News & Views Ektachrome P1600 Available

A limited supply of P1600 is available for $15/roll. If you are interested, contact Andreas or Bob.

STARFEST in Seventh Heaven

The January 1996 issue of Sky & Telescope will carry reviews of the top-rated North American star parties. We are pleased to announce that STARFEST has made the big leagues with a ranking of #7!

Another New Club 'Scope

The NYAA has ordered a 5" f/6 Astrophysics refractor (with telescompressor). Delivery is currently scheduled for the end of 1996. In the meantime, the club will be looking for a previously enjoyed G11 mount to go with the new 'scope.

Wanted: Email Addresses

Club secretary Rick McWatters is updating the membership database, and is looking for email addresses. If you wish the club to have your email address, you can send it to Rick at his new email address: 102720,3702

McLaughlin Planetarium to Close Nov 5th

It is with great sadness that we heard about the imminent closure of the planetarium, due to a reduction in the provincial grant to the Royal Ontario Museum. The ROM (at some time in the future) plans to remake the planetarium into "a revenue-producing attraction using state-of-the-art technology," whatever that means.


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