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Re: Aurora

 

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Thanks ??
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Le 31 mai 2024 à 20:38, Andrea <agirones@...> a écrit?:

? Hi Jean go north of the city somewhere with a low horizon. KP six will not be very high up.
Take pictures with your camera. The camera will see Aurora before the eye will.?

Watch the BZ if it goes south that is good if it goes north that is bad?
Andrea Girones?

On May 31, 2024, at 19:42, Jean via groups.io <jean_fortin@...> wrote:

? Where are the best locations for observing auroras tonight !

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Le 29 mai 2024 à 17:45, Pierre Martin <pmartin@...> a écrit?:

?Just a clarification that they are looking for someone to present in French.

Thanks!
Pierre

Aurora

 

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Hi Jean go north of the city somewhere with a low horizon. KP six will not be very high up.
Take pictures with your camera. The camera will see Aurora before the eye will.?

Watch the BZ if it goes south that is good if it goes north that is bad?
Andrea Girones?

On May 31, 2024, at 19:42, Jean via groups.io <jean_fortin@...> wrote:

? Where are the best locations for observing auroras tonight !

Envoyé de mon iPhone

Le 29 mai 2024 à 17:45, Pierre Martin <pmartin@...> a écrit?:

?Just a clarification that they are looking for someone to present in French.

Thanks!
Pierre

Re: Request for solar observing at Séraphin-Marion school on Wednesday June 5th

 

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Where are the best locations for observing auroras tonight !

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Le 29 mai 2024 à 17:45, Pierre Martin <pmartin@...> a écrit?:

?Just a clarification that they are looking for someone to present in French.

Thanks!
Pierre

Re: Request for solar observing at Séraphin-Marion school on Wednesday June 5th

 

Just a clarification that they are looking for someone to present in French.

Thanks!
Pierre
Astronomy Day 2024 report — great success!!!

 

Hello all!?

Sorry for the late post... We had a very successful International Astronomy Day event, on Saturday May 18! ?

Although we had more daytime cloudiness than expected (hindering some of the solar observing), the sky cleared up nicely by late afternoon and early evening and it stayed mainly clear throughout the nighttime session! The turnout was terrific, with an estimated total 1100 visitors enjoying conversations and sharp views of the Moon through several different telescopes.

A big, big thank you to all the volunteers who helped out this year. ?Whether it was a telescope setup during the day or night, as a floater volunteer, help with materials or with promoting the event, it was well appreciated! ? And thank you to each of you who came out to visit — the conversations and sharing the views are always the highlights of such a day! ?It was also really nice seeing OAOG'ers from the "early years" of the group — really nice seeing you Joe, Krista, Todd and Bryan!

We look forward to the next observing events coming soon! ?Here is a collection of excellent quality photos taken by our volunteer photographer Natalie Legault on our Facebook page. ?These are the same images that Denis shared (also located on this group's photos section).



Clear skies!
- Pierre
Request for solar observing at Séraphin-Marion school on Wednesday June 5th

 

Hello all,

Séraphin-Marion school would like to know if a telescope volunteer (or two) would be available to setup a solar observing session for their students for about an hour on June 5th, from 11am to Noon. ?This would be a great way for all the students to highlight their school year's astronomical theme about the Solar System.

If you are available, please let me know (meteorshowersca at yahoo dot ca) and I'll put you in touch.

P.S. The school's direction was very happy and thrilled that Xavier participated at the garage sale event on May 25th. ?Thank you Xavier!

Cheers!
Pierre
Re: Astronomy Day Pictures

 

Great pictures Denis, thanks for posting!? Sorry I could not be there with you all through the day.? It looks like you had a really good crowd in the evening.

Cheers,

Jim T.
Astronomy Day Pictures

 

I just posted some photos from our Astonomy Day event at Chapters on May 18, 2024. ?They are in the Photos section
Re: Request for telescopes at Séraphin-Marion school - Saturday May 25th

 

Here are a few more details for the request for tomorrow...

