- Intro by Randy Enkin
- Astrophotography – Brock Johnston (gallery)
- Uranus, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars
- New members – Tony and Jude from Campbell River, Marcella, Chris
- Victoria Centre Observatory (VCO) Report – David Lee
- Computer failure back in October is now rectified with a new computer, which is working well
- Observing by members has continued during our current stretch of clear skies
- How the Active Observers requirements work to allow members access our observatory
- Messier Marathon – best chance from our location is in Spring
- Reg Dunkley
- Victoria Centre Observatory (VCO)
- Photos of members observing
- Review of the superb telescopes available to Active Observers at the VCO
- Eaton Wildfire in Los Angeles – Reg Dunkley
- Mount Wilson Observatory survived the wildfire
- Jet Propulsion Labratory was very close to the wildfire
- Juno mission photos of Io, one of Jupiter’s moon
- Victoria Centre Observatory (VCO)
- Pop-up Observing at Cattle Point on Sunday – Kirsten Pedersen
- Seeing was fabulous
- Observed and sketched M1, M43
- Lauri Roche (lauri@victoria.rasc.ca)
- NOVA course – Feb 13 to Mar 13 on Thursdays – completely subscribed
- Victoria Centre’s Social Dinner – Feb 24th, 6:00PM at Four Mile Pub
- Members, family, friends all welcome
- Food and beverages on your own tab
- Socializing and awards presented
- Detailed notice already sent to RASC Victoria Centre members
- Sign up with Marjie by Feb 19th (Marjie.welchframe@icloud.com)
- Games Night at the Centre of the Universe – last Saturday
- Teams: FDAO vs RASC Victoria
- Great to see huge numbers of people observing on a near-perfect night
- Thanks to the many Victoria Centre members who volunteered
- Astronomy Events for Jan, Feb, Mar – Randy Enkin
- Published in the current issue of Skynews
- Review of astro events for the next three months
- Feb 10th 7:00PM – Victoria Centre AGM – (replaces Astronomy Cafe) – online only
- Astrophoto Awards – deadline for submissions is Feb 1st. Casual photographers can submit their astrophotos to Joe Carr (web@victoria.rasc.ca). For members who have a personal gallery on Victoria Centre’s photo hosting site, ensure they are part of the Astrophotos 2024 collection to be considered for an award.
- Elections – slate sent to members, but nominations from the floor are welcome. Contact Randy if you are a member and wish to stand for a position.
- Feb 17th – Family Day, so no Astronomy Cafe
- Mar 12th – UVic presentation – Exploring the Europa Clipper Mission: Deep Diving into a Secret Ocean World with Tess Grindlay, University of Victoria
- Mar 13th – Total Lunar Eclipse visible from here in Victoria
- Randy wants help to record crater timings
- NOVA course is running that night on Observatory Hill
Video transcript of meeting
Astronomy Cafe – Jan 27, 2025
