Meeting video transcript
- Astronomy Day thank you’s to volunteers – Lauri Roche & David Lee
- The in-person interaction was an engaging experience
- The younger volunteers were a real delight
- Sidewalk astronomy from the museum plaza, with very good weather
- History of Astronomy Day at the Royal BC Museum – Sid Sidhu
- UVic, Camosun, Victoria High School, Shawnigan Lake School was a good collaboration
- Galileo Moments
- Daytime at the RBCM: more than 800 – 231 outside, 654 inside
- Evening on Observatory Hill: 29 volunteers and more than 100 members of the public
- A lessons learned meeting with leads – David Lee
- Publicity worked pretty well – Chris Gainor
- Hubble history book will be available at Astronomy Cafe next week – Chris Gainor
- Public lectures – about 40 attendees for each of 4 presentations – Randy Enkin
- Video recording for lunar observing national feed – David Lee recorded Randy Enkin and Bill Weir
- Attendance compared with previous Astronomy Days?
- Despite a shorter day at RBCM, attendance was very good
- Previous attendance was between 1,700-2,000 at our bigger events
- A high quality experience for attendees and children’s activities front-and-centre was a good idea – Jim Hesser
- Met some interesting people who were very interested in astronomy – Dave Payne
- Offered to help people to make use of their telescopes – Dave Robinson
- Astronomy Day – event info and photo gallery
- M33 Triangulum Galaxy image – Randy Enkin & John McDonald
- HII star formation region
- ionized hydrogen: protons
- GMC – Giant Molecular Cloud
- Compared with Barnard’s Loop shock wave (10º)
- Bubble is the form the shock wave takes caused by multiple stars
- M33 is a floculant galaxy – clumping of hydrogen material
- What is a “typical” galaxy? – Dorothy Paul
- April 2017 Skynews article (PDF) – Orion’s Aura – Orion Eridanis Super Bubble – Reg Dunkley
- HII star formation region
- James Webb Space Telescope progress report – Chris Gainor’
- Image sharpness check completed for all instruments
- Instrument Modes Check Off – happening next
- Images will likely start in June or July
- Diffraction spikes in the images – causes?
- Difference fields of view for each camera/sensor
- Special General Meeting at May 16th Astronomy Cafe – Randy Enkin
- Need a quorum of 25 Victoria Centre members in attendance
- Changes to ensure our bylaws consistent with the national bylaws
- Our Secretary Jill Sinkwich is finding several parts of Victoria Centre bylaws that will need to be changed
- Proposed changes are already sent out to members
- Need volunteers for Astronomy Cafe – Randy Enkin
- Zoom host – recording and posting the video transcripts online
- Meeting host – tracks and runs the meetings
- Star parties at Observatory Hill – Lauri Roche
- May 21, Jun 4, 18
- Every Saturday night after the July 1st break for the summer
- Volunteers needed: telescopes in the parking lot, RASC welcome table, Plaskett dome tour hosts, 16″ telescope operators, other roles
- Electronically-Assisted Astronomy – start planning to use at the Star Parties in future – contact Dave Lee
- National General Assembly – June 24-27 (online) – Lauri Roche
- Speakers, co-current sessions, virtual field trips
- AGM
- Seeking submissions from members to give half hour talks about their passion – submit form by May 15th – contact Lauri
Astronomy Cafe – May 9, 2022