Video recording of meeting
Astronomy Cafe – March 23, 2026
FOR SALE: 15′ dome & 2 telescopes
2014 Technical Innovations Pro Dome 15’ $9,500
Explorer Scientific ED 127 CF telescope
Celestron Edge HD 11″ SCT telescope
Both telescopes $6,500
30 eyepieces $3,500
4 cameras $750
Other misc astro gear
Package price (not including dome) $11,500
Astronomy Cafe – Mar 16, 2026
Manned Space Flight – Rocket Fuel Ignition – Jeff Pivnick
Canadian sovereign Space Launch – Chris Gainor
Compound Eyes Telescopes – David Lee
Greenland Telescope – Natasha van Bentum
Sundials – Randy Enkin
Oak Bay installing non-compliant streetlights in Uplands – Moira Hourigan & Dave Robinson
Events – Lauri Roche
Astronomy Cafe – March 9, 2026
Intro – Randy Enkin
Artemis Mission – Jeff Pivnick
Last week’s Lunar Eclipse – reports from members
Astrophoto of the Clamshell Nebula – Dave Payne
Daylight Saving Time – Randy Enkin
Sid Sidhu’s Assembly of Astronomical Gear – David Lee
Events
UVic Presentation: An Overview of the Vera C. Rubin Telescope and its Legacy Survey of Space and Time – Dr. Wes Fraser
Date/Time: Wednesday March 11, 2026 starting at 7:30PM Location: University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre, Lecture Theatre A104 The Vera C. Rubin Telescope is on the verge of officially coming online. Literally any day now, the Rubin science community will receive a hotly
FOR SALE: SkyWatcher HEQ5 Pro Equatorial Mount
This mount was purchased brand new from All Star Telescopes. Asking $1,200.
Astronomy Cafe – March 2, 2026
Intro – Jeff Pivnick
Planetary Alignment on Feb 28th – David Lee, Vince Geisler, Brock Johnston, Brian Barber, Alex Schmid
Citizen Science – Crater Timings During Lunar Eclipse – 2006 – Randy Enkin
The Moon, a Meteorite, Monk and Me – Leslie Welch
Artemis 2 and Wet Dress Rehearsal – Jeff Pivnick
Artemis Mission Changes – Chris Gainor
2026 Social, Dinner & Awards
RASC Victoria Centre’s annual social, dinner and 2025 awards held at the Four Mile Pub on Feb 23, 2026,
Newton-Ball Award 2025 For Distinguished Service to RASC Victoria Centre – Randy Enkin.
Ernie Pfannenschmidt Award for Telescope Making – Brock Johnston
Awards of Excellence in Astro-Imaging and Astro Sketching
Winner – Orion and Running Man Nebula by Megan Meraz
Honourable Mention – Montage of the March 13, 2025 Lunar Eclipse by John McDonald
Honourable Mention – M106 (NGC 4258) Galaxy – Packing a Water Megamaser by David Payne
Certificates of Appreciation – Alex Schmid, Kevin Bertles, Chris Purse, Kathie Koziol, Elaine Dunbar, Dave Payne.
Astronomy Cafe – Feb 2, 2026
Intro and Important Reminders – Chris Purse
Astro Imaging Corner No 151 from Edmonton Centre – Alistair Ling
Plaskett’s Director’s House – Dennis Crabtree
Events – David Lee & Lauri Roche
Astrophotos – Dave Payne
Jeremy Hansen’s mission patch – Natasha van Bentum
Artemis II Mission to the Moon Update – Chris Gainor
Astronomy from Namibia – Alistair Ling
Astronomy Cafe – Jan 26, 2026
Intro and New Members – Lauri Roche
Sid’s Books – Lauri Roche
Remembering Mark Tovey – Peter Jedicke
Coordinated Universal Time and UTC, GMT and all that – Jeff Pivnick
Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) – Randy Enkin
Artemis II Mission to the Moon – Chris Gainor
Jeremy Hansen’s mission patch – Natasha van Bentum
Aurora and hunt for Comet 24p/Schaumasse – Jan 20th early morning – David Lee
VCO Jan 23 Observing Report – David Lee and Reg Dunkley
Events – Lauri Roche