“The Secret Sits: What’s in Our Galactic Centre?” “I will discuss recent observations of the very centre of the Milky Way galaxy. At ~8 kpc from the Sun, the Central Parsec is filled thousands of stars, but also most interestingly
President’s Message March 2016
Rain rain, go away……good grief, will it ever stop? Sure would be nice to see some interstellar photons again, wouldn’t it? Fortunately, the Victoria Centre has within it’s membership many volunteers who are very good at indoor activities. Take Lauri
February Monthly Meeting speaker: Sebastien Lavoie-How to Build a Universe.
Our representation of the Universe has evolved throughout the ages. From the first men to Ptolemy, we have always tried to understand the skies. Modern astronomers have access to tools that their ancestors did not even dream of. This lead
President’s Message February 2016
Writer’s block! Gosh…I’ve been wracking my (admittedly tiny) brain for days, trying to come up with a positive message. I was hoping to report that we had good crowds at Cattle Point, a great turnout at the UVic observatory, great
Timo Markkanen, 1951-2015 – In Memoriam
In Memoriam Timo Markkanen It is with sadness that we announce the sudden passing of RASC Victoria member Timo Markkanen on Dec 29th 2015. Timo was frequently found perched on a special stool at Astro Cafe. He made many interesting
Monthly Meeting Speaker: Azadeh Fattahi, PhD Astronomy at UVic
January 13, 2016, 7:30PM, University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre A104 – RASC Victoria Centre’s monthly meeting Event info “What dwarfs teach us about the galaxy formation” – Azadeh Fattahi, PhD Department of Physics and Astronomy at UVic The standard model
President’s Message January 2016
Happy New Year! I hope 2016 will be very kind to you all, bringing health, happiness, and clear skies! We have plenty of great events in the planning stage right now; these include: -Hobby Show: February 6, 7, and 8.
Total Solar Eclipse – August 21, 2017
A Total Solar Eclipse is a rare astronomical event, and it is even rarer for one to occur close to where you live. Those of us who live in the Pacific Northwest of North America will be favoured with such
Orion Nebula imaged by Dan Posey
M42 – Everything and the kitchen sink First off happy holidays! We have only had small windows of clear sky this month in Victoria, but I managed to gather a little bit of data about two weeks ago. I
Dec 11, 2015 – observing session on the UVic 32″ telescope
Introduction This time, we will be offering a study of star clusters. We will have the big telescope trained on many of the various types of beautiful star clusters visible at this time of year, and offer a study session