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February 2017 Winnicentrics the Newsletter of the Winnipeg Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Winnicentrics—the newsletter of the Winnipeg Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada FebFebFeFebruary 2017 Winnicentrics The Newsletter of the Winnipeg Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Regular meetings of the Winnipeg Centre are held in the Robert B. Schultz lecture thea- tre in St. John’s College at the University of Manitoba. The theatre is on the lower (basement) floor of the College. Meetings are usually held on the second Friday of each month from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. After the meetings, members who wish to do so usually retire for pizza and more conversation about astronomical subjects. The June meeting is not held at St. John’s College but is instead a barbeque at either a member’s house or at Upcoming Events Glenlea. Next meeting Meeting dates and meeting places may be adjusted during exam times and during February 10, 2017 Bomber home games or stadium events. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse at February Meeting Schedule Moonrise (full moon) February 10 7:00 pm: Beginner’s Session: “Tides in the Solar System” - Mick Rice Members’ Observing Night February 11 (weather permitting) 7:30 pm: Regular session Announcements - Jay Anderson Oak Hammock Marsh Astronomy What’s Up? - Bryan Stach Night What’s New? - Ian Cameron 8:30 pm: Break for coffee and refreshments February 16th, 7:00pm (donations gratefully accepted) Venus at Greatest Ilumination 9:00 pm: Guest Speaker, Jay Anderson: The Astronomy of Babylon (mag –4.8) Outline: February 17 The civilizations of Sumer, Babylon, and Assyria developed a rich astro- nomical culture that stretched for more than two millennia before being U of M Open House absorbed by the Persian Empire around 550 BC and the Greek Empire a century later. The three founding cultures, but primarily Babylon, gave 6:30 pm us the zodiac, the first constellations, predictions of planetary positions 394 University College and eclipses, all preserved in inscribed clay cuneiform tablets. This talk February 22 will outline the structure and techniques of the astronomical achieve- ments of this important Mesopotamian legacy. New Moon February 26 2017 RASC National Service Award For those of you who aren’t on the RASC email list and have not heard this news before, it is my pleasure to announce that our friend, Gerry Smerchanski, has been awarded the 2017 RASC National Service Award. Gerry’s award is most deserved. His indefatigable efforts to spread his love of astronomy within the community is unmatched. Whether you need help at an event or just an extra hand to help collimate your telescope, he is always available. He joins previous National Service Award winners, Jay Anderson (2014) and Stan Runge (2004). We are very fortunate indeed to have them all in our Centre. 1 Winnicentrics—the newsletter of the Winnipeg Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada WHO, WHERE, WHEN? Executive Council Editor’s Message President’s Message Winnipeg Centre Officers & Volunteers Welcome to the February issue. Oh, hello! President: I wish to thank you all for your kind Apparently I'm the new President of the Brenden Petracek words of support on my first attempt as Winnipeg RASC. I wasn't able to be at Vice-President: Editor with last month’s Winnicentrics. the election, as I've been off travelling on Bryan Stach Please also accept my sincerest grati- the other side of the world. I'm unsure if tude for all who have generously an- there was any controversy or fanfare, Secretary: swered my call for article and image but I can only assume that my subtle Vacant submissions (for this issue and in future ploy of offering to take the job has paid ones). This newsletter is truly the result off! Treasurer: Stan Runge of efforts by our collective membership. In all seriousness, I'm very much looking Past President: For those of you who attended our last forward to this term. Working with the Jay Anderson meeting, Dr. Ed Cloutis gave a wonderful Winnipeg Centre council has been a re- presentation on his work on the OSIRIS- warding experience every step of the Councillors: REx mission, and how his Canadian way. There are some efforts that I would Kevin Galka Ralph Croning team, including those at the U of W, are like to focus on in the next couple of Meghan Ostrum making critical contributions to this fas- years: Mick Rice cinating mission. Paul Paradis - Public outreach, with more of an