Video transcript of the meeting
- Island Star Party – Dave Payne
- RASC Victoria will be hosting ISP in 2023, not Cowichan Valley Starfinders
- Debriefing from CVSF will happen soon
- Bright Angel Park will need to be reserved soon with CVRD
- Volunteers from Victoria Centre will be needed – contact Dave Payne dapayne@shaw.ca
- Insurance
- Speakers
- Advertising
- Setup on Friday – tents, parking, observing field
- Cleanup and teardown on Sunday
- Council approved our participation a year ago
- Date for 2023 star party needs to be decided upon
- Nearest New Moon in August is the 16th
- Good dates for star party is probably Aug 11-13
- Mt. Kobau Star Party – Aug 12-20
- Perseid meteor shower peaks on Aug 13
- Previous star parties attracted a wide selection of amateur astronomers
- At least 50 attended each night at this year’s star party
- Discussion
- Photos from 2016
- Space Mission Reports – Chris Gainor
- Artemis I Mission – 10PM launch tomorrow evening if all goes well
- James Webb Space Telescope – malfunctioning IR instrument is now fully functional again
- Observing Mars near Opposition – Bill Weir
- Weather is clear and stable this week
- Ken McGill’s observing van conversion
- RASC National website – problems for members – Bill Weir
- When renewing membership, subscribing to the email lists can happen involuntarily – Dave Payne
- Centre affiliation choices are not working properly – Chris Purse
- Large order for calendars from Victoria Centre placed 3 weeks ago has not arrived – Lauri Roche
- Brendon Roy from National gave an update on shipping publication orders
- RASC Victoria Centre Council Meeting tomorrow night – Jill Sinkwich
- Contact Jill if any member wishes to participate
- Malcolm from Toronto introduced himself as a new Victoria Centre member
- Website tour – Special Interest Groups & email lists – Joe Carr
- SIGs – click on the name beside the one that interests you to sign up
- Email lists – descriptions on the Members Only area of the website
- Members Only area is behind a shared password – contact Joe Carr, Webmaster
- HillObs – special requirements for signup for members who are Active Observers to observe and acquire astrophotos from the Victoria Centre Observatory
- Public Observing at Observatory Hill – Lauri Roche
- Public restricted to 150 on Saturday nights – sign ups go quickly when the event is posted
- Currently scheduled monthly
- Nov 26 – next star party
- Dec 17 – Nathan will be presenting
- Friends of the DAO membership is $25
- Hosting groups of students and teachers at the Centre of the Universe during the day
- How school programs work – new team needed from RASC – contact Lauri for info
- Road construction on Observatory Hill is still underway – be cautious, especially at night
- UVic Astronomy Open House – Bob Wright Building observatory every Wednesday evening
- Astrophotography – Dave Payne
- IC410 Tadpoles Nebula – Hubble palette vs more natural palette
- Imaging a star cluster – live from Dave’s yard
- Gonzales Observatory – query from Larry Manuel
- Originally a solar transit observatory for time keeping and the historic Noon Gun – Joe Carr
- Environment Canada weather station
- Gonzales Hill Regional Park
Astronomy Cafe – Nov 14, 2022