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Great Night at MHS

29/8/2016

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We had a great night on August 27th at the Moncton High School. Three other telescopes were set-up alongside the observatory, including a giant custom-built 16" Dobsonian on loan from RASC-NB. Roughly 100 people showed up to look through our telescopes. The highlights of the evening was the beautiful planet Saturn, as well as a spectacularly bright Iridium satellite flare. We also observed Mars, star clusters, galaxies and nebulae.

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Nous avons eu une belle soirée, le 27 Août au Moncton High School. Trois autres téléscopes étaient installés auprès de l'observatoire, y compris un Dobsonien géant de 16 pouces emprunté du RASC-NB. Environ 100 personnes se sont rendus pour regarder dans nos téléscopes. Les vedettes de la soirée étaient la planète Saturne, ainsi qu'un flash Iridium spectaculaire. Nous avons aussi observé Mars, des amas d'étoiles, des galaxies, et des nébuleuses.
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