Index to Contributions

 ~Members’ Contributions by Subject–

Building an Itty Bitty Radio Telescope

 

 

Astronomy Gear–Where to buy ~SJAC Discussion

Astronomy Equipment Basics ~Mike Powell
The Partial Solar Eclipse as photographed by David McCashion of the Saint John Astronomy Club
Astronomy Observing Reports ~David McCashion
Photo from the Matt West presentation "Astro Zoo" at the Saint John Astronomy Club.
AstroZoo ~Matt West
Link to the pdf presentation "Building my Observatory PFO" by Mike Powell at the Saint John Astronomy Club.
Building my Home Observatory–“PFO” ~ Mike Powell
Screenshot of video of Comet McNaught by Marc Arsenault.
Comet McNaught ~Marc Arsenault

Image of Europa.

Europa ~ Chris Curwin, Astronomy by the Bay
Photo of stargazing with binoculars.
Favourite Binocular Targets ~ Chris Curwin, Astronomy by the Bay
Mike Powell's pdf presentation "Finders and How to Use Them" at the Saint John Astronomy Club.
Finders and how to use them ~ Mike Powell
Paul Owen demonstrating using a wifi connection on a telescope mount to control the scope and give you more information about the object you are looking at.
Free Astronomy Workshops  ~Paul Owen

 Telescope Basics
 Imaging the Moon
 Astrophotography~Equipment
 Astrophotography~Settings
Astrophotography~Images

Link to pdf presentation by Phil Webb of the SJAC on impact craters
Hiawatha Impact Crater ~Phil Webb

~See also Impact Craters & Younger Dryas

Link to the pdf presentation "Building my Observatory PFO" by Mike Powell at the Saint John Astronomy Club.
Intro to 360° Nighttime Panoramic Photography ~Jim Stewart
The Kepler Space Telescope Presentation (Part 1) by Rob Leathley
Kepler Space Telescope ~Rob Leathley

Link to the pdf presentation by Rob Leathley to the Saint John Astronomy Club about the Kepler Mission and the search for life--Part 1

The Search for Life–Part 1 ~Rob Leathley
Link to the pdf presentation by Rob Leathley to the Saint John Astronomy Club about the Kepler Mission and the search for life--Part 2
The Search for Life–Part 2 ~Rob Leathley
Photo showing main features of the Moon and locations of the Apollo Landing sites (Image Credit: Michael Watson).
Learning from the Lunar Landings ~Curt Nason
A printable star chart showing constellations to assist in navigating the night sky.
Learning the Night Sky ~Chris Curwin, Astronomy by the Bay
Link to the pdf presentation "Listening to Jupiter" by Mike Powell at the Saint John Astronomy Club.
Listening to Jupiter ~ Mike Powell
Photo from the Matt West's presentation "Maine Solar System Model" at the Saint John Astronomy Club.
Maine Solar System Model ~Matt West
Link to the Monthly Messier Targets as complied by Curt Nason
Messier Objects for Monthly Observing ~Curt Nason

Or, click on the individual links below for an easy to follow pdf:

January Messiers
February Messiers
March Messiers
April Messiers
May Messiers
June Messiers
July Messiers 
August Messiers 
September Messiers
November Messiers
December Messiers
Photo showing Milton Milankovitch and the antarctic ice core confirmation of his theories.
Milankovitch Cycles ~ Matt West

See also the page Milankovitch Cycles with links.

Link to the pdf presentation "The Moon" by Mike Powell at the Saint John Astronomy Club.
The Moon ~ Mike Powell
Link to Tom Raithby's Time-lapse Photography pdf presentation at the Saint John Astronomy Club
Night Time Lapse Photography ~Tom Raithby

Link to Tom Raithby's Time-lapse Photography pdf presentation at the Saint John Astronomy Club in 2018.

Night Time Lapse Photography 2018 ~Tom Raithby
Link to Len Larkin's presentation on "Scaled Solar System Models" at the Saint John Astronomy Club.
Scaled Solar System Models   ~ Len Larkin

Using "Sign Posts" to Navigate the Night Sky

“Sign Posts” for Navigating the Night Sky ~Chris Curwin, Astronomy by the Bay
Photo of the Northern Lights
Stargazing is Like a Box of Chocolates ~Curt Nason
Photograph of the Big Dipper pointing to Polaris.
Star Hopping  ~Chris Curwin, Astronomy by the Bay
Link to the pdf presentation "The Sun" by Mike Powell at the Saint John Astronomy Club.
The Sun ~ Mike Powell
Link to Matt West's pdf presentation on Using Telescope Filters for the Saint John Astronomy Club.
Using Telescope Filters ~Matt West
Link to the pdf presentation by Matt West on Younger Dryas at a SJAC meeting.
Younger Dryas Cause and Effect ~Matt West

~See also Impact Craters & Younger Dryas

If you have a presentation on file and would like to submit it, we would love to see it. It can be a pdf, Power Point, MS Word, email with pics, whatever. We will try to work with any file you send, and you can look at a draft page before publishing.
Please send to Jim Stewart. If email is a problem, bring the file on a stick and we will load it onto a laptop at the next meeting.   Thanks.