education
dual dogs (Epping)
I spotted one sun dog as we drove to the New England Dragway & Motorsports Park. We were very happy to see both later. Charles got a good shot wi…
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chatted and guided
Manuel phoned. Said he had talked to John about roofers. John said there was one he had started to deal with but found them very poor. Who? I asked. …
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better seeing
Found Tim flying the C14. I took a look at Jupiter. And could tell right away the seeing was better than last night. But I was very tired. Didn't…
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education
consulting
Diane asked me if I'd like to help her friend David in the purchase of a telescope. He wanted to get a nice 'scope for his girlfriend whose a…
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education
second First Light
I helped at the second session of First Light. Diane asked me to demo Stellarium. There was a lot of interest. Questions were fast and furious. I cou…
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two hobbies (Mosport)
While at Mosport, enjoying some fast cars and racing, I also got to enjoy some astronomy. I set up the 'scope in the middle of the paddock! 44.05…
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delivered SkyTools 3 demo
During the RASC Toronto Centre's Recreational Astronomy Night Meeting presentation, I delivered a quick, high-level demonstration of the SkyTools…
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installed Stellarium
Installed the latest version of the Stellarium planetarium software for Jackie to her laptop. Configured the start-up settings. Gave her a quick demo…
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education
suggested HDMI cable
The workshop revealed that we have old tech in the Great Room, a standard VGA cable from the lectern to the ceiling projector mount. Looks like we ne…
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education
Help Your Kids Get Better Grades - Gary E. Howard
Released June 2012 Gary E. Howard Book Review by Jen Beams As we began our first steps into the world of education, we quickly found that there is n…
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education
finalised order
Tony updated us on the solar system walk sign quotation. The version 5 text was revised slightly. Letter page sizing applied. We would go with Silver…
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education
Mars spam starting up again?
Cindy sent me the following in an email: I just got another one of those "Mars will be as close to the Earth as it's been for the last 50,00…
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presentation booked
Paul M booked me to deliver a presentation during the Members' Night RASC Toronto Centre meeting coming up on Wednesday 15 October. The topic of…
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drafted article for local papers
Drafted an astronomy article for Simcoe papers. First time in a couple of months.
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