1940

Cronyn Oby Opening

On 04 Oct, 2014 By walter.macdonal...

THE OPENING OF THE HUME CRONYN MEMORIAL
OBSERVATORY - reprint from the Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.

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H.R. Kingston 1940

On 04 Oct, 2014 By walter.macdonal...

H.R. Kingston at the observatory, probably in October 1940.

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RASC-AAVSO 1940 #4

On 29 Jul, 2012 By walter.macdonal...

Group photo, RASC-AAVSO meeting at DDO, 1940. An Image map with names is available. Frank Hogg appears in both photos!

Report & photo key: JRASC, 34, 224.

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Mercury Transit 1940

On 29 Jul, 2012 By walter.macdonal...

Victoria Centre members preparing for the transit of Mercury on 1940 November 11.

Observers:  Stilwell, Wright, Everall, Mrs. Ley, Miss Humeston, Shaw.

Telescopes: Hopkins, Shaw, DAO, Peters.

Photograph by L. Hopkins. Original print at DDO. Published in JRASC, 35, 1 (1941).

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Meeting 19401126

On 28 Jul, 2012 By walter.macdonal...

Evening Meeting for RASC Ottawa Centre, Dominion Observatory, November 26, 1940.

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RASC-AAVSO 1940 #3

On 28 Jul, 2012 By walter.macdonal...

Joint RASC-AAVSO meeting in at DDO, 1940 June 1.

Upper row: Helen Federer, ..., Edwin[?] Fadler, Marie Thompson.

Lower row: Charles Elmer, R.K. Young, Mrs. C.A. Chant, Dr. C.A. Chant, Leon Campbell, H.S. Hogg (hat), S.C. Brown, David Pickering.

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RASC-AAVSO 1940 #2

On 28 Jul, 2012 By walter.macdonal...

Joint RASC-AAVSO meeting in at DDO, 1940 June 1.

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RASC-AAVSO 1940

On 28 Jul, 2012 By walter.macdonal...

Joint RASC-AAVSO meeting in at DDO, 1940 June 1.

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RASC-AAVSO Joint Dinner

On 02 Jan, 2012 By ebriggs733@gmail.com

Spring 1940 was the first occasion the American Association of Variable Star Observers held their meetings outside of the United States. The meetings were held at the University of Toronto, and included a paper session at the David Dunlap Observatory and a garden party (by special invitation) at Don Alda Farm hosted by Mrs. Dunlap. The meetings concluded with a formal dinner in the Great Hall of Hart House jointly hosted by the AAVSO and the RASC.

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