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Online Articles
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LPA and Public Outreach (484KB)
Awareness of Light Pollution is made quite easy when you couple it with our public outreach sessions. Page 6 of this issue of Nite-Net from the IDA features a blurb about the Canada Wide Science Fair in Peterborough this year - even if the called me LPA Director of the RASC rather than the PAA.
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Out with the Old and In with the New (27KB)
A review of the Celestron Nexstar 8SE
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Belleville Centre Fees (17KB)
The attached PDF describes offsetting the 2010 National Fee increase with a Belleville Centre Fee decrease.
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2010 Fee Increase - Council Discussion (163KB)
The attached 21 page PDF captures the discussion to date by National Council on the proposed 2010 fee increase and establishing an Executive Director
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2010 Proposed Fee Increase - ED proposal (58KB)
The PDF file is a 5 page document presented to council in November 2009 on establishing a new paid position within RASC
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Fall n Stars 2009 - The Night of the Bolide (17KB)
Member Mark Coady is also the Director of Light Pollution Abatement for the Peterborough Astronomical Association. Here, he recalls his experience at this year's Fall n Stars.
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Light Pollution Plaque (45KB)
This is from the Lakefield Herald of March 25th. The PAA awarded the Township of Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield a plaque in honour of their committment to light pollution abatement.
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Brief Overview of RASC 2008 G.A. (21KB)
A quick summary of what's going on at this year's RASC General Assembly in Toronto (june 27 to July 1)
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The $45 Observing Stool (176KB)
I love my 8" Dobsonian. However, I don't like having to constantly bend over to look through it. Introducing the $45 observing stool.
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PAA Meeting October 27th (86KB)
Directions on how to get to the Orientation Centre of Riverview Park and Zoo in Peterborough.
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Fall n' Stars (18KB)
This article will appear in an upcoming Reflector, the monthly publication of the Peterborough Astronomical Association, along with some pix.
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Ressurecting Trashscopes (19KB)
Got the trashscope blues or know someone who does. Consider fixing it up before disposing of it.
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Seeing and Hearing Meteors (48KB)
Not only can you watch meteors as they fall but you can hear and watch their effects on radios and tvs.
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Pretty Big Shoes to Fill (23KB)
Astronomy looks at some of Mankind's biggest questions.
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Life and Space I (31KB)
Hello to everyone from Antonina!
I invite you to exchange facts and ideas regarding everything related to the LIFE in
SPACE ?including development of life on the Earth.
Among milliard of planets in milliards of galaxies there is possibility of life in forms that we couldn?t imagine but couldn?t stop to think about.
You remember the latest discovery done during Opportunity mission on Mars suggested the evidence of water (=life?) existed on the planet in the past?
Let?s talk about it.
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Life and Space II (31KB)
Hello to everyone from Antonina!
Here we are, in April the 1st, when truth can be mixed up with silly jocks.
But remember we are part of the Universe where among milliard of planets in milliards of galaxies there is possibility of life in forms that we couldn?t imagine but couldn?t stop to think about?
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Life and Space III (64KB)
Hello to everyone from Antonina!
Remember we are part of the Universe where among milliard of planets in milliards of galaxies there is possibility of life in forms that we couldn?t imagine but couldn?t stop to think about?
In the June Life & Space edition meteorites as distributors of life forms in Space will be discussed. Today I invite you to talk about meteorites, and meteorites hunting.
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Hi-Quality Low Cost Solar Filter (51KB)
Build a solar filter to fit over your telescope objective.
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Simple Tripod (190KB)
How to build a simple, yet sturdy tripod, which can be a universal base for any small equipment.
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