This month a new Council will take over the affairs of the Victoria Centre and move us into the second quarter of this century. Many of the people in the new Council will be the same as in recent years,
President’s Message – Feb 2025
President’s Message – Jan 2025
Between my two spells as President of the Victoria Centre, I spent more than 15 years occupied in the affairs of the RASC at the national level, including five years as our centre’s national rep, 10 years on the national
President’s Message – Dec 2024
Something we take for granted as members of the RASC Victoria Centre is the online infrastructure of the society and our centre. Our Victoria Centre website victoria.rasc.ca serves us well thanks to the work of dedicated volunteers. The father of
President’s Message – Nov 2024
One of the greatest benefits of membership in the Victoria Centre is that we get to meet and know some of the giants of Canadian astronomy. This centrewas founded under the tutelage of the father of Canadian astrophysics, John S.
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS observed and photographed by RASC Victoria Centre members, mid-October 2024.
President’s Message – Oct 2024
The COVID-19 Pandemic affected the Victoria Centre and its members in many ways, most of them negative. In a positive vein, our weekly Astronomy Cafés were transformed from small in-person gatherings to larger get-togethers on Zoom, and today they are
President’s Message – Sep 2024
Our 27th annual Island Star Party on the weekend of August 9 to 11 at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church in Saanichton has gone into the books as a success. Like everyone else, I got in some good observing and looked
Molecular Cloud “Collapse”: Barnard 169 & 174
Askar 151phq; AP Mach2 GTOASI6200MM, – Chroma RGB & 5nm Narrowband FiltersHa: (42 x 720s 61 Bin 1, Gain 100)L☹73 x 120s, Bin 1, Gain 100)R,G,B: (31,30,30 x 150s, Bin 1, Gain 100)Total integration time = 14.6 hrs (July 14,15,16,
Alan Batten – 1931-2024 – In Memorium
Despite being a prolific and well-respected professional astronomer, Alan was probably just as proud to be a faithful member of the band of bell-ringers at Christ Church Cathedral for the entire 65 years he lived in Victoria. He contributed greatly
President’s Message – July 2024
Spring this year will always be remembered for the total solar eclipse of April 8 and the great auroral display of May 10-11. Even though those memorable events have been followed by June observing conditions best characterized as mixed, there