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GAS MEETINGS, EVENTS and SOCIALS
Public Viewing Nights are held every Tuesday (except Christmas/New Year) at the Cook Observatory. Cost is $5 per person. Please note the following times: Non Daylight Saving- door closes at 7:30pm. Daylight Saving - door closes at 8:30pm
We hold a monthly meeting on the LAST WEDNESDAY of each month - except December (where we will have an earlier December end-of-year party). Monthly meetings start at 7:30pm and are held at the Cook Observatory, Kaiti Hill, Gisborne (map)...
The NEXT monthly meeting (Wednesday, 24th June) will be:
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TOPIC
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SPEAKER
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VENUE
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TIME
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Wed 24th June 2008
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Matariki - from an
astronomical view
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John Drummond
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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7:30pm
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NOTES:
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John will be speaking about Matariki (AKA the Pleiades, Subaru, M45, etc) from an astronomical view | |||
The NEXT GAS Astronomical event will be:
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DATE
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EVENT
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NOTES
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VENUE
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TIME
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Wed 24th June 2009
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Matariki Watch
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Watch the rise of Matariki!
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Dive Tatapouri
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5:30am
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NOTES:
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We'll be meeting at Dive Tatapouri to watch the rising of Matariki at 5:30am (MORNING). Details - here | |||
2008 Meetings and Talks...
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TYPE
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BEEN?
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DATE
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TOPIC
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SPEAKER
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TIME
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VENUE
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NOTES
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2009 (below)...
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7:30pm
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BBQ
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TBA
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End of year BBQ - TBA
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TBA
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TBA
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Unsure of the details yet...
To Be Advised
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Meeting
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Wed 25 Nov 09
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To Be Advised...
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John Drummond
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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Unsure of the details yet...
To Be Advised
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Meeting
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Wed 28 Oct 09
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To Be Advised...
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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Meeting
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Wed 30 Sep 09
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To Be Advised...
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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Meeting
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Wed 26 Aug 09
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China Eclipse
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Various
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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Photos and stories about the China eclipse last month | |
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Meeting
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Wed 29 Jul 09
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Occultations
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Martin Baltzer
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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Occultations - when a minor
planet hides a star. Mavelous to see, great for science!!!
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Meeting
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NEXT
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Wed 24 Jun 09
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Matariki - from an astronomical
perspective
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John Drummond
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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With June ushering in the dawn
rising of Matariki and the Maori New Year, John will speak about Matariki
(the Pleiades) from an astronomical viewpoint
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Meeting
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x
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Wed 27 May 09
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Energy Efficient Street Lighting
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Steve Butler
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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RASNZ Dark Skies director spoke
about how proper street lighting saves money, electricity, CO2 emssn
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Meeting
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x
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Wed 29 Apr 09
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Great Balls of Fire
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John Drummond
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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Meteors, Frieballs and meteorites!
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Meeting
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x
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Wed 25 Mar 09
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Astrology and Astronomy
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Dr Otto Gruebl
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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Local psychiatrist Dr Otto Gruebl
will be speaking about the correlation between astrology-astronomy
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Meeting
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x
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Wed 25 Feb 09
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The Celestial Treasure Box
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Dudley Meadows
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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Local astronomy and entertainer
Dudley Meadows will be speaking about what he enjoys in the sky
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Meeting
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x
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Wed 28 Jan 09
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Annual General Meeting
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All
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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AGM - election of officers,
etc
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2008 (below)...
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BBQ
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x
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December 2008
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End of year BBQ
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-
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6pm
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JD's?
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End of year BBQ - may invite Hawkes
Bay and Whakatane societies
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Meeting
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x
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Wed 26 Nov 2008
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Planetary Formation
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Huon Chandler
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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How was the Solar System formed.
The latest theories
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Meeting
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x
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Wed 29 Oct 2008
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Galaxies - a basic premise
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John Drummond
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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Galaxies - those giant systems
of stars. Learn about their origin and classification...
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Meeting
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x
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Wed 24 Sept 2008
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Carolie Herschel - a famous
astronomer
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John Drummond
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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Caroline Herschel helped her brother
William achieve fame - but she also was an astronomical giant!
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Meeting
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x
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Wed 27 Aug 2008
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Star Lore
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John Burt
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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Constellations have many stories
behind them, JD will reveal some
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Meeting
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x
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Wed 30 July 2008
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Cancelled due to road outage
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No one
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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Due to severe rain, Titirangi Drive to the Cook Observatory
was closed. Meeting cancelled
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Meeting
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x
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Wed 25 June 2008
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Saturn, the Most Beautiful of
Them All
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Various
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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Everyone who has seen the ringed
beauty is awed by its beauty
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Special
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x
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Sat 14 June 2008
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Matariki - it's astronomical/cultural importance |
Richard Hall
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7:00pm
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To be advised
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Learn about Matariki and it's significance on people around the world |
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Meeting
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x
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Wed 28 May 2008
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DVD night - The Universe
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DVD
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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See some of the latest theories regarding the Universe around us... |
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Meeting
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x
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Wed 30 April 2008
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The Zanny things about light
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John Burt
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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There's more to the Universe than
just visible light...
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Meeting
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x
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Wed 26 Mar 2008
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Robert Burnham - Prince of the
Stars
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John Drummond
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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Burnham - he knew so much about
the stars, but died penniless
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Meeting
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x
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Wed 27 Feb 2008
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GAS AGM
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AGM
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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Our annual AGM
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Meeting
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x
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Wed 30 Jan 2008
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Aurora
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John Burt
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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About those beautiful aurora.
Also Eclipses.
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2007 (below)...
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Meeting
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x
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Sat 08 Dec
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End of year BBQ
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Siizzling sausages
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5:30pm
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JD's farm
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Bring your meat and wine...
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Meeting
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x
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Wed 28 Nov
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My Trip to Mt John and MOA
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Rory O'Keeffe
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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Rory will tell us about his recent
Mt John trip
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Meeting
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x
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Wed 31 Oct
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Meteors and Meteor Observing
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John Drummond
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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Prep for the Leonid meteor shower
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Meeting
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x
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Wed 26 Sept
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The History of Astronomy
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John Burt
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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Interesting historical quirks
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Meeting
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x
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Wed 29 Aug
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Recent Space Missions
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Rory O'Keeffe
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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Journey with the latest missions!
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Meeting
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x
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Wed 25 Jul
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Cosmic Cosmology
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Huon Chandler
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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Latest theories re cosmology
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Meeting
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x
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Wed 27 Jun
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Matariki - Pleiades
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Munya Andrews
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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Various cultural views about M45
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Meeting
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x
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Wed 30 May
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Horray for Hubble!
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DVD
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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Photos from the Hubble Telescope
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Meeting
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x
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Wed 25 Apr
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Black Holes
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John Burt
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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Giant cosmic suckers!
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Meeting
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x
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Wed 28 Mar
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The Horsehead Nebula
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John Drummond
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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Historical photographic journey
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Meeting
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x
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Wed 28 Feb
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Comet McNaught / AGM
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John Drummond
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7:30pm
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Cook Obs, Kaiti Hill
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C/2006P1 - What a comet!
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