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April 9, 2002
Edmundston Community College
Atlantic Centre of Excellence in Tourism
M. Claude Mercier - Teacher
1st row: Véronik Martin, Marie-France Arpin, Lynne Thériault
2nd row: Marc Michaud, Katia Mallet, Janice Arseneau, Manon Robichaud, Valérie Malenfant, Priscillia Power, Joanna Bernard, Émilie Chiasson, Marilyne Cormier, Crystal Jacobs, Rachel Cyr
3rd row: Stéphane Audet, Samuel Thériault, Mélanie Hachey, Lisa Mélissa Clavette, Annick Arseneault, Diane Soucy-Cyr, Francine Berthiaume, Nicole Richard
On April 9 2002, I was invited to give a talk on amateur astronomre's basic tools, to a group of students at Edmundston Community College. I have to say that of all the public talks I ahve ever given, this one was one of the most interesting and pleasant, and also relaxing... after the first few minutes of "stage fright"!
I very much enjoyed your comments, your questions and answers... With your gracious personality, I am convince that each one of you will certainly do an excellent job in tourism!
We especially talked about basic tools we use in astronomy starting with
-our eyes. Many celestial objects are accessible to our eyes, such as the planets, satellites, a few nebulea, star clusters, the Andromeda Galaxy...
-the Sky Chart which is as much important as a road map is to the traveler
-Binoculars & Telescopes
-astrophotography (Barn Door Tracker...)
I also gave a short history of ASTRO CLUB BOREALIS, our local astronomy club
I have to thanks Mr. Claude Mercier for allowing such a pleasant visit! ...and thank all of you for the great gifts: ...I won't loose my keys anymore and my coffee will be all the more delicious!
Edit: Rachel Cyr