Intro – Marjie Welchframe
Sidewalk astronomy observing the Moon video – Natasha van Bentum
Artemis II mission – Randy Enkin
Vancouver Island Regional Science Fair – Randy Enkin, Jared Qin
Events – David Lee, Lauri Roche, Ben Spiller
Telescopic Asterisms – David Lee
Astrophotos – Dave Payne
Saturday, April 25, 2026 at the Royal BC Museum during the day, and the Centre of the Universe on Observatory Hill in the evening, Victoria, BC, Canada.
Amazing Astronomical Activities for all Ages!
Free admission (regular rates apply to Museum exhibits).
Artemis landing site selection – Phil Stooke
CHEK News profiling proposed 1 million additional SpaceX Satellites
NASA Space Missions – Chris Gainor
Seestar S30 photo of the Moon – Peter Norman
Artemis II Crew – Natasha van Bentum
Astrophoto of Rosette Nebula – Vince Geisler
Events – David Lee, Lauri Roche, Kevin Bertles
Video recording of meeting
Intro – Randy Enkin
Artemis Mission – Jeff Pivnick
Last week’s Lunar Eclipse – reports from members
Astrophoto of the Clamshell Nebula – Dave Payne
Daylight Saving Time – Randy Enkin
Sid Sidhu’s Assembly of Astronomical Gear – David Lee
Events
Date/Time: Wednesday March 11, 2026 starting at 7:30PM Location: University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre, Lecture Theatre A104 The Vera C. Rubin Telescope is on the verge of officially coming online. Literally any day now, the Rubin science community will receive a hotly
Intro – Jeff Pivnick
Planetary Alignment on Feb 28th – David Lee, Vince Geisler, Brock Johnston, Brian Barber, Alex Schmid
Citizen Science – Crater Timings During Lunar Eclipse – 2006 – Randy Enkin
The Moon, a Meteorite, Monk and Me – Leslie Welch
Artemis 2 and Wet Dress Rehearsal – Jeff Pivnick
Artemis Mission Changes – Chris Gainor
Intro and New Members – Lauri Roche
Sid’s Books – Lauri Roche
Remembering Mark Tovey – Peter Jedicke
Coordinated Universal Time and UTC, GMT and all that – Jeff Pivnick
Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) – Randy Enkin
Artemis II Mission to the Moon – Chris Gainor
Jeremy Hansen’s mission patch – Natasha van Bentum
Aurora and hunt for Comet 24p/Schaumasse – Jan 20th early morning – David Lee
VCO Jan 23 Observing Report – David Lee and Reg Dunkley
Events – Lauri Roche
Intro and New Members – Marjie Welchframe; Astronomy vs The Billionaire Space Race – Samantha Lawler, USask; Astrophotos – Dave Payne; Space News – Chris Gainor; Rockets – Myles Morrison.
December 22 at 19:00: Informal Astro Café. On-line only! No host, no video recording or notes, but good old conviviality. Same Zoom link as always. NO ASTRO CAFE ON DECEMBER 29. Video recording of meeting