- Intro – Randy Enkin
- FDAO Star Party – Jan 27 – Randy Enkin
- Games Night – Jeopardy – was a lot of fun
- Teams: FDAO, RASC (Nathan, Randy, Chris Gainor)
- Emcee: Amy
- Games Night – Jeopardy – was a lot of fun
- 2024 Total Solar Eclipse – Randy Enkin
- 15% obscuration in Victoria
- Observe first, photograph next
- Eye safety – contact Lauri or Randy to pick up some eclipse glasses
- RASC Eclipse Task Force – Lauri
- Southern Ontario – mid-afternoon, school kids are being let out early
- Maritimes – late afternoon, after school
- Education of teachers in eastern Canada
- Early March – next eclipse presentation at Astro Cafe
- Total Solar Eclipse – April 8, 2024 | RASC Victoria
- Victoria Centre Events – Randy Enkin
- AGM – Feb 12th
- Zoom only
- Quorum of 25 needed
- Financial Report
- Election – slate in place except for President – contact Reg Dunkley
- Social Dinner – Feb 26 at ~ Four Mile Brewpub
- Astronomy Day – May 18
- Venue is the Royal BC Museum
- Need a working committee
- Island Star Party
- New Moon weekend is Aug 2-4, but Aug 5 is BC Day so that is a holiday weekend
- Following weekend to New Moon – Crescent Moon & Perseids – Aug 9-11
- CVRD has decided no camping and no events outside of park hours, so a new venue probably needed
- AGM – Feb 12th
- Space Missions
- Japanese Lunar Mission – now active, despite being on its side
- Helicopter on Mars has crashed, so that mission is over
- Good Lighting in Metchosin – Bill Weir
- Bill had success with controlling streetlights with full cutoff fixtures
- Ted White is pursuing International Dark Sky certification for municipality
- Patrick Earl and Dave Robinson will assist
- Zoozbe “moon” of Venus – Bill Weir
- Radio Lab podcast
- Zoozbe is actually an asteroid!
Next Astro Cafe – Feb 5th, then none for the rest of the month. Monday, March 4th will be the next Astro Cafe after Feb 5th.
Astronomy Cafe – Jan 29, 2024