Astrophotography – Brock Johnston; Victoria Centre Observatory Report – David Lee & Reg Dunkley; NOVA course, social dinner, Games Night at the CU – Lauri Roche; Astronomy Events for Jan, Feb, Mar 2025 – Randy Enkin
Astronomy Cafe – Jan 27, 2025
Astronomy Cafe – Jan 13, 2025
Stars concert – Ensemble Laude; Victoria Centre Observatory; Occultation of Mars by the Moon; Japanese Gifts; 2027 Total Solar Eclipse tour in Egypt; Events; CU star parties; NOVA course.
Astronomy Cafe – Jan 6, 2025
UVic meeting – Wed, Jan 8, 2025; new members; observing certificates; The Moon Over Italy; astronomy puzzles; events; astronomy discussions.
Astronomy Cafe – Dec 16, 2024
Our next Astro Cafe meeting is on Jan 6th, 2025. Happy Holidays everyone! Video transcript of the meeting
Astronomy Cafe – Dec 2, 2024
Sunrise, Sunset, and Twilight – Randy Enkin; Star Formation – Dave Payne; A new member intro with a telescope show-and-tell – David; New Zealand Astronomy – Susan; Upcoming events – Lauri Roche, Kirsten Pedersen, David Lee…..
Astronomy Cafe – Nov 18, 2024
J.S. Plaskett and the Size of the Milky Way – Randy Enkin; Comet Tsuchishan-ATLAS – Reg Dunkley; Marc Garneau book signing at Bolen Books with Bob McDonald – Wyman Lee, Chris Gainor and Chris Purse; Observers Handbook – David Lee; Upcoming events
Presentation: The Habitable Worlds Observatory and the Quest to find life signatures outside our Solar System – Dr. Christian Marois
The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is a mission concept for a large UV/optical/near-infrared observatory to search for and characterize habitable planets beyond our solar system. With an expected launch in the 2040s, the mission’s main objective would be to identify and directly image at least 25 potentially habitable worlds.
Astronomy Cafe – Oct 28, 2024
Astronomy in South America – Ecuador & Galapagos – Jeff Pivnick; Only Bad Astronomers Forget Generally Known Mnemonics (Stellar Classification) – Randy Enkin; The Solar Wind – a follow-up – Marjie Welchframe; Astrophotography – David Lee & Dave Payne.
Astronomy Cafe – Oct 21, 2024
A Beginner’s Mini Guide to the Solar Wind – Natasha van Bentum; What if the Earth orbited Rigel? – discussion lead by Randy Enkin; Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) – RASC Victoria members observations and photos; Space News – Chris Gainor; Events
Astronomy Cafe – Sep 23, 2024
Astronomy in South America – Peru – Incas – Jeff Pivnick; Once in a Blue Moon – Randy Enkin; International Year of Quantum Science 2025 – Natasha van Bentum; Three Stars Dark Sky Festival – Kirsten Pedersen & Bill Weir; Events at the Centre of the Universe – Lauri Roche