extends from the ground to height of 10-12 km. in our lattitudes and to about 18 km.

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