Origins of the Moon – Randy Enkin; Cloud Chamber – Alex Schmid; Asteroids named after UVic astronomers – Peter Jedicke; Cloudy Nights Astronomy Resource List – Lauri Roche.
Astronomy Cafe – Nov 4, 2024
Presentation: The Habitable Worlds Observatory and the Quest to find life signatures outside our Solar System – Dr. Christian Marois
The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is a mission concept for a large UV/optical/near-infrared observatory to search for and characterize habitable planets beyond our solar system. With an expected launch in the 2040s, the mission’s main objective would be to identify and directly image at least 25 potentially habitable worlds.
Astronomy Cafe – Oct 28, 2024
Astronomy in South America – Ecuador & Galapagos – Jeff Pivnick; Only Bad Astronomers Forget Generally Known Mnemonics (Stellar Classification) – Randy Enkin; The Solar Wind – a follow-up – Marjie Welchframe; Astrophotography – David Lee & Dave Payne.
Astronomy Cafe – Oct 21, 2024
A Beginner’s Mini Guide to the Solar Wind – Natasha van Bentum; What if the Earth orbited Rigel? – discussion lead by Randy Enkin; Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) – RASC Victoria members observations and photos; Space News – Chris Gainor; Events
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS observed and photographed by RASC Victoria Centre members, mid-October 2024.
Presentation: Beyond the Veil – Hidden Stars in Molecular Clouds – Breanna Crompvoets
The study of star formation relies upon precise and thorough observations, as does much of astronomy. Breanna will be talking about how, with the recent advancements that have culminated in the James Webb Space Telescope, our understanding of how stars form is changing. Wed Oct 9, 2024 starting at 7:30PM at UVic.
Astronomy Cafe – Oct 7, 2024
Next week’s Astronomy Cafe is cancelled due to it being Thanksgiving Day. Go outside and look for Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)! We resume Astronomy Cafe on October 21st. Video transcript of meeting
Astronomy Cafe – Sep 23, 2024
Astronomy in South America – Peru – Incas – Jeff Pivnick; Once in a Blue Moon – Randy Enkin; International Year of Quantum Science 2025 – Natasha van Bentum; Three Stars Dark Sky Festival – Kirsten Pedersen & Bill Weir; Events at the Centre of the Universe – Lauri Roche
Astronomy Cafe – Sep 16, 2024
Beginning Telescopes by Kirsten Pedersen, Bulk Orders for 2025 RASC publications are being taken by Lauri Roche, Saturn will be occulted by the Moon tomorrow morning, and planetary astrophotos by Brock Johnston.
Presentation: The Wombs of Pregnant Stars – Jess Speedie
Date/Time: Wednesday September 11, 2024 starting at 7:30PM Location: University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre, Lecture Theatre A104. Park in Lot 1 (pay parking) and cross Ring Road. The womb of a pregnant star is a vast rotating disk of cosmic gas