NEW FOR 2014: ASTRONOMY CAMPS AT THE CENTRE OF THE UNIVERSE During the months of July and August, Science Venture will be offering camps at the Centre of the Universe, 5071 West Saanich Rd. Each camp will be lead by
Volunteer roster is now full for 2014 General Assembly!
The 2014 GA Organizing Committee wishes to thank all of those who have signed up to help at our June event. Our volunteer roster is now complete and all positions have been filled. We will be reaching out to all
Lunar Eclipse – April 14, 2014
A Total Lunar Eclipse will be visible in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada on Monday, April 14-15, 2014 – EVENT CANCELLED Penumbral Eclipse begins at 9:55 PM Partial Eclipse begins at 10:59 PM Full Eclipse begins at 12:08 AM Maximum Eclipse
Messier Marathon 2014
The Messier Marathon from Victoria was a bust this year. Both March 28 and 29 were cloudy, so it was called off. Our member Elizabeth van Akker spends her winters in New Mexico, and had much better luck: Hello, all, from
Early bird registration for the 2014 General Assembly
Join the RASC Victoria Centre as we host the 2014 GA from June 26 – June 29. Register before midnight on April 10th, 2014 and take advantage of the $130.00 early bird registration fee. The 2014 GA registration fee increases
Astronomy Day – May 3, 2014
Time/Location: Saturday, May 3, 10am-4pm at the Royal BC Museum, and 8pm-11pm at Observatory Hill Event Poster (4.9Mb PDF) It was wonderful to see so many enjoy themselves! In spite of the cloudy weather during the day and evening, the Victoria Centre’s
Island Star Party – update on site improvements
Thinking forward to the August 22/23/24 Island Star Party. I dropped in to Bright Angel Park the other afternoon and ran in to a CVRD park fellow there. (Graham). We spoke for a few minutes about the work that is
Volunteers needed for 2014 General Assembly!
The 2014 General Assembly is coming up quickly in late June, and our organising committee needs your help! Ideally, they would like to see every member of Victoria Centre contribute to the success of this event. Not only are we
Introduction to Astrophotography course
Instructor: W John McDonald Course #116990 $70 Program Guide (pdf) 3 Tuesdays, 7-9pm Apr 8-22, 2014 Photographing the night sky can be a rewarding pastime. As a result of improvements in off-the-shelf cameras, amateurs can produce images that sometimes rival those done
2014 GA Call for Papers Notice
It’s time again for the Call for Papers for the Annual General Assembly of the RASC. Since Victoria Centre is the host for the GA in June of this year, our organizing committee would like to see our local membership