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February's meeting in the Planetarium was a packed house. Shown at right, Don Garland discusses the class held for 17 local area science teachers. John Dowell built the components for 17 telescopes, which the teachers then assembled for use in their classrooms. We were also treated to astrophotos by Preston Star and impressionistic paintings by local artist Jessica Ray. She had planned to display a large galaxy mural, but the planetarium physical arrangements did not allow that to happen--hopefully we'll get to see that anther time! Two different titles are available from Becky Nordeen--Beyond Messier and Besides Messier. Beyond is a collection of additional objects, and Besides literally shows often-overlooked objects within telrad circles of the Messiers. The feature presentation was a slide show on planetary nebulae, compiled by Bruce Balick and James Kaler, and authoritatively briefed by our own Harry Bearman! Examples at right.
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