The month of May opened with all of us still talking about the total solar eclipse on April 8, an event that we all assumed would go down as the singular celestial highlight of this year. As the one-month anniversary
President’s Message – May 2024
President’s Message – April 2024
What else can I write about or even talk about other than that celestial event that took place on April 8? I had seen the 1979 eclipse in Manitoba and the 2017 eclipse in Oregon. After 2017, all us eclipse
Total Solar Eclipse – April 8, 2024
Eclipse Photos by members Reports from our members Southern Ontario – Chris Gainor – blog “…we drove south from Windsor through Amherstberg into the path of totality. Many eclipse chasers in the area were already arriving in Point Pelee Park…we
President’s Message – March 2024
Usually Victoria Centre Presidents serve two years and then move on to something else. Right now, things are a little different. Randy Enkin has just wrapped up three years as President and shifted to other jobs in the centre, including
Astronomy Cafe – Mar 11, 2024
Astrophotography by Dave Payne, memories of Barbara Lane 1955-2024, Crescent Moon of Ramadan, They Promised Her the Moon – a local play, RASC Victoria Discord server, Galaxies at the Dawn of Time with JWST – Dr. Leonardo Ferreira presentation at UVic.
President’s Message – Feb 2024
This message marks my return to the presidency of the Victoria Centre after nearly 20 years away from the job. While it is not unprecedented for someone to serve separate terms as President of the Victoria Centre, it has only
President’s Message – October 2023
It’s October! The nights are longer. The moon is higher. And lots of events are happening for our amateur astronomy community. The big one is the Annular Solar Eclipse which will happen on the morning of Saturday October 14. The
Astronomy Cafe & Supernova 2023ixf – May 29, 2023
Video transcript of meeting This is the last Astronomy Cafe until we restart after the Summer break.. Astro Café will resume on Monday. September 11, 2023.
President’s Message – March 2023
I’ve been something of an amateur astronomer since I was little. I like to say it was the Apollo missions that sparked my interest – all my friends wanted to be astronauts – but I thought the astronomers on the
Big changes at RASC National
Charles Ennis, President of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada has posted this message to the national RASC email list. The complete message is reposted here in the interest of communicating with those Victoria Centre members who may not subscribe