Meeting video transcript
- Intro – Chris Purse
- Upcoming speakers
- Working on hosting Astro Cafe in-person at the Fairfield Gonzales Community Association facilities
- Welcome to new members
- Garry Sedun, new VP
- Dave Payne, new VP2
- Edmonton Astrophotos – Dave Robinson
- Orion Nebula, Virgo Galaxy Cluster and other galaxies – Tom Owen
- Recent Astrophotos – Brock Johnston
- M78 reflection and dark nebula east of Horsehead
- M106 galaxy and satellite galaxies
- Horsehead & Orion Nebulae widefield, starless version
- Brock’s online gallery
- Comet 19/P Borrelly is passing by the California Nebula (chart) – March 23-27 – Bill Weir
- Recent Astrophotos – Dan Posey
- From recent Plaskett Photography 12-hour session for RASC Victoria Centre members – Horsehead Nebula, more later (data available from Dan through Astrophotography SIG)
- M81, M82 – VCO Takahashi & Canon Ra
- Dan’s downtown deck – telescope & CCD
- Horsehead Nebula, Lagoon Nebula, Swan Nebula – starless versions
- Thor’s Helmut Nebula
- Dan’s online gallery
- Horsehead Nebula – best astrophoto using Garry Sedun’s astro gear
- Recent Astrophotos – Martin Gisborne
- Markarian’s Chain of galaxies – 80mm refractor and Nikon D850 unmodified dSLR
- Rosette Nebula
- Horsehead & Flame Nebulae with Iridium flare
- Flaming Star Nebula IC 405 using 8″ SCT
- Chris Gainor
- No news with JWST mission
- We are probably coming to the end of Russian collaboration with the ISS due to the Ukraine war
- Congratulations to Sid Sidhu on local press coverage for his recent IAU asteroid naming
- FDAO – Lauri Roche
- March 19th Star Party
- April 16th – Artemis Mission speaker
- May 7th Astronomy Day – may open the Centre of the Universe for a public event
- Interest in Citizen Science group? – contact David Lee (david@victoria.rasc.ca)
- Any interest in staging a Messier Marathon? – Chris Purse (membership@victoria.rasc.ca)
- The Last Stargazers book by Emily Levesque – recommended by Martin Gisborne and others
Astronomy Cafe – March 7, 2022