Video transcript of meeting Updates – Chris Gainor James Webb Space Telescope – launch on Dec 24th 4:20AM – NASA TV & Youtube live streaming Parker Solar Probe – 5 min video from NASA RASC Board of Directors reportNational office moved last
Astronomy Cafe – Dec 13, 2021
Mission to Mars – Dr. Robert Thirsk Deep space missions being planned – returning to lunar orbit, the Moon’s surface, and onward to Mars Maintaining the health of astronauts will be a significant challenge to the missions Mars atmosphere is thick
Astronomy Cafe – Dec 6, 2021
Transcript video of the meeting Review next week’s presentation by Dr. Robert Thirsk – Chris Purse Connection to meeting will be through a waiting room Jeff Pivnick will host Link for this meeting will be unique, and emailed to all RASC Victoria
Astronomy Cafe – Nov 29, 2021
Meeting transcript video Astro Cafe hosting – Randy Enkin John has resigned as a meeting host, so we need a new second host Job description Send meeting link to members on the Skynews list Create a short slide show for Astrophotos
Astronomy Cafe – Nov 22, 2021
Video transcript of the meeting Astrophotography SIG – intro by John McDonald Special Interest Group meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month Challenge project – processing the recent Plaskett data Martin Gisborne – a short journey to astrophotography Professional
President’s Message – Nov 2021
Everybody should have a good astro-project on the go. My current one concerns the timing of lunar eclipses. Solar eclipse geography and timing is known with remarkable precision. So much so that people, including many members of our RASC community,
Astronomy Cafe – Nov 15, 2021
Video transcript of meeting The Last Stargazers – Dr. Emily M Levesque – intro by David Lee A bird that mimicked a black hole. The astronomer that discovered microwave ovens. A telescope that got shot. The science of astronomy is filled
Astronomy Cafe – Nov 8, 2021
Video transcript of meeting Dr. Robert Thirsk speaker for Dec 13th – arranged by Jeff Pivnick 20 minute Q&A after online presentation Two Clusters from earlier this year – Dave Payne Double Cluster – 3-6 million years old, so stars are blue Caroline’s Rose in Cassiopeia
Astronomy Cafe – Nov 1, 2021
Video transcript of meeting Edmonton astrophotos – Dave Robinson Comet 67P and Crab Nebula – Alister Ling Pacman Nebula NGC 281 – Dennis Boucher David Lee Beginners’ SIG tomorrow night EAA SIG Thursday night Sky Brightness Survey Group has met
Astronomy Cafe – Oct 25, 2021
Video meeting transcript Canadian Women Astronomers – Marjie Welchframe Dr. Victoria Kaspi Moved to Canada when she was 7 years old McGill & Canadian Space Agency X-ray astronomy expert Herzberg Canada Gold Metal winner for 2016 Astronomers Find a ‘Break’ in