Date/Time: Wednesday May 14, 2025 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 evolution of early universe galaxies is influenced by the environment they live in. The
Galaxies Under the Microscope: How the Latest Telescopes Are Transforming Our View of the Universe – Dr. Toby Brown, astronomer at the Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre
Date/Time: Wednesday April 9, 2025 starting at 7:30PM. Location: University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre, Lecture Theatre A104.
Exploring the Europa Clipper Mission: Deep Diving into a Secret Ocean World – Tess Grindlay Date/Time: Wednesday March 12, 2025 starting at 7:30PM Location: University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre, Lecture Theatre A104. Park in Lot 1 (pay parking) and cross Ring Road
Pitcairn Islands Outreach! “Celestializing” the H.M.S. Bounty Mutineers! – Bryon Elliot. Wednesday January 8, 2025 starting at 7:30PM. Location: University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre, Lecture Theatre A104. Who knew “Mutiny on the Bounty” was based on a true story?! Please join me as I tell the tale of my unforgettable adventure on Pitcairn Island, the paradisiacal home of the mutineers’ descendants. I’ll touch on their captivating history, and reveal some of the brilliant celestial wonders I shared with them in their pristine night sky.
“North Star to Freedom”. Vignettes about the underground railroad and the night sky – Amy Archer Date/Time: Wednesday December 11, 2024 starting at 7:30PM Location: University of Victoria, Elliott Building, Room 162. Park in Lot 1 (pay parking) and cross Ring Road Abstract
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.
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.
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
Date/Time: Wednesday May 8, 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. Transcript video of meeting presentation The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory (DAO) is fortunate that John
Date/Time: Wednesday March 13, 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 new James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) brought upon us a golden