By Reg Dunkley On a mild July 4th evening about 10 RASCals assembled at Cattle Point Urban Dark Sky Park for the Inaugural Transboundary Fireworks Festival. Attendees were rewarded with spectacular views of two July Forth Fireworks shows. Between 10
Total Lunar Eclipse – Jan 31, 2018
On Wednesday, January 31st, weather willing, we will be able to view a total eclipse of the Moon. The Moon will move into full eclipse in the early hours of the morning and will be in partial phase in the
Lunar “X” during 2018
by Michel Michaud, RASC Victoria Centre Observing Co-chair & Librarian The Lunar X is a claire-obscure effect in which light and shadow creates the appearance of a letter “X” on the rim of the Blanchinus, La Caille and Purbach craters.
Press Release: RASC Victoria – August 21 Eclipse Viewing
RASC VICTORIA CENTRE ANNOUNCES AUGUST 21 ECLIPSE VIEWING IN VICTORIA Viewing planned for Royal BC Museum, Mount Tolmie & Metchosin Cricket Pitch Members of the Victoria Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada will be setting up their solar
Solar Eclipse – August 21, 2017
Victoria will experience a 90% solar eclipse on the morning of Monday, August 21, 2017 with the maximum at 10:20 a.m. IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION: Approved eclipse glasses or approved eclipse filters must be used at ALL times when looking at
Total Solar Eclipse – August 21, 2017
A Total Solar Eclipse is a rare astronomical event, and it is even rarer for one to occur close to where you live. Those of us who live in the Pacific Northwest of North America will be favoured with such
Orion Nebula imaged by Dan Posey
M42 – Everything and the kitchen sink First off happy holidays! We have only had small windows of clear sky this month in Victoria, but I managed to gather a little bit of data about two weeks ago. I
Dec 11, 2015 – observing session on the UVic 32″ telescope
Introduction This time, we will be offering a study of star clusters. We will have the big telescope trained on many of the various types of beautiful star clusters visible at this time of year, and offer a study session
Total Lunar Eclipse – Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015
Observing Report The weather was clear for this total Lunar Eclipse. RASC Victoria Centre members were observing from various locations around Victoria, including Cattle Point, Mt. Tolmie, Clover Point, and Esquimalt Lagoon. It was a beautiful clear Sunday night with
ISS video pass – April 12, 2014
I have produced a short video of the International Space Station going over the Victoria Centre Observatory on the 12th of April. The track starts near Pleiades and goes almost through Polaris as it arcs over the VCO. John McDonald