Tuesday, August 01, 2017
beware of fakes
Read a good but disturbing article from Quartz about counterfeit solar eclipse glasses being sold on Amazon. I truly hope the general public are careful.
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- rockets at camp
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- tried NGC 7550 again (Halifax)
- revisited NGC 676 (Halifax)
- imaged Arp 133 (Halifax)
- centred on NGC 7550 (Halifax)
- is SN2017eaw dimming? (Halifax)
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- enjoyed Chris's report
- the next one
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- sent card
- enjoyed Tony's video
- the big push
- discussed conversion
- turned east
- gauged delta Cep (Henderson)
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- got a kick out of the news piece
- planned the next together
- heard from Steve
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- finished third leg
- supplies running out
- finished second leg
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- spotted UMi from camp (La Salle)
- met up with Ian
- less than 24 to departure
- frame size decreased
- studied HD 38
- finished with HD 38 (Halifax)
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- acquired 14 Ari (Halifax)
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- received SN Sep/Oct 2017
- beware of fakes
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