RASC Hamilton Solar Thursdays at RBG

Mike Griswold thegriswolds at bell.net
Tue Jul 23 22:13:12 EDT 2013


FYI - if anyone is interested. Solar observing at RBG, see below.

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On 2013-07-23, at 3:25 PM, "Gary Bennett" <gary at bendun.net> wrote:

> This is very cool!
> 
> For those of you have not yet experienced solar observing, you are in for a
> real treat! The 60mm H-alpha is a killer solar scope!
> 
> Gary Bennett
> 
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca
> [mailto:astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca] On Behalf Of David Galbraith
> Sent: July-23-13 2:04 PM
> To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca
> Subject: RASC Hamilton Solar Thursdays at RBG
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I thought you might like to know that starting this week, weather
> permitting, Royal Botanical Gardens will be hosting a free lunch-time solar
> viewing event., which we are calling "Solar Thursdays". We'll try this for a
> few weeks to see if there is any interest.
> 
> I'll be bringing out my gear for this, and providing interpretation. Two
> telescopes will be on hand: a Coronado 60 mm Solar Max II BF15 H-alpha, and
> a Meade 125TB Maksutov-Cassegrain with a Mylar white light filter and a
> Baader Solar Continuum green filter. We'll be setting up on the lawn right
> in front of RBG Centre, 680 Plains Road West, Burlington, Ontario, from 12
> noon to 1 PM.
> 
> Anyone who's interested is most welcome to come by. The weather forecast, so
> far, is ideal. 
> 
> cheers,
> 
> - David
> 
> Dr. David Galbraith
> Head of Science
> Royal Botanical Gardens                         
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