Video recording of meeting
Astronomy Cafe – March 23, 2026
FOR SALE: 15′ dome & 2 telescopes
2014 Technical Innovations Pro Dome 15’ $9,500
Explorer Scientific ED 127 CF telescope
Celestron Edge HD 11″ SCT telescope
Both telescopes $6,500
30 eyepieces $3,500
4 cameras $750
Other misc astro gear
Package price (not including dome) $11,500
Astronomy Cafe – Mar 16, 2026
Manned Space Flight – Rocket Fuel Ignition – Jeff Pivnick
Canadian sovereign Space Launch – Chris Gainor
Compound Eyes Telescopes – David Lee
Greenland Telescope – Natasha van Bentum
Sundials – Randy Enkin
Oak Bay installing non-compliant streetlights in Uplands – Moira Hourigan & Dave Robinson
Events – Lauri Roche
Astronomy Cafe – March 9, 2026
Intro – Randy Enkin
Artemis Mission – Jeff Pivnick
Last week’s Lunar Eclipse – reports from members
Astrophoto of the Clamshell Nebula – Dave Payne
Daylight Saving Time – Randy Enkin
Sid Sidhu’s Assembly of Astronomical Gear – David Lee
Events
UVic Presentation: An Overview of the Vera C. Rubin Telescope and its Legacy Survey of Space and Time – Dr. Wes Fraser
Date/Time: Wednesday March 11, 2026 starting at 7:30PM Location: University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre, Lecture Theatre A104 The Vera C. Rubin Telescope is on the verge of officially coming online. Literally any day now, the Rubin science community will receive a hotly
FOR SALE: SkyWatcher HEQ5 Pro Equatorial Mount
This mount was purchased brand new from All Star Telescopes. Asking $1,200.
Astronomy Cafe – March 2, 2026
Intro – Jeff Pivnick
Planetary Alignment on Feb 28th – David Lee, Vince Geisler, Brock Johnston, Brian Barber, Alex Schmid
Citizen Science – Crater Timings During Lunar Eclipse – 2006 – Randy Enkin
The Moon, a Meteorite, Monk and Me – Leslie Welch
Artemis 2 and Wet Dress Rehearsal – Jeff Pivnick
Artemis Mission Changes – Chris Gainor