Video transcript of the meeting While Waiting for Neowise by Dan Posey Comet Neowise: An Urban Challenge by John McDonald UVic Astronomy Open House 7:30PM Wednesday The zoom guest link (with password embedded) is:https://zoom.us/j/97173236268?pwd=V2hhYTAwVVY5cXl5eEFoOUxSYmZGdz09 Bigger, better, faster: how changes in
Astronomy Cafe – July 13, 2020
Transcript video Comet NEOWISE C/2020 F3 RASC Victoria members’ photos of Comet NEOWISE C/2020 F3 More Victoria RASCal images and sketches of Comet NEOWISE C/2020 F3 Useful Comet Websites The following websites are a rich source of information about visible
Astronomy Cafe – July 6, 2020
Transcript video Views from Doug Hardy’s Deck David Lee’s Creamsicle Moon Could Creamsicles overtake Viva Puffs to become the favourite Astro Cafe summer treat? Penumbral Eclipse July 4. 2020 Billed as a subtle eclipse the penumbral shadow is subtle. What
Astronomy Cafe – June 29, 2020
Video transcript of the whole 1-hour meeting. More Lunar Photos from Mike Nash Two more beautiful lunar images from Mike. Check them out and zoom in! https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-rsJ3pkb/0/c0e69a9c/O/i-rsJ3pkb.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-QmJGhnz/0/2d67596c/O/i-QmJGhnz.jpg Balcony Astronomy from Edmonton – Abdur Anwar June 21st Annular Eclipse of
Astronomy Cafe – June 22, 2020
More Noctilucent Cloud Sightings from Edmonton’s Alister Ling UVic Open House Presentation: Using Telescopes as Time Machines Be sure to catch the following UVic Webinar that begins at 7:30PM on Wednesday June 24th: Using Telescopes as Time Machines by Nishith
Astronomy Cafe – June 15, 2020
Sketching by Victoria Centre Members Online collection of astro sketches created by our members Phillip Teece’s Messier Sketches – observations from 1973 to 1978 from Victoria Diane Bell Dorothy Paul Kuiper belt talk at the Wednesday Night UVic Astronomy Open
Astronomy Cafe – June 8, 2020
A new sunspot! There is a new sunspot on the Sun after three months of being spotless! Both Bill Weir and Joe Carr captured this apparition. More info on SpaceWeather.com for June 6, 2020. Golden Week of Webinars in Astrophysics
March 2020 Speaker: When Stars Explode: Understanding Supernovae from Tycho to Today
Dr. Tyrone Woods 7:30PM Wednesday March 11th 2020, Room A104 Bob Wright Centre, UVic In 1572, a new “star” appeared in the sky that forever changed the way we think about the Universe. Identified by famed Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe,
2020 AGM Service Awards
Awards to members for service in 2019 Newton/Ball Award: Michel Michaud Michel has made a major contribution to the Victoria Centre serving as Librarian and Observing Chair where he coordinated MIC’s for the VCO and scheduled Messier Marathons. He is
February 2020 Speaker: 40 Years of Astronomy at the Top of the World
Mary Beth Laychak, Canada France Hawaii Telescope 7:30 PM Saturday February 22nd 2020 The Ambrosia Centre, 638 Fisgard Street The Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope celebrated it’s 40th anniversary in 2019. Mary Beth Laychak, CFHT’s Director of Strategic Communications will share stories of