The hard-working organizers of the upcoming GA 2014 are concerned about our member response, or lack thereof, to their cries for volunteers. They assure me that it will take almost all of the active members of the Centre to put
After several months of being skunked by bad weather, the RASCals of Cattle Point finally had a good night to offer observing to the public from RASC’s newest Urban Star Park. Our Treasurer Bruce Lane coordinates this event. Here is
An asteroid was recently named after Betty Hesser, a long time and well-known RASC Victoria Centre member. (378204) Bettyhesser = 2006 YF49 Discovered 2006 Dec. 26 by D.D. Balam at Mauna Kea. Betty Hinsdale Hesser (b.1938), passionately curious about, and
The Lunar X (also known as the Werner X) is a clair-obscur effect in which light and shadow creates the appearance of a letter ‘X’ on the rim of the Blanchinus, La Caille and Purbach craters. The X is visible
Instructor: W John McDonald Course #116990 $70 Program Guide (pdf) 3 Tuesdays, 7-9pm Apr 8-22, 2014 Photographing the night sky can be a rewarding pastime. As a result of improvements in off-the-shelf cameras, amateurs can produce images that sometimes rival those done
It’s time again for the Call for Papers for the Annual General Assembly of the RASC. Since Victoria Centre is the host for the GA in June of this year, our organizing committee would like to see our local membership
Cafe Scientifique Jan 14th, 2014 – Black Holes – More than Meets the Eye Speaker: Laura Ferrarese – Herzberg Institute and University of Victoria, Faculty of Science. Time: 6:30PM-8PM Place: Hermann’s Jazz Club. (Free) Tickets Required (SOLD OUT, but waitlist available)
From the smallest constituents of atoms to the largest structures in the Universe nothing is as it seemed in 1900 just before relativity and the quantum revolutionized science. My aim is to give a broad-brush picture of the material world
Please familiarize yourself with the new look and feel of our website. Look for drop down menus at the top of the page. New articles will appear on the home page and on the right side of each page. Most
There is not much to report this month, aside from confirming that the hum you hear in the background is Victoria Centre’s 2014 General Assembly committees working away as the June date nears. Remember too, that we have decided to