The end of summer has brought, oddly, mostly clear nights, and great moons for observing, including, tomorrow morning (October 8), a total lunar eclipse. A bunch of us, if we can get out of bed at the unholy hour of
RASCals Star Party – schedule of events
Please download our poster to stick on your fridge and to refer to: Poster (130k PDF) Event – map and times for your e-calendar Come join us! Learn Astronomy and Explore the Night Sky July 25 to 27, 2014 At the
OUR STAR PARTY THIS WEEK – WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND IT!
HI RASCals – Our annual star party is coming up this week, and I urge you to support it. Event details Here’s why: 1. It is unique. It is literally an “urban star party” (“semi-urban?”) 2. It’s close. It’s twenty minutes from
2014 General Assembly – it’s over!
Thanks to the legions of volunteers who made the GA a great success! The Canadian Space blog – the RASC looks back and looks forward Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) facebook I had so much fun last night
Saturday Night Public Observing Returns to the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
For release June 18, 2014 The Victoria Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada is pleased to announce that the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory will be open for public observing on seven Saturday nights this summer. The grounds of the
Two Public Astronomy Lectures Help Mark 100 Years of Astronomy Group in Victoria
Free public lectures by two top astronomers will be part of this year’s General Assembly of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, which will take place at the University of Victoria from June 26 to 29. This meeting is part
2014 General Assembly in Victoria – June 26-29, 2014
We are now less than thirty days till the start of the 54th General Assembly of RASC. We will gather in Victoria BC, on the shores of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. This year’s meeting promises to be educational
Winner of the telescope draw announced
Cole Gorman is the winner of the Meade LX-90 telescope draw. Here he is being congratulated by our President, Nelson Walker at the monthly meeting held May 14, 2014.