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Monthly Socials
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Socials are held the 4th Wednesday of every month and
are hosted in Mill Bay. Come and enjoy
a fun and informative social and maybe a little observing afterward.
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July and August Socials are cancelled
Have a great Summer and Don't Forget
the "Star Parties"
Next Social
Wednesday
Sept 22nd,
2010
Feature:
"TBA"
Click here for directions and Map |
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Future Socials
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"Show and Tell"
viewing of the ISP pictures and video footage |
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December 15th /10 |
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"Winter Dinner
Social" To Be Announced |
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Past Features |
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June 23rd/10 |
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"Summer BBQ and Annual
AGM" hosted by CVSF |
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May 26th/10 |
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"Living and Working on the International Space Station"
by Dr. Robert
Gifford
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Feb 24th/10 |
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"Amateur
Contributions to Astronomical Science: A Brief Look at Some Stellar
Findings" by Christina Martens |
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Jan 27th/10 |
Double
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"Supernovae" by
Melissa Graham &
"Solar System
Formation and Evolution" by Alex Parker |
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Oct 28th/09 |
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" From
Eyepieces to Exo-planets: Our Journey in Astronomy" by
Gerry Rozema |
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Sept 23rd/09 |
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"Mystery Moon Near
Saturn" introduction by Robert
Deane |
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Aug 26th/09 |
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"Active Galactic
Nuclei - a matter of perspective"
by Emily Down |
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July 22nd/09 |
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"A Night At the
Movies" hosted by CVSF |
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July 18th/09 |
ISP Features:
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Workshops:
"Collimation, Digital Astrophotography"
"Binocular
Astronomy Gary Seronik
Guided Telescope Walk with Ed
Nicholas
Binocular
Tour of the Sky with Gary Seronik |
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July 17th/09 |
ISP Features:
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How to
become an Astronaut Dr. Geoff Steeves
Guided Telescope Walk with Ed
Nicholas
Astronomy 101 with Bryon
Thompson |
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June 24th/09 |
Feature: |
"Summer BBQ and Annual
AGM" hosted by CVSF |
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May 27th/09 |
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"Learn
How to Collimate Your Scope" led by Brian Robilliard |
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April 22nd/09 |
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Timelines by Roger Bailey |
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March 25th/09 |
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Blown
Away - The Story of the Dinosaur Extinction
by
Scott Mair |
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February 25th/09 |
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Towards Nature's Heart of
Darkness: New Technologies for Precision Astrophysics and Cosmology
by
Dr. Justin Albert |
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January 28th/09 |
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A Glimpse Into A Solar Eclipse by Michael Webb |
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October 22nd/08 |
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Dark Matter, Dark Energy and Black Holes
by Sheona Urquhart |
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July 5th/08 |
ISP Features:
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Astrophotography with any Camera Simple
or Advanced John McDonald
Telescope Walk with Ed
Nicholas
A Cosmic View from the Milky Way and
The Stargazers by John Nemy &
Carol Legate
Astronomy 101 with Bryon
Thompson |
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July 4th/08 |
ISP Features:
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The
Exploration of Mars by Chris
Gainor
Telescope Walk with Ed Nicholas
Astronomy 101
with Bryon Thompson |
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May 28th/08 |
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Determining the Age and Metallicity of Early-Type Galaxies by
Brad Cownden |
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April 23rd/08 |
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History of
Space
Chris Gainor |
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March 26th/08 |
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How Amateur Astronomers Can Help the Pros Do Astronomy Research
by Dr. Bill Weller |
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February 27th/08 |
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Astrophotography, With and Without a Telescope
by John McDonald
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