January 11, 2016, 7:30PM, University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre A104 – RASC Victoria Centre’s monthly meeting Event info “The MASSIVE Galaxy Survey” – Dr. John Blakeslee, NRC Herzberg The MASSIVE Galaxy Survey is a project to study the structure, internal
2016 Award Recipients for Victoria Centre
Service and achievement awards presented at RASC Victoria Centre’s Annual General Meeting, held November 27, 2016 at the Cedar Hill Golf Course, Victoria, BC, Canada All AGM Event photos Certificate of Appreciation, For Public Outreach at the DAO summer
2016 Victoria Centre Council Nominations
RASC Victoria Centre Council (Board of Directors) Nominations 2017 President Overall responsibility for Victoria Centre, public relations, conducts meetings Nomination: Chris Purse 1st Vice President arrange speakers for meetings and events, event preparation Nomination: Reg Dunkley 2nd Vice President membership,
Oct 12, 2016 – Searching for Habitable Planets around Alpha Centauri – Dr. Christian Marois
October 12, 2016, 7:30PM, University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre A104 – RASC Victoria Centre’s monthly meeting Event info “Searching for Habitable Planets around our Closest Neighbors, the Alpha Centauri Triple Star System.” – Dr. Christian Marois, NRC Herzberg The Alpha
FOR SALE: Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way – Barnard, 1927 (SALE WITHDRAWN)
RASC Victoria Centre is selling a rare antiquarian star atlas from our library: Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way – by Edward Emerson Barnard Published by Carnegie Institution of Washington 1927Part I – Photographs and DescriptionsPart II – Charts
Stardust: the cosmic seeds of life – Prof. Sun Kwok
September 14, 2016, 7:30PM, University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre A104 – RASC Victoria Centre’s monthly meeting Event info “Stardust: the cosmic seeds of life ” – Prof. Sun Kwok, Faculty of Science, The University of Hong Kong How did
A Special Star Party at the DAO
August 13, 2016 Star Party at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory on Observatory Hill, Victoria, BC, Canada Sherry Buttnor What a night at the DAO! If you thought it was extra busy, you are right: we wowed 257 visitors this evening!
SPEAKER: Exploring exoplanetary systems with the Gemini Planet Imager – Zach Draper
June 8, 2016, 7:30PM, University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre A104 – RASC Victoria Centre’s monthly meeting Event info “Exploring exoplanetary systems with the Gemini Planet Imager” – Zach Draper, UVic Astronomy The Gemini Planet Imager is an instrument designed to
Astronomy Day 2016
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and the Royal BC Museum present International Astronomy Day at the Royal BC Museum Saturday, May 14, 2016 10AM to 4PM Amazing Astronomical Activities for all Ages! 2016-IAD-MediaRelease (59k PDF) Event Details All Astronomy Day
SPEAKER: Hitchhiker’s Guide to Other Galaxies – Maan Hani
May 11, 2016, 7:30PM, University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre A104 – RASC Victoria Centre’s monthly meeting Event info “Hitchhiker’s Guide to Other Galaxies” – Maan Hani, UVic Astronomy Abstract: Since the earliest civilizations, we have been trying to understand the