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Royal Astronomical Society of Canada |
Victoria Centre is part of the national Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, which is dedicated to bringing information about astronomy to the general public. |
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International Astronomy Day 2006Capture the ExperienceSaturday, May 6, 2006
2006
International Astronomy Day News Release (64k pdf)
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 "Ask the Astronomer" - Dr. Colin Scarfe, Dr. James Di Francesco listening to a question from the public |
 Tony Burke answers a question at the "Ask the Astronomer" desk |
 Blair Pellatt sharing his enthusiasm for astronomy with a potential astronomer |
 Amateur telescope making explained by David Luttman and Colin Wyatt |
 A young lady really gets into mirror grinding |
 Bill Almond looking through the replica of Galileo's first telescope (built by Colin Wyatt) |
 Bill Almond showing a boy the view of the Moon through a telescope |
 Bill Weir at his Mars Sketching display, demonstrating his circular map of Mars |
 Chris Gainor examining Bill Weir's map of Mars |
 Dave Bennett sharing his knowledge about occultations |
 Roy Watson listens to a boy who is obviously fascinated with occultations. |
 Pearson College students answering questions from eagery young people |
 Solar system model on the patio, ecliptic van in the background |
 Joe Carr at the soggy solar viewing on the patio |
 Stephen Courtin explains the ecliptic calendar |
 Kids drawing. Subject: How would you get to another planet and what would you see? |
 Kids' activity table |
 Kids drawing. Subject: How would you get to another planet and what would you see? |
 Sandy Barta explains how the astronomy passport works |
 Kids drawings. Subject: How would you get to another planet and what would you see? |
 Kids drawings. Subject: How would you get to another planet and what would you see? |
All photos Copyright 2006 David Lee |
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 | Solar observing (using safe, inspected equipment) - outside | ||||||||
| Lunar and planetary observing during the daytime - outside | ||||||||
| Ask the Professional Astronomer - inside, main hall | ||||||||
| Occultation observing - amateur astronomers' contribution to the cosmic discoveries - inside, main hall | ||||||||
| Mirror making - inside, main hall | ||||||||
| Hints on how to improve your observing skills - inside, main hall | ||||||||
| Pearson College of the Pacific - Astronomy Education Program - inside, main hall | ||||||||
| Ecliptic calendar - inside | ||||||||
| Poster displays (RASC, NRC, UVic, Pearson College) | ||||||||
| Telescopes & binoculars (see a replica of Galileo's telescope as compared with modern instruments) - inside, main hall | ||||||||
| Telescope making workshop (grinding your own mirror, and the makings of a simple telescope) | ||||||||
| Imaging the Moon and planets with a digital camera - inside, main hall | ||||||||
| Display of Astronomical Images taken by Amateur Astronomers - inside, main hall | ||||||||
| Light pollution display and petition - inside, main hall | ||||||||
| Children's fun activities with door prize of a telescope - 11am-3:30pm - inside, main hall | ||||||||
| Walk through the Scale Model of the Solar System - outside | ||||||||
| Star Lab - tour through space and time - inside, Newcombe Conference Hall
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| Observing celestial objects in the evening and night sky - outside on the deck |
RASC Victoria Centre celebrates International Astronomy Day each year with special events for the public.
A few of the past years activities:
| Astronomy Day 2005 |
| Astronomy Day 2004 |
| Astronomy Day 2003 |
| Astronomy Day 2002 |
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