The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and the Royal BC Museum present

International Astronomy Day

at the Royal BC Museum

Press Release

Royal BC Museum – 10AM to 4PM

675 Belleville Street, Victoria

Interactive activities outside on the plaza
- View the Sun safely through solar telescopes (weather permitting)
Interactive activities inside in Clifford Carl Hall (Museum main level)
- Telescope-making – grind a mirror and build your own telescope
- Telescope show-and-tell – try out telescopes and ask questions
- Astrophotography – take photos of the night sky with your own camera
- Children’s astro crafts – kids make their own astronomy and space souvenirs
- Ask an Astronomer – find answers to those questions about astronomy and space you always wanted to ask
- Light-based Science – light is energy, and energy is a big part of our Universe
- Responsible Lighting – get pointers on how to reduce your own light pollution, and feel better for it
- Planetarium – cruise the night sky during the day while sitting on a couch

11:00AM – Exploring a New World on the Edge of the Solar System, New Horizons and 2014 MU69 – by famed solar system expert JJ Kavelaars of the NRC. Poster (837kb pdf)
12:00 Noon – Space Suite I – Our wondrous universe set to a timeless score – presented by Knowledge Network and Two Story Productions. Poster (837kb pdf)
1:00PM – Observing Planet Formation around Young Stars – planetary researcher Ruobing (Robin) Dong from U Vic. Poster (577kb pdf)
2:00PM – Space Suite II – Our wondrous universe set to a timeless score – presented by Knowledge Network and Two Story Productions. Poster (837kb pdf)
2:30PM – Science & Storytelling: How discoveries of new worlds help tell stories of family – Elizabeth Tasker and Ria Voros. The two authors will discuss how they came to work together unexpectedly through Ria’s novel. Poster (2Mb pdf)
- Elizabeth Tasker is an Astrophysicist at the Institute for Space and Astronautical Science at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Her forthcoming popular science book is “The Planet Factory”, on planet formation and exoplanets. The updated paperback edition comes out in Canada late April.
- Ria Voros is a local Young Adult novelist whose forthcoming book is coincidentally titled “The Centre of the Universe”. In this story 17 year old Grace’s mother is missing. Grace is obsessed with exoplanets and she meets Elizabeth a few times in the book.

Observatory Hill, 5071 West Saanich Road, Saanich

Plaskett telescope tours
Observing through telescopes
Lecture – 8:30PM & 9:30PM – Science & Storytelling: How discoveries of new worlds help tell stories of family – Elizabeth Tasker and Ria Voros
Only holders of (free) tickets will be admitted to this evening event!
Click Here to Reserve Your Tickets – currently sold out, but click the link to check back later!

Astronomy Day 2019 in Victoria

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