Video transcript of meeting Location, Location, Location (Plaskett history) – Dennis Crabtree, NRC Herzberg John Stanley Plaskett – took lots of photos Site testing for proposed 72″ telescope used a Cooke 4.5″ equatorially-mounted telescope, mainly operated by W.E. Harper Plaskett’s 1913
Astronomy Cafe – August 9, 2021
Transcript video of meeting Randy Enkin Mars Retrograde – July 7, 2020 to Jan 27, 2021 at 7-day intervals from the Phillipines Meteor shower in real time from Mauna Kea, Hawaii ISS Synchronized Swimming Program and other space Olympics Announcements
Astronomy Cafe – July 26, 2021
Video transcript of meeting The Heart of the Crab Nebula – Reg Dunkley M1 sketched by Philip Teece Images by Reg, John McDonald, Garry Sedun, and other members Image and 3D model from CFHT – SITELLE spectrograph Various analysis of the
Astronomy Cafe – July 19, 2021
Video transcript of meeting ISS Transits of the Moon – Randy Enkin Enkins Daily Moon on Facebook Lunar Eclipse and Solar Eclipse with ISS transiting – Thierry Legault ISS Transit Finder Photo of the ISS and Mars – by Tom
Astronomy Cafe – July 5, 2021
Meeting transcript video Intro – Chris Purse Next week’s Astro Cafe – Lunar session – Randy Enkin & Mike Nash Photos of the July 4th fireworks from Lopez Island by Randy Enkin Astrophotography of the Year 2021 – Royal Observatory,
Astronomy Cafe – June 21, 2021
Video transcript of meeting Thierry Legault’s Astrophoto Guide RASC GA and AGM – Registration site Geocaching and Public Outreach for Astronomy – Malcolm Scrimger puzzle caches, cache on ISS, astronomy themed caches, geocoins www.geocaching.com Summer Solstice – Randy Enkin The Solstice
Astronomy Day 2021
A celebration of International Astronomy Day in Victoria, BC, Canada was held on May 15, 2021 as a virtual online event, sponsored by the Friends of the DAO and RASC Victoria Centre. Hundreds of people attended this live-streamed 4-hour event
Astronomy Cafe – April 26, 2020
Video transcript of meeting This evening’s observing events Mercury & Venus in the west at sunset this evening Mars near M35 National Report – Chris Purse National membership system migration is still being worked on New merchandise on the National