Presentation materials for reference – includes text, graphics, and links to websites

2020-2021 Astronomy Cafe transcript videos and meeting notes.


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  • Sep 23, 2019 – History of Imaging – Ron BrecherSlides (9.6Mb PDF)
  • Apr 30, 2018 – Gaia 2nd data release – Randy EnkinSlides (4.7Mb PDF)
  • Jan 29, 2018 – A Simple 28 Year Moon Phase Time Series… – Randy EnkinSlides (4.7Mb PDF) & video (3.4Mb MP4)
  • Jan 15, 2018 – Buying & Using Binoculars – Joe CarrSlides (5Mb PDF)
  • Oct 8, 2014 – Being a Better Observer – Nelson WalkerPowerPoint (4Mb)
  • Oct 27, 2014 –  Weather for Astronomers #2 – Reg DunkleySlideshow (Online gallery) or RTF text and links only (38k)
  • Oct 13, 2014 – Weather for Astronomers #1 – Reg DunkleyPowerPoint Show includes graphics (5Mb) or RTF text and links only (22k)
  • Dec 1, 2014 – Double Vision – An Introduction to Double Star Observations – David LeeSlides ( 1.4Mb PDF)
  • Dec 8, 2014 – Observing Globular Clusters – Miles Paul – Slides (19Mb PDF)
  • Dec 15, 2014 –  Are You Lost Again? How to prepare for a season of observing – Nelson Walker – Slides (10Mb PDF)

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