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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hello Steve,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I can help with that\u2026as I am sure others would be as well\u2026..will be happy to discuss this with you at the meeting\u2026.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">See you there!!!Gary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 03, 2014 9:06 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Gary Colwell<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Fwd: RE: RASC Hamilton The 2014-2015 Season!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">From: Steve Sawyer <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Date:08-30-2014 7:47 PM (GMT-05:00) <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To: president@hamiltonRASC.ca <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Subject: RE: RASC Hamilton The 2014-2015 Season! <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hi Gary,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F497D">I have been a member of the Hamilton chapter of the RASC for a long time. I actually don\u2019t know how long. I have been invisible though, only making
a few treks to 7<sup>th</sup> concession and perhaps one Coachman get together for more than a decade \u2013 mostly due to work. All I have in terms of current equipment are three Televue eyepieces and a Barlow from a prior telescope and I want to \u201cget back in\u201d.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F497D">I would like to speak with someone who may have similar interests \u2026 what I would really like to do is:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="color:#1F497D">Buy an equatorial mount that I can set up myself and is very automatic (with go to and auto-set up)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="color:#1F497D">Buy a telescope that will allow me to view and do astrophotography (I have never done photgraphy before) that I can set up myself (I had a 10 inch meade that was too heavy)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="color:#1F497D">I was hoping to leverage my dslr camera that invested a lot in.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F497D">This will perhaps be the last set up I ever buy.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F497D">I am planning to be at the meeting on September 4<sup>th</sup> \u2026 I was just wondering if there is a club member or two who would be able to give me some
advice about what to do \u2013 member that you would suggest? \u2026 any guidance appreciated
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F497D">I live in Waterdown \u2026 and I would buy dinner for the advisors!
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F497D">\u2026 cheers \u2026 and thanks
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">From:</span></b><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"> astronomers [mailto:astronomers-bounces@hamiltonrasc.ca]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Gary Colwell<br>
<b>Sent:</b> August 25, 2014 7:41 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> astronomers@hamiltonrasc.ca<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RASC Hamilton The 2014-2015 Season!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Hello All,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Well here it is\u2026almost the end of the summer ( as the EX goes)\u2026.and in just over a week we will once again be starting our regular meetings\u2026and we have some pretty great events
and speakers lined up already!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Our first meeting is on Thursday September 4<sup>th</sup> at 8:00 pm at the Legion in Waterdown. Our first meeting has traditionally been a \u201ccatchup\u201d on what members did over the
summer. If there is something you would like to present, a tale of something astronomical that happened over the summer\u2026any photographs you have taken, or anything you might think other members would be interested in hearing\u2026drop me an email at the one below
or\u2026 <a href="mailto:supergiant2003@hotmail.com">supergiant2003@hotmail.com</a> and let me know what you would like to present and for how long..Lets get our first meeting off to a bang! ( a Big Bang!)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Also, October will be election month and I would really like to encourage you to consider becoming a member of the board this year. We would like some fresh and new ideas\u2026and there
is always room for just one more on the board. If you would like to nominate someone for the board\u2026please email me with your suggestion\u2026and don\u2019t be shy\u2026nominate yourself!!!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Also, a special announcement!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Westfield has put this on their site. We need a lot of telescopes to do a star party, so any suggestions would be terrific.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Westfield Star Party
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Friday 26 September 2014 19:00 </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Westfield Heritage Village
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Westfield is very excited to announce a brand new event \u2013 The Westfield Star Party. Presented in partnership with the Royal Astronomical
Society of Canada, this event will be an exciting opportunity to discover the wonders of the night sky. Visitors will be able to learn about the history of astronomy at a period lecture, peer through a Victorian telescope and discover the world of modern
astronomy. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">If you can help out, bring a telescope or just make yourself available for this event\u2026.we need a lot of people top help make this new event a huge success. Let me know if you can
come!!!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Really looking forward to connecting with everyone again this year!....and Oh Yes\u2026Invite a friend!!!!<o:p></o:p></p>
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