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A pair of local backyard astronomers have been busy capturing images the latest celestial spectacle. Brian Pihack and Glen Pisadnick, members of the Niagara Centre branch of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, took this picture of a comet that's making its way toward the sun. The picture was taken using an eight-inch diametre Schmidt telescope with a Canon PowerShot S13S digital camera. The comet, which is visible to the naked eye on clear nights, looks like a star without the aid of binoculars or a telescope. The comet was discovered by E. Holmes, of London, England, on the evening of Nov. 6, 1892. It's located among the stars of the constellation Perseus. The comet is currently about 244 million kilometres distant. The Niagara Centre branch of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada is holding its next public stargazing event on Nov.
Researchers view swimming tactics of tiny aquatic predators
By applying state-of-the-art holographic microscopy to a major marine biology challenge, researchers from two Baltimore institutions have identified the swimming and attack patterns of two tiny but deadly microbes linked to fish kills in the Chesapeake Bay and other waterways. .
Berkeley This Week
Tuesdays for the Birds Tranquil bird walks in local parklands, led by Bethany Facendini, from 7 to 9:30 a.m. Today we will visit Sobrante Ridge, Coach Drive. Call for meeting place and if you need to borrow binoculars. 525-2233. Fall Fruit ‘n' Fright at the Tuesday Berkeley Farmers' Market with pears, pomegranates and persimmons, a Pumpkin Carving Contest, Day of the Dead festivities, and Fall Fruit Pies by Mission Pies from 3 to 7 p.m. on Derby St. at MLK, Jr. Way. 548-3333. www.ecologycenter.org “Volunteer at Any Age" A Peace Corps Information Session at 6 p.m. at Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 1-800-424-8580. www.peacecorps.gov “Quilombo" Performance and fundraiser for Kim McMillon's play on the Diaspora at 6 p.m. at Oakland Public Conservatory of Music, 1616 Franklin St., Oakland.
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Horizon Council meeting
There will be a special presentation at the Horizon Council General Membership meeting Friday, Nov. 16, at 8:30 a.m. The guest host will be Adam Babington with the Florida Chamber of Commerce, on hand to discuss the legislative outlook, hometown democracy and property tax amendments.
The Horizon Council of Lee County is a 62-member public-private organization that advises the Lee County Board of Commissioners on economic development issues.
Beachcombers chart oil spill's scope
AS EARLY morning sun peeks over hills behind him, Rich Fortmann stands atop a dune looking across Stinson Beach while a cleanup crew in hazardous-materials suits works nearby. "Not too shabby an office, is it?" said the retired Sausalito geologist, ignoring the oil spill workers for the moment. Fortmann, along with his wife, Kathi, and Allan Schreiber of Fairfax, spent the hours after dawn Wednesday getting down to business on a beach survey as part of the volunteer Beach Watch program. The 15-year-old program, operated by the nonprofit Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Association, was created to document beach wildlife patterns to aid research and response to natural disasters such as last week's oil spill. The sanctuary .
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