Video transcript of meeting
- Citizen Science SIG – David Lee david@victoria.rasc.ca
- FDAO Star Parties at the CU – Lauri Roche
- Pancake Breakfast last Saturday morning. Dennis Crabtree played Santa. Thanks to all the volunteers.
- Winter Solstice Star Party and debate about Pluto – this Saturday 6-9PM
- FDAO fundraiser goes to the end of December – donate
- Astrophotos – Ken McGill
- Elephant Nebula IC1396 in Hubble Palette – a “van Gogh” rendition among others
- Wizard Nebula and Open Cluster (starless) NGC 7380
- Discussion about processing the stars in these images
- New Black Nugget Lake Observatory (BNLO – RASC Edmonton Centre) – intro by Dave Robinson
- Former coal strip mine site developed into an observing site since it’s a dark location reasonably close to Edmonton
- 32″ Unyk Drew Telescope construction and installation
- Former observatory dome from University of Alberta
- Warren Finlay’s documentary video as presented to RASC Edmonton June 2021 Regular Meeting
- Fundraising, grants, donations
- Donation of 32″ mirror by Bob Drew, telescope build by Roman Unyk, observatory rehabilitation, construction challenges
- Completed in 2022 after encountering many delays
- Dedication at Northern Prairie Star Party this past September
- Background from Bob Drew
- Priority of the facility is for the public to observe visually in-person
- Q&A
- Chris Gainor
- Hubble – The gyroscope problems are resolved, so the space telescope is back in operation.
- JWST – Cass A image
- Space-Based Far-Infrared Telescope – Dr Doug Johnstone – UVic presentation this Wednesday – B150 Fluery Hall – Reg Dunkley
- Chit chat and discussion