Welcome to Autumn! I hope you’re all having a nice rest after such a busy summer. Personally, I love Autumn observing; although the balmy Summer nights are gone, they are replaced with crisp steady seeing, and longer nights. And you
Total Lunar Eclipse – Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015
Observing Report The weather was clear for this total Lunar Eclipse. RASC Victoria Centre members were observing from various locations around Victoria, including Cattle Point, Mt. Tolmie, Clover Point, and Esquimalt Lagoon. It was a beautiful clear Sunday night with
Victoria Centre AGM & Dinner – Nov 22, 2015
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Victoria Centre Annual General Meeting and Dinner Sunday, November 22 2015 at the Moon Under Water Brewpub, 350 Bay St, Victoria, BC Call for Nominations 6:00pm – Drinks, conversation No host bar 6:30 – Dinner
Monthly meeting speaker: The Search for Alien Life in the Universe – Dr. Jon Willis
September 9, 2015, 7:30PM, University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre A104 – RASC Victoria Centre’s monthly meeting Event info “The Search for Alien Life in the Universe” – Dr. Jon Willis, UVic professor Abstract: Do aliens exist and how are scientists proposing
Summer Star Party at the DAO – Sept 12, 2015
Summer Saturdays at the DAO Program for Saturday, September 12, 2015 The last summer star party at the DAO this season! Event Info The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory is open from 7:30 to 11:00 pm with last entrance at 10:00 pm
CANCELLED – Summer Star Party at the DAO – Aug 29, 2015
Summer Saturdays at the DAO Program for Saturday, August 29, 2015 Event Info Sorry everyone, with no power and no idea of when it may be back on, tonight’s public star party at the DAO is CANCELLED. The Dominion
RASCals Star Party – Aug 21-23, 2015 in Metchosin
August 21-23, 2015 Metchosin Municipal Grounds behind the Metchosin Fire Hall, 4440 Happy Valley Road, Victoria, BC, Canada – on beautiful Vancouver Island The weather was near perfect for our RASCals Star Party this year for both nights, Friday and Saturday.
Summer Star Parties at the DAO – Aug 8, 2015
Summer Saturdays at the DAO Program for Saturday, August 8, 2015 Event Info The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory is open from 7:30 to 11:00 pm with last entrance at 10:00 pm In the Centre of the Universe: Exhibits Open: 7:30 to
Summer Star Parties at the DAO – Aug 1, 2015
Summer Saturdays at the DAO Program for Saturday, August 1, 2015 Event Info The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory is open from 7:30 to 11:00 pm with last entrance at 10:00 pm In the Centre of the Universe: Exhibits Open: 7:30 to