Monday, August 13, 2012
Moon and Venus (Union)
During a trip to the loo, I noted a cloudy Moon near a bright blob. Right! The Moon would occult Venus soon...
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- can't go north
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- venting van
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- found a knapsack
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- Olena visited
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- more members arrived
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- stunning Sun (Blue Mountains)
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- hand-delivered David's pass
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- new membership form available
- no meteors (Toronto)
- Nightfall rose and fell
- back to plan A
- Google calendar awkward suddenly
- pitched LSCA
- AAA pages settled
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