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
President’s Message December 2015
Happy Winter Solstice! This year, Solstice occurs at 8:48pm PST; the days begin getting longer, and ever-so-slowly, warmer. I love the clear winter night for observing and imaging, but the cold really gets to me lately. The joys of getting
Monthly meeting speaker: Dr. Alan Batten
December 9, 2015, 7:30PM, University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre A104 – RASC Victoria Centre’s monthly meeting Event info “When did Modern Astronomy Begin?” – Dr. Alan Batten, DAO astronomer (1959-91); RASC President (1976-78); JRASC Editor (1980-88) We usually think of the
President’s Message November 2015
How about this weather, eh?! I bet many of you wish you had taken up meteorology as a pastime! I can’t remember the rains coming this early, or this heavy, for a long time. I could quite easily float a
Book: Light – The Visible Spectrum and Beyond
A beautiful book has just been published by two Chandra mission media specialists. It is available from all the usual online retailers, and would make a wonderful Christmas gift for yourself or others! It features an impressive collection of astronomical
Monthly meeting speaker: Dr. Roberto Abraham, UofT professor
October 14, 2015, 7:30PM, University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre A104 – RASC Victoria Centre’s monthly meeting Event info “Exploring the ghostly side of galaxies with Dragonfly” – Dr. Roberto Abraham, University of Toronto professor, Dept of Astronomy & Astrophysics Abstract: Bigger telescopes are
President’s message October 2015
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