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
President’s Message February 2020
The 50th Anniversary of the Apollo Moon Landing received the lions share of astronomical attention in 2019. There was another RASCal worthy milestone, however, that was overshadowed by this event. In October 2019 the Canada France Hawaii Telescope celebrated its
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
Notice of Election at 2020 AGM
Barbara Lane, Secretary, RASC Victoria Centre There will be an election for the Victoria Centre council at the Annual General Meeting of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Victoria Centre, being held on February 22, 2020 at 7:30PM. Location: The
RASC Victoria AGM 2020
You may have heard that the venue we had booked for our AGM, the Cedar Hill Golf Club was flooded and will be closed for the next 6 months. We are very fortunate to have found an alternative and excellent
President’s Message January 2020
Happy New Year RASCals! As we slide into a brand new decade it is a good time to reflect on astronomical accomplishments and events that have taken place over the last 10 years. It has been an amazing period for
January 2020 Speaker: From Baby Planets to Black Holes: ALMA Explores the Cold Universe
Dr. Gerald Schieven, NRC Herzberg 7:30 PM Wednesday, January 8th, 2020 Room A104, Bob Wright Centre, UVic The ALMA Observatory is a billion dollar multi-national astronomy facility located at high elevation in the Atacama desert of northern Chile. Its 66
December Speaker: The lives and deaths of galaxies — more than just a metaphor
Dr. Marcin Sawicki 7:30 PM Wednesday, December 11th, 2019 Room A104, Bob Wright Centre, UVic Astronomers often say that galaxies were “born” soon after the Big Bang, that they “live” while they are forming new stars, and that they “die”
President’s Message December 2019
Neither history nor society is generous to those who come in second place. Buzz Aldrin knows this all too well and I do not believe there is a movie in the works called “The Second Man”. A similar fate has
2019 Transit of Mercury
This transit of Mercury will be well underway when the Sun rises at 7:00AM on November 11th. Observers in our location on the west coast of Canada will need to get up early and setup in the dark or pre-dawn,