friends and family
friends and family
the shifted Moon (Bradford)
Couldn't help but notice the bulging Moon as we walked toward downtown. While enjoying our ice cream cones from the alley off Barrie Street, I as…
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wine, cheese, and stars
Went to Scott's wine and cheese party. He intimated that there'd be a few of the astronomy crowd there, the people who he travelled to Florid…
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switching to plan B
Tony said that he and Trevor were interested in attending the ISS-Moon event. He offered a ride. Cool. I packed up the telescope and mount, transferr…
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enjoyed OHAP 2017
What a wonderful OHAP! I was feeling under the weather and concerned about the real weather but had a fantastic time at the Carr Astronomical Observa…
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friends and family
friends and family
resent pic
Resent the photo of me with the Ostrander-Ramsay award to Mom. She lost the message I sent in April. She sucks at email.
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redid crosshairs
Decided to redo the cross hairs on the finder scope, for the barn door tracker. This time with human hair. Phase 1 curing... Rhonda donated to the ca…
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friends and family
friends and family
fixed SynScan key pad
Had a go at Elaine and Tony's SynScan hand controller. They reported significant problems with the 3 button on the keypad. After fixing my digita…
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friends and family
greased the wheels
Bill was at work. Could not remember his creds to log in. I sent him the CAO map and directions. Encouraged him to stay overnight. Reminded him to br…
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Sharmin's order
Amazon delivered Sharmin's book order. She bought the Stargazing Journal for herself and a copy of Astronomical Sketching: A Step-by-step Introdu…
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helped with target selection
Helped Wayne with target selection. He didn't really know where to start. He wondered if he should get some books. He didn't have a sense of …
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the bells tolled
Went to the funeral mass for Tony's Dad. There were lots of RASC Toronto Centre members there. But not Katrina. Sadly, she had just received word…
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red film for Don
Don needed a little bit of red film. I think he said it was for a head lamp. I gave him a little piece and told him to not worry about it. He insiste…
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friends and family
arrived CAO
Arrived the Carr Astronomical Observatory. That was a quick trip! About 1 hour 45. It was dark and I didn't want to disturb the observers or imag…
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RASC glass
Katrina brought back some glassware from the 2013 General Assembly in Thunder Bay. Lovely. Couldn't wait to try them out, at the time. But then t…
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