Our 27th annual Island Star Party on the weekend of August 9 to 11 at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church in Saanichton has gone into the books as a success. Like everyone else, I got in some good observing and looked
President’s Message – Sep 2024
Presentation: The Wombs of Pregnant Stars – Jess Speedie
Date/Time: Wednesday September 11, 2024 starting at 7:30PM Location: University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre, Lecture Theatre A104. Park in Lot 1 (pay parking) and cross Ring Road. The womb of a pregnant star is a vast rotating disk of cosmic gas
Island Star Party 2024
August 9-11, 2024 – this year’s Island Star Party is being held at a dark valley 20 km north of downtown Victoria on southern Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. Camp on the field (by donation) or drop in (free). Setup your telescope and bring binoculars to enjoy observing the night sky. Everyone gets door prize tickets – win a telescope!
Alan Batten – 1931-2024 – In Memorium
Despite being a prolific and well-respected professional astronomer, Alan was probably just as proud to be a faithful member of the band of bell-ringers at Christ Church Cathedral for the entire 65 years he lived in Victoria. He contributed greatly