Centre History - RASC Victoria

RASC Victoria Centre History

a downloadable 12Mb PDF document, released June 29, 2014

Mars Opposition 2018

On Friday July 27th 2018 Mars will make it’s closet approach to Earth in 15 years. This occurs when Mars, Earth and the Sun are aligned with Mars located on the opposite side of Earth from the Sun. Mars will … Continued
President’s Message – June 2018

This month, I am starting with thanks for contributions to our centre. My first thanks go to the Astro Café hosting team, Reg Dunkley, Barbara Lane, Kurt Lane, and John McDonald. Their efforts to get the room set up, coordinate … Continued
President’s Message – May 2018

May has started with an incredible celebration. The Plaskett Telescope turns 100 this month and the plaque designating the DAO as a National Historic Site of Canada has been unveiled. I was asked to speak on behalf of the Centre … Continued
President’s Message – April 2018

Our tech committee has made further progress with the upgrade to the Victoria Centre Observatory telescope. More equipment has arrived and has necessitated the installation of some different wiring in the mount. Recently, members of the committee held a work … Continued
FOR SALE: Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way – Barnard, 1927

RASC Victoria Centre is selling a rare antiquarian star atlas from our library: Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way – by Edward Emerson Barnard Published by Carnegie Institution of Washington 1927 Part I – Photographs and Descriptions Part II … Continued