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N OPINION Astronkotograrhs tips, at May 11 meeting of HAA, writes-Cayr If you would like point- ers on how to take your first night sky picture, you'll want to attend the Hamilton Amateur As- tronomers (HAA) meeting on May 11, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at * ing a DSLR." Mannering will talk about equipment, setup and data acquisition. He'll also talk about camera sensors, settings and vari- MARIO CARR ous combinations of Column mounts. : in the 2018 Hamilton Ama- teur Astronomers calen- dar. Mars rises at about a.m. in the southeast sky. If you observe the. planet through a telescope, you'll notice that it becomes larg- er and brighter with every passing night. You'll also see more detail on its sur- face as we become closer to Photographing the night sky to the moon in the Breda sky. May 6; The moon and Mars are close in the pre- dawn sky. May 8: Jupiter is at op- position and is at its bright- est and closest to the Earth. for 2018. It can be seen all night rising in the south- east at dusk and setting in the southwest at dawn. "close to Jupiter in the eve- ning sky. May 31: Saturn and the moon are close late eve- ning. For more information, 2 see the Hamilton Amateur 3 Astronomers website at amateurastronomy. org or call 905-627-4323. - Mario Carr, the author kepsiny) | uoidweys ueipeues uo | ~ the Hamilton Spectator, 44 Frid St., where speaker Matthew Mannering will ' discuss the "Nuts and Bolts of Astrophotography us-» Free admission, prizes and everybody wel- come. An optional food bank donation of non-per- door ishable goods.will be col- lected and appreciated. Here are May stargaz- ing events, which are listed the red planet. May 5: The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks after , mmdnight. Saturn is close May 17: evening twilight sky. May 27: The moon is close to Venus low in the e moon is of this report, is the club's director of publicity and can be reached at mario- carr@cogeco.ca or on Twitter (@MarioCCarr). Nassagaweya roadside clean- up set for May 5; ' Once again, the Nassagaweya comrpunity - consultation com- mittee is organizing the cleanup of rural roads. Over the years, thanks to the generous helpfrom local resident volunteers, hundreds of tonnes of garbage have been removed from local roads. Sadly, littering and dumping continues by those who continue to use their car windows as gar- bage chutes and our beautiful ar- ea as a dump for household items they no longer want. In the past, volunteers have re- moved couches, fridges, toilets and thousands of pop cans, beer . bottles and general litter. We are asking for your help to Keep our area beautiful. This year, we will be working Saturday, May 5. We will meet at 8 a.m.-at the Nassagaweya Tennis Centre and Community Hall on Guelph Line north of Highway 401. set for May 5 Es (EeRTae) fia foo] fecsree As always, we need help from strong backs to remove the gar- bage from ditches. : We also need people with pick- up trucks to get the garbage to the bins. We always need more pick- up truck drivers, so please help if you have a pickup truck. This is a great opportunity for high school students to earn their volunteer hours. We will sign their volunteer sheets for school. The bins are supplied by Mil- ton and the vests, gloves and bags 'are supplied by the town and Hal- ton Region. Thank you to gourmet cooks at the Tennis Club, who will host the barbecue for the volunteers at noon. We understand not everyone can manage Saturday, but feel free to do an hour or two on your road the week prior to the sched- uled cleanup. We will collect your bags on Saturday. To arrange for bags and vests before Saturday, call Jean Woods ENDS MAY 3 bic, al AEST F An ER (e 0 wt at 905-854-2107. : ; Jean Woods, i Campbellville Islamic Community Cen- tre of Milton expresses heartfelt condolences The Islamic Community Cen- tre of Milton expressed heartfelt condolences for the horrific event in Toronto. °' The Islamic Circle of North American, on behalf of the Mus- lim Community of Canada, ex- pressed its deepest condolences on the death of 10 innocent people when a van mowed down pedes- trians along a busy street in To- ronto. We and all other Canadians share the trauma of this attack. We share the pain, feelings and sympathize with the families of those killed. We also pray for a fast and full recovery to all those injured. We applaud the efforts of all v 4 EXPLORER professionals and the law en- forcement agencies who are con- tinuously working to ensure the - safety and security of all Canadi- ans. Tahir Alvi, president, Islamic Circle of North America Public transit funding a _ wise investment RE: Increased ridership comes-at a high cost to taxpayer: councillor, Letter to the Editor, Champion, April 19 isstie Coun. Rick Malboeufis telling only part of the story in order to push what I would describe as a small populist view about Milton Transit. He talks about the cost for each bus rider over a year. What Malboeuf omits in his analysis is the cost savings by keeping those extra cars off the streets of Mil- ton. How about the cost of health a nice place to do business Nassagaweya roadside cleanup set for May 5 care caused -by pollution, the driver frustration and increased accident costs that go along with more cars? And without all those extra cars perhaps the huge dou- ble garages could be turned into apartments to slow down the con- version of good farmland to hous- ing? Most importantly, does the councillor not notice the changes we are experiencing in weather patterns caused by climate change? The most recent storm cost-will cost me and my insur- ance company the equivalent of one of his $3,750 cars. I believe council is acting re- sponsibly and with wisdom to spend my tax money supporting public transit, It will probably take years of that support for the future gener- ation of car drivers to realize that public transit is a better way to travel. We must encourage that now. . Keith Rasmussen, Nassagaweya Ee = Galli Galingeres, 655 MAIN STREET E., MILION Key w 8 > woduojjeyapisu)