Video transcript of the meeting
- Special General Meeting – Feb 13, 2023
- Adopting amendments to the Centre’s Purposes (under our Constitution) and Bylaws for RASC Victoria Centre – requires a 2/3 vote by members
- This meeting will be held at the start of Astro Cafe that evening
- Quorum is 25 members
- Proxies to exercise your vote can be given to another RASC Victoria member who will be attending
- After the business meeting: Sara Ellison, Astronomy Professor at the University of Victoria, will present A brief history of galaxies: from the discovery of island universes to clash of the titans.
- Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF – Dave Payne
- Reviewed data acquisition and processing methodology
- 8 second and 2 minute exposures over two nights used
- Preliminary results, including video showing the comet’s motion through the sky
- Members’ comet observing stories
- Angular Momentum – Marie Welchframe
- APOD image from a couple of days ago used the term “angular momentum”, so Marjie looked it up
- Video explaining angular momentum for kids – law of physics
- Group discussion: what happens to angular momentum when….
- FDAO Astro Jeopardy – Lauri Roche
- James, Ben & Dan were the contestants last Saturday evening
- One unanswered question: /Which planet has the most moons?/ Unanswered so far. Saturn (83) or Jupiter (80) according to NASA.
- Astronomy in Victoria – John McDonald
- A presentation to Berwick House residents
- Reviewed Plaskett’s work, DAO imaging exoplanets, forming stars
- RASC out reach and in reach
- Silent Sky at Langham Court Theatre – Play at Langham Court about Henrietta Leavitt
- Laurie and Calvin presented four times in the past at Berwick a few years ago
- Discussion of Christian Marois’ discovery of the first imaged exoplanet
- Virtual presentations from RASC National – Lauri Roche
- RASC Victoria Centre Picnic at Pearson College – Bill Weir
- Late August would be best
- AAS conference in Seattle – Chris Gainor
- 3,400 attended the conference
- Some good reports about JWST and Hubble
- Chris did a book signing for his Hubble history book
- Peter Broughton – awarded for his book Northern Star: J.S. Plaskett: Broughton, R. Peter, Hesser, James E.: 9781442630178: Books – Amazon.ca
- Canadian Astronomy Data Centre – presentation by Chris
- Review of conference: Unlocking the next great observatories by Jeff Foust
- RASC Victoria AGM tentatively to be held on March 13