Intro & New Members – Jeff Pivnick; New comets this month – Jeff Pivnick; The Sun – Jeff Pivnick; Titan Shadow Transit of Saturn – David Lee & Alex Schmid; The Moon – Randy Enkin; RASC Victoria Memorabilia – Randy Enkin; Events – Lauri Roche, David Lee, Reg Dunkley
Pre-order RASC Publications for 2026 – Lauri Roche; Space Exhibits In Missouri, Ottawa and Sidney – Summer Travels 2025 – Brian Barber; Astrophoto – Dave Payne; Hosting Astronomy Cafe next week – Jeff Pivnick; “20 Feet From Stardom” – Astronomers Forgotten in the Shadows – Reg Dunkley; 61 Cygni – Randy Enkin
A list of astronomical events both celestial and here on Earth for October 2025.
Date/Time: Wednesday October 8, 2025 starting at 7:30PM Location: University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre, Lecture Theatre A104. Park in Lot 1 (pay parking) and cross Ring Road “Northern Star – The life of Canadian astronomer J.S. Plaskett and the Canadian Space engineers
Intro – Lauri Roche;Space News – Chris Gainor; Observing Highlights and astrophotos – David Lee, Brock Johnston; Events – Lauri Roche; Astrophoto – Dave Payne; Human eyes perception of stellar objects – Bill Weir; Problem observing M74 – Brian Barber
Intro – Marjie Welchframe; Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory – Wyman Lee; Announcements – Randy Enkin and David Lee; Polaris- Randy Enkin; Space News – Chris Gainor; Artemis mission and Rainbows – Natasha van Bentum; Spaceweather, CHIME, Island Star Party – Reg Dunkley; NOVA and citizen science – David Lee
The elusive Green Flash is a wonderful short-lived sight very rarely observed above the setting (or rising) sun.
Intro; New Members; Summer Astro Events; UVic Meeting ; The Green Flash; Astrophotos; Astro Cafe; Skynews.
10″ Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope with motor drive, tripod and accessories Make an offer – price negotiable Contact David Prud’homme – dhp-phd@telus.net – Qualicum Beach
Happy September RASC members, and welcome back from what I hope was a wonderful summer of clear skies and observing! While our individual pursuits may be important, many of the most important annual milestones for our society have taken place