The January 10 meeting of the RASC Mississauga Centre will feature talks on South American astronomy, the Moon, a new solar telescope for the Mississauga Centre and celestial events in 2014.
The meeting will be held from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. at The University of Toronto, Mississauga Campus, in lecture hall SE2082 in the William Davis Building.
Pot-pourri meetings feature a series of short presentations on various astronomy and space topics given by members of the Mississauga Centre. The meeting is open to the public and is free.
Host: JOHN GOLLA
LESLIE STRIKE: Presentation on a trip to Chile and Peru
JOHN GOLLA: An update on the centre's new solar telescope
RANDY ATTWOOD - The Sky in 2014 - what celestial events do we have to look forward to this year?
JO VANDENDOOL - The Bane of our Existence - observing lunar geology
CHRISTOPHER LANSDALE - Some astrophotos and a book report
Enter off of Mississauga Road. Park in lot 4 or the parkade, across from the fitness centre south of the Davis Building. Enter through the Fitness centre, walk up the stairs until you reach the main corridor then turn right. (If you need an elevator, follow the corridor to the right of the stairs, then go up to the main floor.) Look for the Mississauga Centre sign in front of the lecture room.
After the meeting, join us at Crabby Joe's at the South Common Mall for more
fun.
If you are a member and would like to make a presentation at an upcoming
meeting, please contact our meetings coordinator, Randy Attwood -
MEMMTG@mississauga.rasc.ca.
We hope to see you there on Friday.
UPCOMING MEETINGS / EVENTS
FRI JAN 10: Meeting at UTM.
FRI JAN 24: Speaker at UTM - Jesse Rogerson, York U. The Pluto Dwarf Planet Debate
FRI FEB 07: Meeting at UTM. Annual Meeting of the Centre
FRI FEB 21: Speaker at UTM - John Moores, York U, Looking for Water in the
Solar System.
FRI MAR 07: Meeting at UTM.
FRI MAR 28: Speaker at UTM - Randy Attwood, Observing the Upcoming Total
Lunar Eclipse.