Asteroid (10486) Teron

Chris Teron (b.1957) is a Canadian architect and amateur astronomer. He is RASC Ottawa’s long-serving Secretary and technical support person, and is active in public astronomy outreach. Chris was a director and facility designer for the Centre’s 2001 millennium SmartScope project, and offered key technical support to the 2006 and 2017 RASC General Assemblies. His awards include the RASC Ottawa Service Award (2007) and President’s Award (2018), and the RASC National Service Award (2016).

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Asteroid (10492) Mizzi

Edward Michael Mizzi (born 1953) is a retired secondary school teacher and amateur astronomer who served as
President of RASC Hamilton Centre (2017-2018), administered the club's equipment loan program and
developed an introductory course called NOVA. Mizzi has also contributed to public outreach in
Ontario, including neighborhood events, at a children's camp known as Camp Tanamakoon in Algonquin Park, since 2009, at libraries, through online sessions and school classes.

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Asteroid (10333) Portnoff

Morrie Portnoff (born 1957) was President (2014-2020) of the RASC Montreal Centre. He led the
revitalization of the Centre's activities and resources with the renewal of its partnership with John
Abbott College. This included a relocation of the I.K.Williamson Library club library, the refitting of the Bellevue
Observatory, and the RASC Montreal Centre Centennial celebrations in 2018.

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Asteroid (10284) DamienLemay

Damien Lemay (b.1943) is a telecommunications engineer who earned an undergraduate degree in physics from Université Laval. An observer from the young age of 11 he has made a wide range of observations from the stars of the Norton Star Atlas to the 1975 Nova Cygni. He has made a photographic atlas of the northern sky with a 0.14m Schmidt camera composed of a total of 1182 photos. He was a founding member of Club d'Astronomie de Rimouski where he organises multiple annual meetings of Canada's astronomy federations. He was the french editor of the RASC's National Newsletter starting in 1977.

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Asteroid (10271) Dymond

Garrett (Garry) Dymond (b.1956) is an amateur astronomer with RASC St. John's Centre in
Newfoundland. Garry served many years as St. John's Centre President, Vice President and Co-Editor of the club's Newsletter. He won an RASC Service Award in 1994. He earned a Bachelor of Environmental
Studies degree from the University of Waterloo, served on Canada's Meteorite and Impacts

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Asteroid (34467) Raphotter

Raphael Hotter (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics and astronomy project. He attended the Marianopolis College, Westmount, Quebec, Canada.

Orbit type: Main Belt
Ref: WGSBN Bulletin Vol.2 # 14 p. 6

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Asteroid (34469) Danishmahmood

Danish Mahmood (b. 2003) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biomedical engineering project. He attended the London Central Secondary School, London, Ontario, Canada.

Orbit type: Main Belt
Ref: WGSBN Bulletin Vol.2 # 14 p. 6

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Asteroid (111933) Alphonsetardif

Alphonse Tardif (1933–2022) was a Canadian abbot, physics teacher and astronomy mentor at the Collège de Lévis, where he inspired students to pursue careers in science. In 1974 he designed and constructed the college's observatory, which now bears his name, to initiate students to astronomy and imaging, assisted by his own clever electronic designs.

Orbit type: Main Belt
Ref: WGSBN Bulletin Vol.2 # 14 p. 12

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JRASC December 2022

Inside this issue:

  • Some Notable Solar Storms
  • Astronomy in Philately
  • Urania’s Gallery
For easier navigation, articles listed on the front cover and in the Table of Contents are hyperlinks to their respective items; the end of each article is hyperlinked back to the Tables of Contents.
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Vaughan-ETU

1. Explore the Universe    Chris    Vaughan    Toronto        5 Nov 2022

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