Victoria Centre’s monthly meeting, held on Wednesday March 12, 2014 in room A104 of the Bob Wright Centre, UVic, at 19:30. A Short Bio of Dr. Parvez Kumar, P.Eng., FCASI (this latter is Fellow of the Canadian Aeronautics & Space
Volunteers needed for 2014 General Assembly!
The 2014 General Assembly is coming up quickly in late June, and our organising committee needs your help! Ideally, they would like to see every member of Victoria Centre contribute to the success of this event. Not only are we
Mathematics and understanding our universe – Nazim Açar
Monthly meeting speaker Feb 12, 2014 7:30PM, A104 – Bob Wright Building, University of Victoria Event info Presentation – 6.3Mb pdf Bio: Nazim was born in a perfect astronomy center: a remote Anatolian village with no electricity. For the summers
First evening of observing by the RASCals of Cattle Point
After several months of being skunked by bad weather, the RASCals of Cattle Point finally had a good night to offer observing to the public from RASC’s newest Urban Star Park. Our Treasurer Bruce Lane coordinates this event. Here is
Asteroid named after Betty Hesser
An asteroid was recently named after Betty Hesser, a long time and well-known RASC Victoria Centre member. (378204) Bettyhesser = 2006 YF49 Discovered 2006 Dec. 26 by D.D. Balam at Mauna Kea. Betty Hinsdale Hesser (b.1938), passionately curious about, and
Introduction to Astrophotography course
Instructor: W John McDonald Course #116990 $70 Program Guide (pdf) 3 Tuesdays, 7-9pm Apr 8-22, 2014 Photographing the night sky can be a rewarding pastime. As a result of improvements in off-the-shelf cameras, amateurs can produce images that sometimes rival those done
2014 GA Call for Papers Notice
It’s time again for the Call for Papers for the Annual General Assembly of the RASC. Since Victoria Centre is the host for the GA in June of this year, our organizing committee would like to see our local membership
Jan 14th, 2014 – Cafe Scientifique – “Black Holes – More than Meets the Eye” – Dr. Laura Ferrarese
Cafe Scientifique Jan 14th, 2014 – Black Holes – More than Meets the Eye Speaker: Laura Ferrarese – Herzberg Institute and University of Victoria, Faculty of Science. Time: 6:30PM-8PM Place: Hermann’s Jazz Club. (Free) Tickets Required (SOLD OUT, but waitlist available)
Jan 8, 2014 – “A brief update on modern physics” – W. John McDonald
From the smallest constituents of atoms to the largest structures in the Universe nothing is as it seemed in 1900 just before relativity and the quantum revolutionized science. My aim is to give a broad-brush picture of the material world