OAFs Astronomy Night at the Mill of Kintail,  Friday, May 30, 2008 starting after 7:30 p.m. at the Gatehouse

http://oafs.ca/index.php/Mill_of_Kintail_Star_Party

On the day of the event, there will be a general announcement regarding the event being a ‘go’ or ‘no go’ and a description of the event at http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/.

The event is entirely dependent on sky conditions. We will be monitoring the Clear Sky Clock http://cleardarksky.com/c/FLOkey.html. Note that the squares have to be blue for both cloud and transparency.

Pat Browne

Filed under: Outings by Pauline Donaldson May 27th, 2008
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Filed under: Birding, Home by Pauline Donaldson May 5th, 2008
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