Meeting transcript video Lisa Dang, PhD Student McGill – Marjie Welchframe (Women in Astronomy series) 1st principal investigator to use JWST using MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) Hot Jupiters’ atmospheres gas giant exoplanets with very short orbital periods Erin Gibbons presentation : Perseverance
The Life and Times of the Sky Quality Meter (SQM) – Doug Welch – Feb 21, 2022
Presentation video RASC Victoria Centre AGM Speaker: The Life and Times of the Sky Quality Meter (SQM) – Doug Welch, Unihedron 2005 first SQM manufactured Anthony Tekatch co-inventor of SQM PCB design, app coder (Unihedron Device Manager), production of all meters, user
President’s Message – Feb 2022
A colleague recently told me that my family name, Enkin, in Japanese literally means “near-far” (遠近). One sense of the Japanese word “enkin” is “perspective”; another is “bifocal glasses”. My colleague flatteringly suggested that if we could get some of
Astronomy Cafe – Feb 14, 2022
Transcript video of meeting Announcements – Chris Purse 2022 Observer’s Calendar – some available at $15 – contact Chris Purse or Lauri Roche Astro Cafe In Person – Fairfield Gonzales Community Association The portable we have been using is no longer
Astronomy Cafe – Feb 7, 2022
Transcript video of meeting IAU Small Bodies Nomenclature – Chris Purse Asteroid (10109) Sidhu – 1992 KQ – discovered by Eleanor F. Helin Sid Sidhu was nominated by President Chris Purse back in 2018 Quite a few Victoria Centre members are
President’s Message – Jan 2022
Betelgeuse winked two years ago. The bright red shoulder star of Orion became noticeably dimmer and then recovered over a number of months. I prepared a presentation on this red giant for our Astro Cafe (2020-01-27) and included a note