Raoul Lannoy
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Observing in Belguim
On september 22 2012, I went to Dinant (from Namur, following the Meuse beautiful valley) whe re the Cercle Astronomique Mosan (CAM) held its International Observe the Moon Night. The CAM has an observatory and they aimed their big refractor to the Moon and the image was shown on a TV screen for details. The Moon was never high in the sky, so there was lots of turbulence.
A dozen of visitors came and enjoyed the scenery, our telescopes, a setup to show why peakes can form long shadows and a bucket with sand to show what happens when a meteoroid hits its surface.
We winked at the Moon to honour Neil Armstrong.
After a little more than an hour, haze covered the sky and even the Moon disappeared.
We nevertheless could show the Moon, with help of Jean-Pol and the two Alberts !
http://www.youtube.com/user/Astroraoul?gl=FR&hl=fr
https://picasaweb.google.com/108584325990837650927/CAMInOMN2012#
Good atmosphere, nice area and great friends! An enjoyful Saturday.
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About Me
Born in Belgium in 1957 (from a Belgian father and an American mother). Here, everything seems a lot more complicated: more taxes, more government, more languages, more people per square kilometer or mile, more light pollution, but, nevertheless, as much passion for things going on up there, naturally or man made. This was thanks to the first time I saw 2001: A Space Odyssey back in 1968, followed by the promises of the Moon. One weakness was my dislike for maths, which led to human science studies (law and a specialization in insurance). I've been working since 1982 in the...
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