The November meeting of the Victoria Centre is the Annual General Meeting and Dinner. It will take place at the Cedar Hill Golf Course on Saturday, November 17. The doors open at 6 p.m. The dinner consists of a buffet
October Speaker: Coronal mass ejection evolution and their effects on galactic cosmic rays and planetary magnetospheres.
Dr. Reka Winslow Wednesday October 10th, 2018 at 7:30 PM Room A104 Bob Wright Centre UVic Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are large eruptions of plasma and magnetic field into interplanetary space originating in the Sun’s atmosphere. CMEs interact with
September 17 2018: 21P Comet Giacobini-Zinner
From an email post to RASC Victoria on September 17 2018: 21P Comet Giacobini-Zinner It was clear enough last night to get a quick snapshot of the comet from the driveway. I had to get the light stand out with
September Speaker – Planets Under Construction: How to Study a Million-Year Process
By Dr. Nienke van der Marel Wednesday September 12th, 2018 at 7:30 PM Room A104 Bob Wright Centre UVic Exoplanets are everywhere! In the last 25 years, thousands of exoplanets have been found throughout the Milky Way. But if they
RASCals Star Party 2018
September 7-9, 2018 St. Stephen’s Anglican Church 7921 St Stephens Road – off Mt. Newton Cross Road Saanichton, BC, Canada 2018 RASCals Star Party poster (719kb PDF) Gates will open at 2pm on Friday. Camp on the field and setup your
Astronomy 101 Instructor
Camosun College is planning to offer an evening section of Astronomy 101 in the fall term at the Interurban Campus and is seeking an instructor. Please see webservices.camosun.bc.ca/employment/ for a link to this employment opportunity including the qualifications needed. The application
Mars Opposition 2018
On Friday July 27th 2018 Mars will make it’s closet approach to Earth in 15 years. This occurs when Mars, Earth and the Sun are aligned with Mars located on the opposite side of Earth from the Sun. Mars will
Inaugural Transboundary Fireworks Festival
By Reg Dunkley On a mild July 4th evening about 10 RASCals assembled at Cattle Point Urban Dark Sky Park for the Inaugural Transboundary Fireworks Festival. Attendees were rewarded with spectacular views of two July Forth Fireworks shows. Between 10