Click Here to Obtain Free Saturday Star Party Tickets Time: 7:15 pm to 10:45 pm The Friends of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory (FDAO) and RASC Victoria Centre will be hosting twenty Saturday evenings at the DAO, featuring guest speakers, solar
Lauri Roche awarded the RASC Service Award for 2019
I’m pleased to announce that our own Lauri Roche has won the RASC Service Award. The Service Award is a major award of the Society given to a member in recognition of outstanding service, rendered over an extended period of
RASCals Star Party 2018
September 7-9, 2018 St. Stephen’s Anglican Church 7921 St Stephens Road – off Mt. Newton Cross Road Saanichton, BC, Canada 2018 RASCals Star Party poster (719kb PDF) Gates will open at 2pm on Friday. Camp on the field and setup your
FOR SALE – Meade 14″ SCT and accessories – SOLD
![FOR SALE – Meade 14″ SCT and accessories – SOLD Meade 14" SCT with cradle & Paramount ME](https://victoria.rasc.ca/media/2008P8101536a.png)
RASC Victoria Centre is selling surplus astronomical equipment Meade 14″ SCT telescope, cradle mount & Hyperstar f/2 PLEASE NOTE – ALL ITEMS ARE NOW SOLD! Photo gallery of Victoria Centre’s Observatory Please contact Bruno Quenneville if you need further details
FOR SALE: Observatory Equipment – BIDDING CLOSED
RASC Victoria Centre is selling surplus astronomical equipment FOR SALE BY BID: telescopes, equipment & optics Due date: April 30, 2018 at 11:59PM BIDDING NOW CLOSED Photo gallery of Victoria Centre’s Observatory Each lot itemized below will be sold to
Astronomy Day 2018 in Victoria
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and the Royal BC Museum present International Astronomy Day at the Royal BC Museum Saturday, April 21, 2018 10AM to 4PM Amazing Astronomical Activities for all Ages! Poster (408k PDF) – please spread the word
Astronomy Day 2017 in Victoria
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and the Royal BC Museum present International Astronomy Day at the Royal BC Museum Saturday, April 29, 2017 10AM to 4PM Amazing Astronomical Activities for all Ages! Poster (425k PDF) – please spread the word and
FOR SALE: Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way – Barnard, 1927
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RASC Victoria Centre is selling a rare antiquarian star atlas from our library: Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way – by Edward Emerson Barnard Published by Carnegie Institution of Washington 1927 Part I – Photographs and Descriptions Part II
Stardust: the cosmic seeds of life – Prof. Sun Kwok
September 14, 2016, 7:30PM, University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre A104 – RASC Victoria Centre’s monthly meeting Event info “Stardust: the cosmic seeds of life ” – Prof. Sun Kwok, Faculty of Science, The University of Hong Kong How did
Astronomy Day 2016
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and the Royal BC Museum present International Astronomy Day at the Royal BC Museum Saturday, May 14, 2016 10AM to 4PM Amazing Astronomical Activities for all Ages! 2016-IAD-MediaRelease (59k PDF) Event Details All Astronomy Day