Transcript video of meeting New RASC national membership site is now live – reset your password! – Chris Purse Explore The Universe certificate – presented by Randy Enkin to Chris Purse Chris reviews all the national observing programs, and how he completed the ETU
Astronomy Cafe – April 26, 2020
Video transcript of meeting This evening’s observing events Mercury & Venus in the west at sunset this evening Mars near M35 National Report – Chris Purse National membership system migration is still being worked on New merchandise on the National
Astronomy Cafe – April 19, 2021
Transcript video of the meeting Galaxy hunting with just a camera (no telescope) – John McDonald Photo of Leo the Lion Constellation taken with a 50mm lens from Cattle Point 88 minutes of exposure, used a blur filter for some
Astronomy Cafe – April 12, 2021
Meeting video transcript Galactic-scale Gas Wave in the Solar Neighbourhood – The Radcliffe Wave – João Alves et al – presented by Dorothy Paul Studied molecular clouds from Gaia data Calculated exact distances to star clouds and their 3D shapes Redefined our Local Arm
Astronomy Cafe – March 29, 2021
Meeting transcript video Announcements – Chris Purse No Astro Cafe next week – Easter weekend The Moon At Noon observing program – hosted by RASC National Nathan Combined 6 photos taken at each phase of the Moon “Lines connecting the stars”
Amateur Astronomy Courses!
by Marjie Welchframe, 2nd VP, RASC Victoria Kalamazoo Astronomical Society, Kalamazoo, MI offered a free, five-part Introduction to Amateur Astronomy online course in February and March this year. The course was a splendid set of lectures presented by host Richard
Astronomy Cafe – March 22, 2021
VIdeo transcript of meeting Brief notes & links GSNST: A Sky Survey to Search for Transients Unsing an Array of Robotic Telescopes – Malhar Kendurkar, President of Prince George Centre – FDAO Star Party at the DAO this Saturday, March
Astronomy Cafe – March 15, 2021
Video transcript of meeting Presentations and discussion International Women scientists – Ken Atkinson Oral histories/interviews at the National Science Foundation website – Vera Rubin & Helen Hogg Amalie Emmy Noether – showed mathematically the conservation of energy – Theoretical Minimum