RASC Hamilton [ Special Announcement] DOUBLE HEADER TOMORROW NIGHT!!!

[Dave Dev]

Did he happen to mention how much gamma radiation is coming off that stone
?  If you haven't had a CAT scan this year, here's your chance.  LOL.

On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 10:29 AM, Gary Colwell <GColwell at portstoronto.com>
wrote:

>  Hello all!
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> Our may Meeting at the Legion in Waterdown is going to be one
> BLOCKBUSTER!!!!!
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> Tomorrow night is one meeting you will NOT want to miss…
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> FLASH   DOUBLE HEADER!!!!!
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> 1.     Paul Mortfield is our guest speaker tomorrow night.
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> Topic…40 years of astrophotography
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> Paul Mortfield is an astronomer and computer scientist who has returned to
> Canada after nearly 20 years in California. While there, he was involved in
> creating innovative education and public outreach activities with Stanford
> University’s Solar Observatories Group, and their involvement in NASA’s
> SOHO Solar spacecraft. He continues collaborations with NASA scientists on
> a variety of projects and is a member of NASA’s Education Products Review
> team. Paul is chair of the Solar Division of the American Association of
> Variable Star Observers (AAVSO), a group that has been responsible for
> computing the American Relative Sunspot number for over 60 years.Paul is a
> sought-after guest speaker at scientific and educational conferences,
> including the National Science Teachers Association Convention, astronomy
> clubs, star parties and the Advanced Imaging Conference. He is also a
> regular television commentator on astronomy, having appeared on CBS-5 in
> San Francisco, CNN, the Discovery Channel and most notably, as the regular
> host of NASA-TV’s educational broadcasts on solar astronomy.A passionate
> astro-photographer, Paul’s photographs have appeared in magazines,
> calendars, and NASA educational materials. There are on display in
> galleries and science centers in North America and Europe. He has also
> created software to guide telescopes in photographing fast moving comets.
> To date, Paul has discovered 3 asteroids.In his hi-tech career, Paul
> successfully led software development and engineering teams in large scale
> projects. He is an expert in automated test systems design and QA processes
> and operations. He has taught computer science and astronomy courses at
> colleges in the United States and Canada.Paul will be speaking on the last
> 40 years of taking images…you won’t want to miss this!!!!!
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> 2.       *BREAKING NEWS -  NEW METEORITE DISCOVERED IN HALDIMAND
> COUNTY!!!!!!!!  -  Mr. Norman Black*
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> I received an email from a man named Mr. Norman Black on Tuesday of this
> week about what he thought was the discovery of a 9.1lb meteorite…and guess
> what…IT IS!!!!! And he has agreed to come to our meeting tomorrow night to
> show it to us!!! He will tell the story of how his nephew found the
> meteorite while plowing a field!  This is perhaps a chunk of the  bright
> meteorite that fell over Hamilton/Grimsby in 2009
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> So Come one come all….bring a friend   a neighbour!....this night will be
> AWESOME!
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> Gary Colwell
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> Gary Colwell
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> Safety Management / Regulatory Officer
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> Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
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> E: *GColwell at portstoronto.com <GColwell at portstoronto.com>*
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