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Join the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers on Valentines Day and share their love of the night sky. <\/p>\n
Guest speaker will be McMaster astronomer Robert Cockcroft, who will discuss ancient Egyptian astronomy. <\/p>\n
He will give an overview of ancient Egyptian astronomy and then focus on one particular representation of the night sky: the diagonal star tables. He also will discuss a recent expedition to Egypt. <\/p>\n
Cockcroft is a post-doctoral research fellow at McMaster University, where he is also the McCallion Planetarium manager and a first-year undergraduate lecturer in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. <\/p>\n
His graduate research centred on observational astronomy, where he looked at globular clusters in the nearby Triangulum and Andromeda galaxies; his current focus is the history of astronomy. <\/p>\n
The meeting and talk is on Friday, Feb. 14, from 7:30-9:30 p.m., <\/p>\n
At the Hamilton Spectator Building, 44 Frid St., Hamilton. <\/p>\n
Admission is free and open t the public with door prizes. An optional donation of non-perishable items for local food banks will be collected. <\/p>\n
Hamilton Amateur Astronomers is a non-profit club that meets the second Friday of each month except in July and August. <\/p>\n
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