Paul Gray, "Observing the Dark Side of Nebulae," Small Tent, Friday 11:00 a.m., by day is a civil Technician in Fredericton, New Brunswick, and by night is an avid observer. From his backyard he pushes his 12.5" Dobsonion to the limits, observing anything astronomical, but he is obsessed with looking for dark patches of nothing. A supernovae hunter for over 12 years he shares the distinction with David Lane of making the first discovery of a Supernovae from Canada and now has credit for three. He is recipient of the Messier and Finest NGC certificates, has attempted many Messier Marathons, and in 2006 became the only Canadian to observe 109 objects from Canada in a marathon! His interest in observing dark nebulae led him to the development and authoring of the Dark Nebulae Section in the RASC Observers Handbook.

Paul will talk about these dark holes in the sky, observing tips and tricks. He will review sources of information to aid the dark nebulae observer and some of the more interesting objects. He will also highlight some of the interesting finds made during the life of the project, especially one regarding Burnham's Dark Comet and E.E. Barnard's object B88!