The event is for Séraphin-Marion school participating at Big Beacon Hill Garage Sale. ?It happens tomorrow, Saturday May 25th from 9:00am to 1:00pm. ?All the students from the school have studied about the solar system and they would love to be surprised by a few telescopes.

If you are able to assist, please let me know and I'll share the contact person with you.

Thanks!
Pierre
Request for telescopes at Séraphin-Marion school - Saturday May 25th

 

Hello all,

We received a request for outdoor telescope support (solar observing) during the daytime for a students garage sale event at Séraphin-Marion school in the east end this Saturday May 25. ?

I am awaiting confirmation on the time, but I believe it is ongoing from morning to afternoon, and the timing and duration for telescopes is flexible. ?They would be more than happy with any kind of support available and ideally would like to know roughly when telescopes would be setup, for planning purposes.

If you are interested in volunteering, please let me know and I'll put you in touch with the organizer.

Thank you!

- Pierre
Firmware and astronomy

 

Hello everyone!
Congratulations to all for a wonderful astronomy day at Chapters. I stopped by for a bit, thank you to everyone who participated and worked hard to bring it to the public.

A while ago I remember seeing an email from the group concerning Tristan Young from former Focus Scientific.

If i remember correctly the email mentioned?he can be reached for some technical support even though he is not with Focus Scientific?

If is?this true how may i contact him concerning some?firmware upgrades for 2 go to mounts?

Thank you kindly

Geoff
Astro Day update - weather and setups

 

Good morning everyone! ?Happy International Astronomy Day!

We hope you are as excited as we are for today’s event! ?Here’s a weather update… The rain has ended but we expect a good amount of cloudiness to linger this morning, as we gradually setup on site. ?By early afternoon (about 1pm onwards), the frequency of clear skies is expected to increase, and we hope to be able to do solar observing. ?There is a small chance of a scattered thundershower by mid afternoon. ?I would recommend bags, tarps or blankets to cover equipment just in case we get some precipitation. ?Otherwise, by about 3pm onward, it is expected to be mostly sunny and clear! ?The numbers of telescopes and displays will likely increase as the weather improves throughout the day. ?Mostly clear skies are expected this evening and tonight for our main observing session until 10pm! ?Temperature high this afternoon is 24C, therefore we recommend wearing a hat, putting on sunscreen and having plenty of fluids if you’ll be staying a while.

So to recap, weather should gradually improve as the day goes on. ?We will setup on site gradually a bit later this morning. ?And we expect a nice sky this afternoon and evening!

Looking forward to seeing you there! ????


- Pierre
GO for Saturday!!! - INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMY DAY - Saturday, May 18

 

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Astronomy Day is a GO for Saturday!(tomorrow). It was a tough decision as there are fewer clouds forecast for Sunday, but more volunteers are available for Saturday. Please come and join us for a free public star party at Chapters Silver City, 2401 City Park Drive, Ottawa. Some volunteers are also interested in doing Sunday as well, so we will discuss that in person tomorrow.

Setup time might occur a bit later in the morning, as soon as the rain showers have ended.

We hope to see you there!

Cheers!
Pierre





Media Advisory - For immediate release

The Ottawa Valley Astronomy and Observers Group (OAOG) proudly presents:



INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMY DAY

FREE Outdoor Family Event!?

Saturday, May 18, 2024 from 10 am to 10 pm
Silver City Gloucester, Chapters parking lot, 2401 City Park Dr. (near Ogilvie Rd)

Meet local amateur astronomers and learn about the wonders of the night sky! ?See telescopes of many different sizes and types, and find out how they work! ?Check out live video-imaging and look for our displays and free informative handouts!

In case of poor weather, we will hold the event on Sunday, May 19. ?Follow our websites (links below) for weather updates.

