PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MARCH MEETING IS ONE WEEK LATER....DUE TO MARCH BREAK


 OUR NEXT GENERAL MEETING IS MARCH  22ND 
VENUE IS SILVER BIRCH'S SCHOOL ON MARSHALL PARK
THE MEETING WILL BE BROADCAST AS WELL ON ZOOM.
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE. 

AGENDA: 
  • WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
  • SHOW AND TELL. (IF ANYONE HAS ANYTHING OF INTEREST, PLEASE LET US KNOW)
  • GUEST SPEAKER FOR FEB MEETING!! WE HAVE OBTAINED A GREAT SPEAKER FOR OUR MEETING. HIS INFORMATION WILL BE INTERESTING 
  • AND INFORMATIVE.HIS NAME IS TOM FIELD. 
  • HERE IS A LINK TO HIS WEBSITE.   www.rspec-astro.com
  • HE WILL BE PRESENTING HIS PRESENTATION VIA ZOOM. TRY NOT TO MISS THIS ONE, IT SHOULD BE A GREAT ONE!!
  • BOB'S WAY COOL OBJECT OF THE MONTH :BOB CHAPMAN
  • THE SKY THIS MONTH
  • SPACE NEWS
  • COFFEE BREAK
  • DAVE ROSCOE'S EXCEPTIONAL QUIZ!!​
Star Party Dates have been updated,   click link!! 
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Lunar Eclipse November 8, 2022
Beautiful Morning, clear skies as I braved the -1 degree weather on my way to work.
Below are some pics plus a link I managed to take near Trout Lake.
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LINK TO MORE PICS 
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Congratulations to Tom Ouellette on completion of the Beginner's Certificate List
Congratulations to Suzanne Rice on completion of the Beginner's Certificate List  
Congratulations to Bill Montague on completion of the Messier's Certificate List.
Congratulations to Michelle St-Onge on completion of the Beginner's Certificate List
Congratulations to Kirsten Durocher on completion of the Beginner's Certificate List
Congratulations to Thomas Posie on completion of the Beginner's Certificate List
Congratulations to Rene Ross on completion of the Beginner's Certificate List

​Way to go!!

Click here to go to the BEGINNERS CERTIFICATE PAGE
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​The photo below was taken by Richard Weatherston with some history about the object.
Here is a photo of the Crab Nebula I took when it was clear.  It was -13 C. 
The Crab Nebula is the remains of a supernova explosion that took place in 1054. 
Shortly after that date in 1066 William the Conqueror invaded England and set up the feudal system. 
In 1731 an English astronomer located and recorded the nebula.  Charles Messier independently located it in 1758.   In the early twentieth century, the analysis of early photographs of the nebula taken several years apart revealed that it was expanding.
Tracing the expansion back revealed that the nebula must have become visible on Earth about 900 years before. Historical records revealed that a new star bright enough to be seen in the daytime had been recorded in the same part of the sky by Chinese astronomers on 4 July 1054, and probably also by Japanese observers. 
​Chinese texts indicate that on the authority of the Chief of the Astronomical Bureau at K'ai-feng, a guest star was first sighted between 9 June and 7 July 1054 to the north-west of ζ Tauri; it became as bright as Venus, and was visible in daylight for 23 days.


​THE IMAGE BELOW IS OF MESSIER 8 TAKEN BY RICHARD AT GATEWAY 2022
THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY IMAGES TAKEN BY A NUMBER OF PEOPLE AT THIS YEARS GATEWAY  THERE ARE MANY MORE TO SEE

THE IMAGE ON THE RIGHT WAS TAKEN BY MARIO ON SAT NIGHT, pics by mario gateway 2022
 IMAGES BY MICHELLE GATEWAY 2022 
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MAY 15 THERE WAS A LUNAR ECLIPSE.  WE HAD A GREAT SHOWING DOWN AT THE WATERFRONT. RANDY CURRIE TOOK SOME GREAT PICTURES OF THE ECLIPSE. CLICK ON THE IMAGE  TO SEE A SLIDESHOW OF THE IMAGES.
PARTIAL LUNAR ECLIPSE NOVEMBER 19 2021. 
Thanks to everyone involved in this Live stream Partial Lunar Eclipse.
Was a cool windy Eclipse down at the waterfront. We did manage to capture a few shots of the moon. And was honored to take part in one of the partners as well as the Sudbury Club for the Live stream from time and date. 
Below are a few shots of the eclipse. More to come if anyone has some pics send them to Bill Montague or Randy Currie.                 CLICK HERE TO VIEW LUNAR ECLIPSE PAGE
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YOUTUBE PAGE                   FACEBOOK PAGE   
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~Time and Date live feed click below~                     ~Click The Link below For~
Annular Solar  Eclipse - June 10, 2021           EXPLANATION AND PRECAUTIONS


Some beautiful shots of the eclipse taken from the  Sudbury club and also a great time lapse video of the eclipse by Colin Durocher click link below.

                                                  PICS AND TIME LAPSE VIDEO
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​BECOMING A MEMBER OF THE NORTH BAY ASTRONOMY CLUB
HAS ADVANTAGES
LOANER EQUIPMENT SHOWN ON OUR SITE CAN BE BORROWED FOR A MONTH (OR LONGER) AT A TIME AS WELL AS MONTHLY UPDATES ON EVENTS THAT ARE OCCURRING. 

FEES FOR 2023-2024 MEMBERSHIP ARE:
​SINGLE FEE IS $30 DOLLARS PER YEAR
STUDENT FEE IS $10 DOLLARS PER YEAR
FAMILY FEES ARE $40 DOLLARS PER YEAR

WHY NOT BECOME A MEMBER, EMAIL US FOR MORE INFO OR COME ON DOWN TO ONE OF OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS.   INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MEMBER?? WE HAVE GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE, AND PAYMENT CAN BE DONE BY:
E-TRANSFER OR BY PAY PAL.
​CLICK THE CONTACT LINK FOR MORE INFORMATION.  
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Our Annual GATEWAY TO THE UNIVERSE STAR PARTY
At MICHELLE AND DAN'S VIEWING FIELD IN CORBEIL 2022.,
Thank You For Your SUPPORT !!
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