Video transcript of meeting Sketch of fading Comet Neowise by Bill Weir What’s happening at The RASC? Not all members of the Victoria Centre have been receiving this valuable email which provides information on weekly RASC online offerings such as
Astronomy Cafe – August 24, 2020
Video transcript of meeting Hawaiian Nights: A Personal Journey from Vancouver Island to Maunakea, with Cam Wipper Don’t miss this interesting Zoom presentation at 4:00 PM PDT on Friday August 28th. Growing up in Nanaimo, Cam never imagined he would
Astronomy Cafe – August 17, 2020
Video transcript of meeting Robotic Telescope Editing Contest Want to put your image editing skills to the test? Now you can, with the RASC Robotic Telescope image editing contest. In collaboration with SkyNews, each month the RASC Robotic Telescope team
Astronomy Cafe -August 10, 2020
Video transcript of the meeting Presentations and Discussions Mars and the Moon – David Lee Colour Filters for lunar observing – Randy Enkin Yellow Filters and how human sight works for lunar observing, then seeing colour when observing nebula –
Astronomy Cafe – July 27, 2020
Video transcript of meeting Historical Comets Members’ photos, sketches and observations of comets past, including some famous ones! 2015 Lovejoy – Sherry Buttnor photo Observing Highlights – website archive 1995-2013 2013 – 2012 S1 (ISON) , 2013 R1 (Lovejoy), 2012
Astronomy Cafe – July 20, 2020
Video transcript of the meeting While Waiting for Neowise by Dan Posey Comet Neowise: An Urban Challenge by John McDonald UVic Astronomy Open House 7:30PM Wednesday The zoom guest link (with password embedded) is:https://zoom.us/j/97173236268?pwd=V2hhYTAwVVY5cXl5eEFoOUxSYmZGdz09 Bigger, better, faster: how changes in
Astronomy Cafe – July 13, 2020
Transcript video Comet NEOWISE C/2020 F3 RASC Victoria members’ photos of Comet NEOWISE C/2020 F3 More Victoria RASCal images and sketches of Comet NEOWISE C/2020 F3 Useful Comet Websites The following websites are a rich source of information about visible
Astronomy Cafe – July 6, 2020
Transcript video Views from Doug Hardy’s Deck David Lee’s Creamsicle Moon Could Creamsicles overtake Viva Puffs to become the favourite Astro Cafe summer treat? Penumbral Eclipse July 4. 2020 Billed as a subtle eclipse the penumbral shadow is subtle. What
Astronomy Cafe – June 29, 2020
Video transcript of the whole 1-hour meeting. More Lunar Photos from Mike Nash Two more beautiful lunar images from Mike. Check them out and zoom in! https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-rsJ3pkb/0/c0e69a9c/O/i-rsJ3pkb.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-QmJGhnz/0/2d67596c/O/i-QmJGhnz.jpg Balcony Astronomy from Edmonton – Abdur Anwar June 21st Annular Eclipse of
Astronomy Cafe – June 22, 2020
More Noctilucent Cloud Sightings from Edmonton’s Alister Ling UVic Open House Presentation: Using Telescopes as Time Machines Be sure to catch the following UVic Webinar that begins at 7:30PM on Wednesday June 24th: Using Telescopes as Time Machines by Nishith