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Charlottetown Centre Observes an Elusive Comet, Major Anniversary
Written by Kate Fane on Tue, 2013/04/02

Photo special to The Guardian by Clair Perry and Brian Gorveatt

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RASD Inducts New Member on CBC Radio
Written by Dave ? on Tue, 2013/04/02

 

Two members of the RASD (the Royal Astronomical Society of Daves) were recently interviewed on CBC radio in Nova Scotia.

http://www.cbc.ca/video/player.html?clipid=2369043234&position=268893&si...

The RASD inducted Dave XXX into the Society during the interview - a 1st for the RASD!

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VP Colin Haig discusses the Planck "time machine" on CTV news
Written by Kate Fane on Thu, 2013/03/21

Thanks to new information from the European Space Agency's Planck space telescope, the universe has been revealed to be about 80 million years older than previously thought, is expanding slightly slower, has less dark energy, and contains more dark matter and ordinary matter.

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Former RASC President Dr. Roy Bishop inducted into the Nova Scotia Science Hall of Fame
Written by Kate Fane on Mon, 2013/03/18

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RASC's Dave Chapman to be interviewed on CBC Radio
Written by Kate Fane on Mon, 2013/03/18

Attention all Nova Scotia members!

Tune in to CBC Radio 1 at 5:50 p.m. today to hear Stephanie Domet chat with RASC member and Observer's Handbook Editor Dave Chapman.

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The RASC's Dark Sky Preserve program continues to spread.
Written by Kate Fane on Mon, 2013/03/04

 

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Astronaut Chris Hadfield is a "phenomenon", says RASC Vice President Chris Gainor
Written by Kate Fane on Thu, 2013/02/28

 

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The RASC's Colin Haig to speak on asteroid 2012 DA14 on CTV News
Written by Kate Fane on Thu, 2013/02/14

 

The asteroid 2012 DA14 will make a record-setting approach to earth mid-afternoon on February 15th, 2013. Recently discovered by Spanish astronomers at the Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca, this 45 metre asteroid is the size of half a football field, and its 130,000+ tonnes will be speeding past Earth at 28,100 km/h. 

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RASC on Facebook
Written by Kate Fane on Wed, 2013/02/06

 

RASC's National Office has recently set up an official Facebook page!

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RASC Vice President Colin Haig Speaks to CTV About Asteroid Apophis
Written by Kate Fane on Wed, 2013/01/09

While there's little chance of a collison, astronomers around the world will be watching the skies tonight as asteroid Apophis (which caused a mild panic in 2004 after predictions of its possible impact) passes within 15 million kilometres of the Earth.

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