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
You are Invited to the Cowichan Valley Starfinders Star Party
Memories of Apollo 11 Lunar Landing from members
RASC Victoria Centre members who were old enough to have watched original television broadcasts and read the newspapers of the day, featuring the momentous landing of the Apollo 11 mission on the lunar surface on July 20, 1969 have some
50th Anniversary of Apollo 11
July 20th marks the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. Due to media attention a desire to take a closer look at the Moon may grow as this date approaches. Unfortunately the Moon will not rise until 11:14PM
President’s Message: June 2019
The final Astro Cafe of the season ended in fine form on Monday May 27th with an epic cookie fest. Astro cookie architect Diane Bell kindly brought tasty replicas of the M87 Black Hole. Meanwhile there were concerns that the
June Speaker: Going Interstellar: When and How Will We Travel to the Nearest Stars?
Matthew Williams 7:30PM Wednesday, June 12th 2019 Room A104 Bob Wright Centre, UVic The dream of traveling to the nearest stars is one that has haunted the public imagination for centuries. But it has only been in the past few
New Horizons Mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt – a public talk
May 14, 2019 – 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Victoria Conference Centre Lecture Theatre, Level 1 Click here to register ABOUT THE TALK In July of 2015 the New Horizons spacecraft flew through the Pluto system, completing humanity’s reconnaissance of
May Meeting Speakers: A Medley of Short Presentations by Victoria Centre RASCals
7:30 PM Wednesday May 8th 2019 in Room A104, Bob Wright Centre at the UVic Instead of featuring a single speaker the May meeting will be a “Members Night” where a number of Victoria Centre RASCals will deliver short presentations
President’s Message: May 2019
April was a momentous month for the Astronomical community. On April 10th an image of the shadow of a black hole at the centre of the enormous galaxy M87 was released to the public. The image itself looked like a