Further information:?
Free online discussion group:?groups.io/g/oaog

Contact person: ?Jim Thompson

Contact person: ?Pierre Martin
meteorshowersca@...
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Attached below are promotional images. Please credit to:?Ottawa Valley Astronomy and Observers Group (OAOG)
En pièces-jointes ci-dessous : images. Veuillez créditer :?Observateurs astronomes d'Ottawa-Gatineau (OAOG)
Now: OAOG Gabfest - Thursday, May 16, 2024 #cal-notice

Group Notification
 

OAOG Gabfest

When:
Thursday, May 16, 2024
7:30pm to 10:00pm
(UTC-04:00) America/New York

Where:
Tim Horton's - 1720 Innes Road, Ottawa

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Description:
As there seems to be sufficient interest to meet in person again, I have setup the calendar invite to meet at the Tim Horton's on Innes at Cyrville where we used to meet during the pre-COVID days.

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Topic: OAOG Monthly Gabfest
Time:? 07:30 PM Eastern Time, Every month on the Third Thursday
Location:? 1720 Innes Road (near Cyrville), Ottawa? ? ?
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Event: OAOG Gabfest - Thursday, May 16, 2024 #cal-reminder

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Reminder: OAOG Gabfest

When:
Thursday, May 16, 2024
7:30pm to 10:00pm
(UTC-04:00) America/New York

Where:
Tim Horton's - 1720 Innes Road, Ottawa

View Event

Description:
As there seems to be sufficient interest to meet in person again, I have setup the calendar invite to meet at the Tim Horton's on Innes at Cyrville where we used to meet during the pre-COVID days.

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Topic: OAOG Monthly Gabfest
Time:? 07:30 PM Eastern Time, Every month on the Third Thursday
Location:? 1720 Innes Road (near Cyrville), Ottawa? ? ?
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Astro Day 2024 posters ready!

 

Hello all,

The Astro Day 2024 advertising poster is ready! ?Please help us spread the word about this event!

The poster is available in the files section of this group, linked below, in PDF format, in sized 8.5x11 (normal) and 11x17 (tabloid) and in either English or French.

/g/oaog/files/Astronomy%20Day%20Posters/Astro%20Day%202024

You are welcome to print as may as you would like, and feel free to display them at your workplace, community centre, library or anywhere people might see them.

Fingers crossed for the weather on Saturday, or else for the rain date on Sunday! : )

Cheers!
Pierre
2 files uploaded #file-notice

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The following files and folders have been uploaded to the Files area of the [email protected] group.

By: Pierre Martin <pmartin@...>
Re: >>> POTENTIAL AURORA ALERT!

 

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It cleared up in Kanata now?
Theses are from earlier?
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Andrea Girones?

On May 10, 2024, at 22:36, Edward Morawski via groups.io <emorawski@...> wrote:

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As usual - clouded over here. Hope it clears before this ends.

Ed


On 2024-05-10 12:22 p.m., Pierre Martin wrote:

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AURORA ALERT. No less than 5 Coronal Mass Ejectas are heading to earth from the large sunspot group I posted yesterday. This has the ?potential of being a severe geomagnetic storm and hopefully dazzling displays of Northern Lights tonight.

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Re: >>> POTENTIAL AURORA ALERT!

 

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As usual - clouded over here. Hope it clears before this ends.

Ed


On 2024-05-10 12:22 p.m., Pierre Martin wrote:

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AURORA ALERT. No less than 5 Coronal Mass Ejectas are heading to earth from the large sunspot group I posted yesterday. This has the ?potential of being a severe geomagnetic storm and hopefully dazzling displays of Northern Lights tonight.

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Re: >>> POTENTIAL AURORA ALERT!

 

Thanks Pierre. I guess you a thinking on P16 (Meech Valley). ?

Darwin




On Friday, May 10, 2024, 7:25 PM, Pierre Martin <pmartin@...> wrote:

Hello Darwin,

One of the parking lots areas in Gatineau Park would offer a great view. ?I am just not sure if they are still open after dark

Any park, field or quite rural road away from streetlights should do quite well. ?I would recommend starting to look for auroras as soon as it gets dark. ?If there are clouds or a lull in activity, try again in an hour. ?Auroras can change from quiet to full sky display very quickly, sometimes in a matter of minutes!

Lets hope it clears up!

Pierre
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