September 9, 2015, 7:30PM, University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre A104 – RASC Victoria Centre’s monthly meeting Event info “The Search for Alien Life in the Universe” – Dr. Jon Willis, UVic professor Abstract: Do aliens exist and how are scientists proposing
Summer Star Party at the DAO – Sept 12, 2015
Summer Saturdays at the DAO Program for Saturday, September 12, 2015 The last summer star party at the DAO this season! Event Info The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory is open from 7:30 to 11:00 pm with last entrance at 10:00 pm
CANCELLED – Summer Star Party at the DAO – Aug 29, 2015
Summer Saturdays at the DAO Program for Saturday, August 29, 2015 Event Info Sorry everyone, with no power and no idea of when it may be back on, tonight’s public star party at the DAO is CANCELLED. The Dominion
RASCals Star Party – Aug 21-23, 2015 in Metchosin
August 21-23, 2015 Metchosin Municipal Grounds behind the Metchosin Fire Hall, 4440 Happy Valley Road, Victoria, BC, Canada – on beautiful Vancouver Island The weather was near perfect for our RASCals Star Party this year for both nights, Friday and Saturday.
Summer Star Parties at the DAO – Aug 8, 2015
Summer Saturdays at the DAO Program for Saturday, August 8, 2015 Event Info The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory is open from 7:30 to 11:00 pm with last entrance at 10:00 pm In the Centre of the Universe: Exhibits Open: 7:30 to
Summer Star Parties at the DAO – Aug 1, 2015
Summer Saturdays at the DAO Program for Saturday, August 1, 2015 Event Info The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory is open from 7:30 to 11:00 pm with last entrance at 10:00 pm In the Centre of the Universe: Exhibits Open: 7:30 to
Summer Star Parties at the DAO – July 25, 2015
Summer Saturdays at the DAO Program for Saturday, July 25, 2015 Event Info The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory is open from 7:30 to 11:00 pm with last entrance at 10:00 pm In the Centre of the Universe: Exhibits Open: 7:30 to
Summer Star Parties at the DAO – July 18, 2015
Summer Saturdays at the DAO Program for Saturday, July 18, 2015 Event Info The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory is open from 7:30 to 11:00 pm with last entrance at 10:00 pm In the Centre of the Universe: Exhibits Open: 7:30 to
New Horizons Pluto fly-by celebration – July 14th
Tuesday July 14 is going to be an historic day. The New Horizons spacecraft will make its long-awaited flyby of Pluto, obtaining the first closeup photos and data from this mysterious world. In honour of this event, I am arranging
Monthly meeting speaker: “Slicing & Dicing Galaxies to Understand What Built Them Up” – Dr. Joel Roediger (NRC/Herzberg)
June 10, 2015, 7:30PM, University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre A104 – RASC Victoria Centre’s monthly meeting – Event Info Slicing & Dicing Galaxies to Understand What Built Them Up – Dr. Joel Roediger (NRC/Herzberg) As best we can define