I find it fascinating that we have developed a sensationalized vocabulary about naturally occurring events. Perhaps it is the result of reality television becoming so prevalent that everything must be a challenge, a contest, the best, the brightest, the most
Total Lunar Eclipse – Jan 31, 2018
On Wednesday, January 31st, weather willing, we will be able to view a total eclipse of the Moon. The Moon will move into full eclipse in the early hours of the morning and will be in partial phase in the
RASC National Star Party from Victoria
RASC Victoria members used the Bob Wright Centre at the University of Victoria for a nation-wide celebration of RASC astronomy in Canada for the last 150 years, from 3-5pm on Saturday, January 27th. We will were joined by astronomy teachers
President’s Message – January 2018
Happy New Year! As a follow-up to last January’s report, it is time to report back about my progress with my astronomy resolutions of 2017. One of my goals was to learn more and I did achieve that. One area
Speaker: Quasars: Black Holes That You Can “See” by Dr. Patrick Hall
Monthly Meeting of RASC Victoria Centre 7:30PM Wednesday January 10th 2018 Room A104, Bob Wright Centre, UVic Quasars are the brightest objects in our Universe. A quasar is a rotating disk as big as our solar system and hotter than
Lunar “X” during 2018
by Michel Michaud, RASC Victoria Centre Observing Co-chair & Librarian The Lunar X is a claire-obscure effect in which light and shadow creates the appearance of a letter “X” on the rim of the Blanchinus, La Caille and Purbach craters.
President’s Message – December 2017
With 2018 on the horizon, we have two events to celebrate in the New Year. The first is the sesquicentennial of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. RASC commissioned a history of the society, Looking Up: A History of the
Speaker: Supernovae and the Meaning of Life: Dr. Chris Pritchet
Wednesday, December 13th, 2017 at 7:30 PM Room A104, Bob Wright Centre, University of Victoria RASC Victoria Centre’s Monthly Meeting Supernovae are among the most energetic, extreme and interesting objects in the Universe. This talk will focus on the nature
Victoria Centre’s AGM 2017
Victoria Centre held our Annual General Meeting on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at the Cedar Hill Golf Course in Victoria, BC, Canada. An excellent dinner was served by the golf course staff and some pre-dinner drinks; a fascinating speaker; awards
President’s Message – November 2017
Another Victoria Centre milestone was reached in the past month with the installation of our new 16″ Ritchey-Chrétien telescope at the Victoria Centre Observatory. So far, it is exceeding our high expectations and my initial impression is it was the right