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,
President’s Message: November 2019
The Canadian astronomical community received a wonderful surprise on October 8th when it was announced that Manitoba native Dr. Jim Peebles would receive the 2019 Nobel Prize for Physics. Jim was born in St. Boniface and obtained a Bachelor Degree
November Speaker: The Moon After Apollo
Dr. Philip Stooke 7:30 PM Wednesday, November 13th, 2019Room A104 Bob Wright Building, UVic Phil Stooke looks at missions to the Moon since the Apollo era (NASA’s Apollo landings and the Soviet Union’s final missions of the early 1970s). After
President’s Message October 2019
As a baby boomer I feel very fortunate to have lived before the development of adaptive optics, the era of the Hubble Space Telescope and Voyager’s mission to the outer planets. Blurry vision concealed the secrets of the solar system
October Speakers: Linda and Tom Spilker
Cassini’s Intriguing New Discoveries and the Design of Space Missions The Cassini Project Scientist and a Space Mission Architect Share Their Insights 7:30 PM Wednesday October 9th 2019, Flury Hall, Bob Wright Centre, UVic Cassini’s Intriguing New Discoveries Abstract: Dr.
September Speaker: Canada’s role in the next generation wide field spectroscopy
Dr. Alan McConnachie 7:30 PM Wednesday September 11th Room A104 Bob Wright Building, UVic The Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT, 1979-) is a 3.6-metre class facility that has been a consistently productive and competitive instrument during its decades long life. Science evolves,
President’s Message September 2019
As the Victoria Centre slides into September the Summer season is still winding down just as we kickstart our Winter program. This makes it the busiest month of the year and there are many ways to deepen your engagement in
RASCals Star Party 2019
September 27-29, 2019 St. Stephen’s Anglican Church7921 St Stephens Road – off Mt. Newton Cross RoadSaanichton, BC, Canada 2019 RASCals Star Party poster (774kb PDF) Gates will open at 3pm on Friday. Camp on the field and setup your telescope for two
President’s Message Mid Summer Report
The Summer is whizzing by and we are already a week deep into August! Since so much has already happened it is a good time pause and reflect on July’s accomplishments and look forward to August’s schedule. During July most