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Pepper Steak - prime tender steak charbroiled with fresh cracked pepper and topped with a soft green peppercorn Madagascar sauce, with potatoes & vegetables | |||||||||
Halibut Duglere - fresh filet of Halibut topped with a creamy mushroom, shallot, caper and white wine sauce with rice & vegetables | |||||||||
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Pulsating
Variable Stars and The Kepler Space Telescope - Dr. Jim Nemec, Camosun
College
The goal of the
Kepler Asteroseismic Science Consortium Working Groups is to maximize
the scientific return of the photometry coming down from NASA's Kepler Space
Telescope'. We are all aware of the very exciting planet discoveries made by
the Kepler Mission; however, great strides also are being made that are
greatly improving our understanding of stellar evolution. This talk will
review some of these new results, in particular recent results on RR Lyrae
stars and Cepheids.
Bio: "Dr. Nemec received his Ph.D. in 1984 from the Department of Astronomy at the University of Washington. After postdocs at Caltech and UBC, and visiting faculty positions at Washington State University, the University of Washington and Caltech, he was invited in 1997 to establish university-transfer Astronomy courses at Camosun College in Victoria, where he continues to teach Physics and Astronomy courses and conduct research on stellar evolution. He is a member of three Kepler Asteroseismic Science Consortium (http://astro.phys.au.dk/KASC) Working Groups (RR Lyrae stars, Cepheids, delta Scuti stars)."
Call to order
Minutes of 2010 Annual General Meeting
Secretary�s Annual Report
2011 Financial Report
National Representative Report
President's Message
Awards
Volunteer Appreciation Certificates
Excellence in Astrophotography
Newton-Ball Award
Election of officers - Call for nominations for the 2012 Victoria Centre Executive and Council
New business from the floor
Door prizes
Adjournment
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