em- Dr. Cloutis, who is a Winnipeg RASC phasis on sidewalk astronomy; National Representative: member, also has written an article for Rolando Martin us. It builds on the efforts of his Winni- - Using the National RASC fund to bring Dennis Lyons peg team, but this time their contribu- in speakers; SWSP Organizer: tions will be made to the next genera- Silvia Graca tion of the Mars Rover! Truly impres- - Working with organisations outside the sive. RASC for events; Webmaster: Julius Lopez-Garcia Cathy Davis, in Classical Glass, writes - Finding better and consistent ways to Winnicentrics Editor: about her classic telescope, which is ar- advertise our events; Mike Karakas guably the cutest scope ever produced - [email protected] the Edmund Astroscan. - Building the first fully functional under- water observatory at Glenlea; and Winnicentrics is published 10 times each year by the Kevin Galka continues with his new as- Winnipeg Centre, RASC. trophotography column. - Expanding Dark Sky Preserve efforts. Winnicentrics is produced by and for the members of the Winnipeg Centre. Any Ralph Croning gets us up close and per- If you have any thoughts on this (or any- opinions expressed are sonal with thin section meteorites. thing in general), feel free to reach out to those of the author. If you have comments, questions, me at any time via email at or concerns about Abdul takes us back in time with his [email protected]. Winnicentrics, you can con- “This Month in History” column …. tact any of the councillors above, or write to: “wow, time really does fly by!” Here's to a great 2017! RASC, Winnipeg Centre, Bryan Stach invites us to attend the Oak Brenden Petracek Box 2694, Winnipeg, MB, R3C 4B3. Hammock Marsh Astronomy Nights. 2 Winnicentrics—the newsletter of the Winnipeg Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada This Month in History Abdul Al Manni 55 Years Ago – 1962 February 8: Tiros 4 launched by Thor Delta, 7:43 a.m., EST, Cape Canaveral, Fla. February 20: Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6), Friendship 7 launched, with astronaut John H. Glenn, 9:47:39 a.m., the first American to orbit the earth, Cape Canaveral, Fla. February 27: Discoverer 38 (Corona Mission 9030) launched by Thor, Vandenberg AFB. The last Discoverer named Corona mis- sion. 50 Years Ago – 1967 February 4: Lunar Orbiter 3 launched by Atlas Agena, 8:17 p.m., EST, Cape Canaveral, Fla. February 8: Diademe 1 launched by Diamant A, Hammaguir, Algeria, French satellite. February 15: Diademe 2 launched by Diamant A, Hammaguir, Algeria, French satellite. 45 Years Ago – 1972 February 14: USSR launches Luna 20 (Lunik 20) at 03:27:59 UTC by Proton K from Baikonur which soft lands on the Moon four days later. A rotary-percussion drill retrieved samples from the surface which were returned to Earth by capsule on February 25. 40 Years Ago -1977 February 7: USSR launches Soyuz-24 from Baikonur. Cosmonauts: Viktor V.Gorbatko and Yuri N.Glazkov. Ferry flight to Salyut-5 space station. February 18: Enterprise, the first space shuttle orbiter, was flight tested at Dryden Flight Research Center. 35 Years Ago – 1982 February 25: Westar IV launched by Delta, 7:04 p.m., EST, Cape Canaveral, Fla. 30 Years Ago – 1987 February 5: Soyuz TM-2 launched from Baikonur, 2138 Moscow time, Yuri V. Romanenko and Aleksandr I. Laveykin docked with space station Mir. Romanenko established world space record of 326 days in space. February 12: SDS launched by Titan 34D for DOD, l0:40 p.m., PST, Vandenberg AFB. February 26: GOES 7 launched by Delta, 6:05 p.m., EST, Cape Canaveral, Fla. 20 Years Ago – 1997 February 10: Russia launches Soyuz TM-25 aboard a Soyuz-U rocket from Baikonur. Cosmonauts: Vasili V. Tsibliyev, Aleksandr I. Latuzkin, Reinhold Ewald (Germany). Ferry flight to space station MIR. February 11: STS-82 (Space Shuttle Discovery) launch at 3:55 a.m. EST, KSC. Crew: Kenneth D. Bowersox, Scott J. Horowitz, Mark C. Lee, Steven A. Hawley, Gregory J. Harbaugh, Steven L. 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February 23: Launch of Intelsat 904 aboard an Ariane 44L from Kourou, French Guiana at 07:00 UTC. 10 Years Ago – 2007 February 17: THEMIS 1, THEMIS 2, THEMIS 3, THEMIS 4, and THEMIS 5, a fleet of nearly identical NASA magnetospheric satellites were launched by a Delta 2 from Cape Canaveral at 23:01 UTC on 17 February 2007. As part of Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms or THEMIS, they are designed to track the origins of sub-storms within the Earth’s magnetic field, which produce auroras.
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