Sketching by Victoria Centre Members Online collection of astro sketches created by our members Phillip Teece’s Messier Sketches – observations from 1973 to 1978 from Victoria Diane Bell Dorothy Paul Kuiper belt talk at the Wednesday Night UVic Astronomy Open
Astronomy Cafe – June 8, 2020
A new sunspot! There is a new sunspot on the Sun after three months of being spotless! Both Bill Weir and Joe Carr captured this apparition. More info on SpaceWeather.com for June 6, 2020. Golden Week of Webinars in Astrophysics
March 2020 Speaker: When Stars Explode: Understanding Supernovae from Tycho to Today
Dr. Tyrone Woods 7:30PM Wednesday March 11th 2020, Room A104 Bob Wright Centre, UVic In 1572, a new “star” appeared in the sky that forever changed the way we think about the Universe. Identified by famed Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe,
2020 AGM Service Awards
Awards to members for service in 2019 Newton/Ball Award: Michel Michaud Michel has made a major contribution to the Victoria Centre serving as Librarian and Observing Chair where he coordinated MIC’s for the VCO and scheduled Messier Marathons. He is
February 2020 Speaker: 40 Years of Astronomy at the Top of the World
Mary Beth Laychak, Canada France Hawaii Telescope 7:30 PM Saturday February 22nd 2020 The Ambrosia Centre, 638 Fisgard Street The Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope celebrated it’s 40th anniversary in 2019. Mary Beth Laychak, CFHT’s Director of Strategic Communications will share stories of