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2013: Kingston's Astronomy Club
~~Monday May 20th~~ Tuesday May 21st 7:00-9:30 p.m.	Monday May 20th, 2013 is the Victoria Day Stat Holiday and the University will be closed. We will be moving the meeting to Tuesday May 21st at 7pm AND moving location to MacIntosh Corry Hall Room B201 Regular Meeting of the RASC Kingston Centre Location: ~~Ellis Hall Room 324~~ Macintosh Corry Hall Room B201 Queens University Agenda: National Council and the new By-law report; Elbow Lake report; Terry Dickinson:"The Lennox & Addington Dark Sky Area."; Briefing on the David Levy Talk on June 3rd; Notes on the North Frontenac Dark Sky Preserve Proposal; Kingston LED Streetlight Program;
Saturday May 25th 1:00-3:00 p.m.	SPECIAL RASC-KC Members Torus Project Phase I work party & BBQ Location: At the home of the members hosting the project (contact Kevin via email at kingston@rasc.ca) The plan of action for today is to move the mount from storage to the observatory and mount it on the observatory pier. A review of the operational aspects of the roll-off building and plans for the Phase II work party will follow during the BBQ (we will provide hamburgers, hotdogs, cutlery and chairs - you bring a snack and drink of choice).
Monday June 3rd 8:00-9:00 p.m.	SPECIAL MEETING of the RASC Kingston Centre Location: Ellis Hall Auditorium, University Avenue, Queen's University, Kingston Ontario Open to the Public! Free! Free Parking on Queen's Campus Surface Parking lots: MacCorry Parking Lot Ellis Hall Auditorium is accessible. Welcome by RASC Kingston Centre Life member Ruth Hicks Introduction by Terence Dickinson Speaker: David Levy - Visual Comet Searching: A Requiem? David will be signing books for a short time afterward. Please bring along a copy of your favourite David Levy book! Note to members: Please contact the President, Susan Gagnon, to reserve a seat for dinner with David. We need firm numbers for the restaurant. Susan will let you know of the time and location info.

Saturday June 08 9:00-10:30 p.m.	Kingston Astronomy Outreach Network (KAON) Public Observing night at the Queen's University Ellis Hall Observatory. Speaker: TBA Speaker Topic: TBA Talk Begins at 9:05 p.m. in Ellis Hall Auditorium If the skies are clear there will be telescopes on the Observing Deck with members of the RASC-Kingston Centre.
Monday June 17th 7:00-9:30 p.m.	Regular Meeting of the RASC Kingston Centre Location: ~~Ellis Hall Room 324~~ (Ellis Hall will be unavailable due to renovations.) Macintosh Corry Hall Room B201 Queens University Agenda: Telescope Workshop; Torus Project Phase I results Having trouble, questions with your new/old small telescope? Bring it along and have members assist and answer your questions. Last meeting before the summer. We adjourn for July and August and will return in September 2013. The room location for the fall of 2013 will not be known until mid-late August. Watch this website for details!
Saturday June 29- Tuesday July 2	General Assembly of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Hosted by the Thunder Bay Centre of the RASC.
Fri-Sun September 6- 8	Fall'N'Stars 2013 Chair: Mark Coady; Lead Centre: Kingston Registration Deadline for Saturday Dinner: Received by August 23rd in Mark's hands. Location: Vanderwater Conservation Area

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