RASC VICTORIA CENTRE ANNOUNCES AUGUST 21 ECLIPSE VIEWING IN VICTORIA Viewing planned for Royal BC Museum, Mount Tolmie & Metchosin Cricket Pitch Members of the Victoria Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada will be setting up their solar
Solar Eclipse – August 21, 2017
Victoria will experience a 90% solar eclipse on the morning of Monday, August 21, 2017 with the maximum at 10:20 a.m. IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION: Approved eclipse glasses or approved eclipse filters must be used at ALL times when looking at
Victoria Centre Observatory gets a new telescope!
On July 12th Victoria Centre’s Council approved a plan to replace the telescopes currently in our observatory with new and improved optics. The Technical Committee’s plan includes replacing our existing Meade 14” SCT and Tele Vue NP 127is apochromatic refractor
RASCals Star Party 2017
July 28-30, 2017 At the Metchosin Municipal Grounds behind the Metchosin Fire Hall 4440 Happy Valley Road, Victoria, BC, Canada Gates will open at 12pm noon on Friday. Camp on the field and setup your telescope. Cost: Free of charge! RASC
Speaker: Radio and Microwave Astronomy – Dr. Lisa Locke
June 14th, 2017, 7:30PM, University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre A104 – RASC Victoria Centre’s monthly meeting Event info Radio and Microwave Astronomy – History, Canadian Involvement, and Interesting Tidbits – Dr. Lisa Locke, NRC Herzberg Radio astronomy started in the
Meetings
SPEAKER: Imagining New Worlds – Benjamin Gerard Wednesday, May 10th 2017 at 7:30PM, University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre Room A104 – RASC Victoria Centre’s Monthly Meeting The past 20 years has seen the dawn of a new field in
Astronomy Day 2017 in Victoria
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and the Royal BC Museum present International Astronomy Day at the Royal BC Museum Saturday, April 29, 2017 10AM to 4PM Amazing Astronomical Activities for all Ages! Poster (425k PDF) – please spread the word and