Awards to members for service in 2019 Newton/Ball Award: Michel Michaud Michel has made a major contribution to the Victoria Centre serving as Librarian and Observing Chair where he coordinated MIC’s for the VCO and scheduled Messier Marathons. He is
Notice of Election at 2020 AGM
Barbara Lane, Secretary, RASC Victoria Centre There will be an election for the Victoria Centre council at the Annual General Meeting of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Victoria Centre, being held on February 22, 2020 at 7:30PM. Location: The
RASC Victoria AGM 2020
You may have heard that the venue we had booked for our AGM, the Cedar Hill Golf Club was flooded and will be closed for the next 6 months. We are very fortunate to have found an alternative and excellent
2019 Transit of Mercury
This transit of Mercury will be well underway when the Sun rises at 7:00AM on November 11th. Observers in our location on the west coast of Canada will need to get up early and setup in the dark or pre-dawn,
RASCals Star Party 2019
September 27-29, 2019 St. Stephen’s Anglican Church7921 St Stephens Road – off Mt. Newton Cross RoadSaanichton, BC, Canada 2019 RASCals Star Party poster (774kb PDF) Gates will open at 3pm on Friday. Camp on the field and setup your telescope for two
Memories of Apollo 11 Lunar Landing from members
RASC Victoria Centre members who were old enough to have watched original television broadcasts and read the newspapers of the day, featuring the momentous landing of the Apollo 11 mission on the lunar surface on July 20, 1969 have some
New Horizons Mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt – a public talk
May 14, 2019 – 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Victoria Conference Centre Lecture Theatre, Level 1 Click here to register ABOUT THE TALK In July of 2015 the New Horizons spacecraft flew through the Pluto system, completing humanity’s reconnaissance of
Astronomy Day 2019 in Victoria
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and the Royal BC Museum present International Astronomy Day at the Royal BC Museum Press Release Saturday, April 27, 2019 Amazing Astronomical Activities for all Ages! All Astronomy Day activities are FREE and available
Lauri Roche awarded the RASC Service Award for 2019
I’m pleased to announce that our own Lauri Roche has won the RASC Service Award. The Service Award is a major award of the Society given to a member in recognition of outstanding service, rendered over an extended period of
Total Lunar Eclipse – Jan 20, 2019
On Sunday, January 20th, 2019, we will be able to view a total eclipse of the Moon (weather permitting). The Moon will be in partial phase after rising from the eastern horizon, and move into full eclipse in evening hours as