Astronomy Cafe – Feb 2, 2026

Jeremy Hansen's Artemis II mission patch

Intro and Important Reminders – Chris Purse
Astro Imaging Corner No 151 from Edmonton Centre – Alistair Ling
Plaskett’s Director’s House – Dennis Crabtree
Events – David Lee & Lauri Roche
Astrophotos – Dave Payne
Jeremy Hansen’s mission patch – Natasha van Bentum
Artemis II Mission to the Moon Update – Chris Gainor
Astronomy from Namibia – Alistair Ling

Astronomy Cafe – Jan 26, 2026

Velocity, gravity & ground clocks as they relate to GPS satellites

Intro and New Members – Lauri Roche
Sid’s Books – Lauri Roche
Remembering Mark Tovey – Peter Jedicke
Coordinated Universal Time and UTC, GMT and all that – Jeff Pivnick
Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) – Randy Enkin
Artemis II Mission to the Moon – Chris Gainor
Jeremy Hansen’s mission patch – Natasha van Bentum
Aurora and hunt for Comet 24p/Schaumasse – Jan 20th early morning – David Lee
VCO Jan 23 Observing Report – David Lee and Reg Dunkley
Events – Lauri Roche

Astronomy Cafe – Dec 8, 2025

The upgraded 16" Centre of the Universe (CU) Boller & Chivens telescope

Intro & new attendees – Lauri Roche; Upcoming Astronomy Cafes – Randy Enkin; Astrophotography and 16″ CU telescope upgrades – Brock Johnston; Geminid Meteor Shower in 2014 – Reg Dunkley; The Week That Shaped Astronomy in Victoria – Dennis Crabtree;  Newcombe Singers Concert – Randy Enkin;  Mizar (and friends) – binary stars – Randy Enkin

Astronomy Cafe – Nov 17, 2025

Magnetic fields in star-forming regions - "The Wrench" in NGC 2244

Intro – Reg Dunkley; RASC Windsor Centre’s 80th Anniversary Banquet – Peter Jedicke; Jack Newton deceased – Reg Dunkley & David Lee; Newcombe Singers Concert and Glass Orchestra – Reg Dunkley & Marjie Welchframe; Astronomy Cafe Buy and Sell on Nov 24th – Items For Sale; Halley Research Station in Antarctica – Natasha van Bentum; Aurora from Saskatchewan – Ben Spiller; Space Missions – Chris Gainor; Thoughts on Electromagnetism Present and Past – Reg Dunkley; Events and Publication Sales – Lauri Roche