Video recording of meeting
Astronomy Cafe – March 23, 2026



Video recording of meeting

Manned Space Flight – Rocket Fuel Ignition – Jeff Pivnick
Canadian sovereign Space Launch – Chris Gainor
Compound Eyes Telescopes – David Lee
Greenland Telescope – Natasha van Bentum
Sundials – Randy Enkin
Oak Bay installing non-compliant streetlights in Uplands – Moira Hourigan & Dave Robinson
Events – Lauri Roche

Intro – Randy Enkin
Artemis Mission – Jeff Pivnick
Last week’s Lunar Eclipse – reports from members
Astrophoto of the Clamshell Nebula – Dave Payne
Daylight Saving Time – Randy Enkin
Sid Sidhu’s Assembly of Astronomical Gear – David Lee
Events

Intro – Jeff Pivnick
Planetary Alignment on Feb 28th – David Lee, Vince Geisler, Brock Johnston, Brian Barber, Alex Schmid
Citizen Science – Crater Timings During Lunar Eclipse – 2006 – Randy Enkin
The Moon, a Meteorite, Monk and Me – Leslie Welch
Artemis 2 and Wet Dress Rehearsal – Jeff Pivnick
Artemis Mission Changes – Chris Gainor

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

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

Intro and New Members – Jeff Pivnick
Remembering John McDonald
Sid Sidhu’s Legacy Astronomy Gear – David Lee
New Zealand: Ventures in Astronomy and iPhone Astrophotography in the Southern Hemisphere – Chris Purse
Astrophoto of the Horsehead Nebula – Vince Geisler
Current Solar Wind and Possible Aurora – Randy Enkin

Intro and New Members – David Lee
What’s up in the solar system in 2026 – Phil Stooke
Risk of Satellite Collision or “Fall” – Jeff Pivnick
Events – Kevin Bertles, Randy Enkin, Lauri Roche

Intro and New Members – Marjie Welchframe; Astronomy vs The Billionaire Space Race – Samantha Lawler, USask; Astrophotos – Dave Payne; Space News – Chris Gainor; Rockets – Myles Morrison.

December 22 at 19:00: Informal Astro Café. On-line only! No host, no video recording or notes, but good old conviviality. Same Zoom link as always. NO ASTRO CAFE ON DECEMBER 29. Video recording of meeting