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#+TITLE: 2020-04-10 - Friday

* Tasks
** DONE Figure out what needs to be done on [[id:cd6dd9f1-a16a-4415-be22-159c188eae80][ENG-8320]] :@15five:
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** DONE Reschedule one-on-one with [[id:f17d770a-8513-4ed3-a909-b6a35917606c][Robert Enck]] :@15five:
CLOSED: [2020-04-10 Fri 17:38] SCHEDULED: <2020-04-10 Fri>
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** DONE Remind Castine 200 that I'll miss meeting :@personal:
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** DONE Open ticket to switch Attributes to single value column :@15five:
CLOSED: [2020-04-10 Fri 17:38]

** DONE WONTDO Team Boost :@15five:meeting:boost:
CLOSED: [2020-04-27 Mon 20:52] SCHEDULED: <2020-04-10 Fri 12:00-12:30>
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** DONE Check for weekly sky news :@personal:
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https://astronomy.com/news

* Today

- The sun just poked out after a wild ride last night into this morning. We got
  a blizzard overnight that dump really heavy wet snow and took out a bunch of
  powerlines. We went to bed hoping the power would be on in the morning,
  instead CMP is completely taxed and hasn't even offered an estimate for when
  they’ll have power back on in Castine.
- We’ve decamped to the [[id:eea319c4-1c6e-4489-8edb-5ef73c2f37a5][Big House]] despite the coronavirus lockdown because our
  house is cold and we can’t make anything.
- https://ecmp.cmpco.com/OutageReports/CMPHANCOCKCASTINE.html

* Sky

Tonight, try searching out star clusters in Cassiopeia the Queen. This
circumpolar constellation is visible all night from much of the U.S. In more
southerly states, you can catch the Queen early in the evening as she sets, then
again early in the morning before dawn as she rises once more. Seek out the open
cluster M103 just 1° east of Delta (δ) Cassiopeiae. This 6'-wide cluster is
visible in binoculars; a 4-inch telescope will resolve its brightest stars,
while larger apertures reveal more of its scattered components.

From M103, hop a little less than 2° east to NGC 663, another open cluster. This
object is much more densely packed than M103, with about 400 stars in a region
0.25° across. Some observers might be able to detect this cluster with the naked
eye under excellent conditions, but binoculars or a telescope from any decent
observing location should unveil its sparkling beauty.

From NGC 663, backtrack to M103, then swing 3° southwest to reach NGC 457. This
uniquely shaped open cluster is called the Owl Cluster or the E.T. Cluster
because it resembles an owl with outstretched wings (or the titular alien from
Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film, with his arms spread wide). Two bright stars are
the figure’s eyes, while the rest of the cluster’s luminaries spread out to form
the body to the northwest.