June! It started off more like Juneuary, but as I write this, it’s full-on summer heat outside, and the first clear Saturday evening for our summer star parties at the DAO since we opened. Despite the first three Saturdays being
Summer Star Parties 2016 at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory!
Back for 2016! The Victoria Centre will be hosting thirteen Saturday Evenings at the DAO, featuring guest speakers, solar and nighttime observing with telescopes provided by RASC-Victoria Centre volunteers, tours of the historic Plaskett telescope, and more! Rain or shine,
LIGHT POLLUTION ABATEMENT: You can help!
Help get Light Pollution Abatement on the Federal Government’s Radar The Federal Government Sustainable Development Strategy 2016-2019 is open for public comment until mid-June. http://www.letstalksustainability.ca/intro The words
ROOM CHANGE FOR APRIL’s MONTHLY GENERAL MEETING
Please note: for April 13th’s general meeting we will be meeting in room ELL167 in the lecture hall directly behind the Elliott Building.
APRIL’S MONTHLY MEETING GUEST SPEAKER: Dr. Helen Kirk: Watching the birth of stars with the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope and Herschel Space Observatory.
Have you ever wondered how stars are born? In this presentation, we’ll dive deep into the hearts of molecular clouds, vast reservoirs of gas and dust which are the birthplace for stars. Our tour will include stunning recent results from
March Monthly Meeting Guest Speaker: Dr. James DiFrancesco- The Secret Sits.
“The Secret Sits: What’s in Our Galactic Centre?” “I will discuss recent observations of the very centre of the Milky Way galaxy. At ~8 kpc from the Sun, the Central Parsec is filled thousands of stars, but also most interestingly
February Monthly Meeting speaker: Sebastien Lavoie-How to Build a Universe.
Our representation of the Universe has evolved throughout the ages. From the first men to Ptolemy, we have always tried to understand the skies. Modern astronomers have access to tools that their ancestors did not even dream of. This lead