SPEAKER: Imagining New Worlds – Benjamin Gerard Wednesday, May 10th 2017 at 7:30PM, University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre Room A104 – RASC Victoria Centre’s Monthly Meeting The past 20 years has seen the dawn of a new field in
SPEAKER: Dark matter: Small scales, big problems – Kyle Oman
April 12, 2016, 7:30PM, University of Victoria, Elliott Building Lecture Wing Room 167 – RASC Victoria Centre’s monthly meeting Event info “Dark matter: Small scales, big problems” – Kyle Oman, PhD candidate, UVic Abstract: There are several lines of evidence pointing to the
SPEAKER: Bugs in Space – Astrobiology and the Habitable Zone – Dr. Julia Foght
March 8, 2016, 7:30PM, University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre A104 – RASC Victoria Centre’s monthly meeting Event info Bugs in Space!? A Microbiologist’s View of Astrobiology and the Habitable Zone – Dr. Julia Foght As astronomers discover myriad planets in
Speaker: The MASSIVE Galaxy Survey – Dr. John Blakeslee, NRC Herzberg
January 11, 2016, 7:30PM, University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre A104 – RASC Victoria Centre’s monthly meeting Event info “The MASSIVE Galaxy Survey” – Dr. John Blakeslee, NRC Herzberg The MASSIVE Galaxy Survey is a project to study the structure, internal
2016 Award Recipients for Victoria Centre
Service and achievement awards presented at RASC Victoria Centre’s Annual General Meeting, held November 27, 2016 at the Cedar Hill Golf Course, Victoria, BC, Canada All AGM Event photos Certificate of Appreciation, For Public Outreach at the DAO summer
2016 Victoria Centre Council Nominations
RASC Victoria Centre Council (Board of Directors) Nominations 2017 President Overall responsibility for Victoria Centre, public relations, conducts meetings Nomination: Chris Purse 1st Vice President arrange speakers for meetings and events, event preparation Nomination: Reg Dunkley 2nd Vice President membership,
Pizza Party! Yes, the one I promised. :-D
Remember the pizza party I mentioned? Probably not…it was a year ago or more. Well, it’s on! As a thank you for all the long hours and hard work you’ve put in at various events, we’re inviting all Victoria Centre
Oct 12, 2016 – Searching for Habitable Planets around Alpha Centauri – Dr. Christian Marois
October 12, 2016, 7:30PM, University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre A104 – RASC Victoria Centre’s monthly meeting Event info “Searching for Habitable Planets around our Closest Neighbors, the Alpha Centauri Triple Star System.” – Dr. Christian Marois, NRC Herzberg The Alpha
2016 Annual General Meeting & Dinner
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Victoria Centre Annual General Meeting and Dinner Sunday, November 27, 2016 at the Cedar Hill Golf Course, 1400 Derby Road, Victoria, BC Call for Nominations Event photos for the AGM Awards presentations 6:00pm – Drinks,
Stardust: the cosmic seeds of life – Prof. Sun Kwok
September 14, 2016, 7:30PM, University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre A104 – RASC Victoria Centre’s monthly meeting Event info “Stardust: the cosmic seeds of life ” – Prof. Sun Kwok, Faculty of Science, The University of Hong Kong How did