Transcript video of the meeting Chris Boar is a self professed Apollo program space nerd, having met 12 Apollo astronauts including 4 moonwalkers. This presentation is about his visit to Johnson Space Center in Houston back in November 2019, interspersed with
Astronomy Cafe – Apr 4, 2022
Meeting transcript video Super PupZ kids’ series – David Lee Netflix series shot on southern Vancouver Island, including the Plaskett observatory Dave Balum an advisor for the series Astronomy Day – May 7th – David Lee Our first in-person event for the last
President’s Message – Mar 2022
What is it that links our community together? Every year, we recognize a few members of the Victoria Centre and present them awards of appreciation and excellence. We announced the recipients at the Annual General Meeting. I had the pleasure
Astronomy Cafe – March 14, 2022
Video transcript of meeting A printed copy of the Hubble history book “Not Yet Imagined: A Study of Hubble Space Telescope Operations” written by Chris Gainor can be requested from NASA by email for no cost. Kindle, ePub and PDF electronic versions
Astronomy Cafe – March 7, 2022
Meeting video transcript Intro – Chris Purse Upcoming speakers Working on hosting Astro Cafe in-person at the Fairfield Gonzales Community Association facilities Welcome to new members Garry Sedun, new VP Dave Payne, new VP2 Edmonton Astrophotos – Dave Robinson Orion
Astronomy Cafe – Feb 28, 2022
Meeting transcript video Lisa Dang, PhD Student McGill – Marjie Welchframe (Women in Astronomy series) 1st principal investigator to use JWST using MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) Hot Jupiters’ atmospheres gas giant exoplanets with very short orbital periods Erin Gibbons presentation : Perseverance
The Life and Times of the Sky Quality Meter (SQM) – Doug Welch – Feb 21, 2022
Presentation video RASC Victoria Centre AGM Speaker: The Life and Times of the Sky Quality Meter (SQM) – Doug Welch, Unihedron 2005 first SQM manufactured Anthony Tekatch co-inventor of SQM PCB design, app coder (Unihedron Device Manager), production of all meters, user
President’s Message – Feb 2022
A colleague recently told me that my family name, Enkin, in Japanese literally means “near-far” (遠近). One sense of the Japanese word “enkin” is “perspective”; another is “bifocal glasses”. My colleague flatteringly suggested that if we could get some of
Astronomy Cafe – Feb 14, 2022
Transcript video of meeting Announcements – Chris Purse 2022 Observer’s Calendar – some available at $15 – contact Chris Purse or Lauri Roche Astro Cafe In Person – Fairfield Gonzales Community Association The portable we have been using is no longer
Astronomy Cafe – Feb 7, 2022
Transcript video of meeting IAU Small Bodies Nomenclature – Chris Purse Asteroid (10109) Sidhu – 1992 KQ – discovered by Eleanor F. Helin Sid Sidhu was nominated by President Chris Purse back in 2018 Quite a few Victoria Centre members are