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Ottawa Centre LIVE broadcast

Once again the Ottawa Centre will be broadcasting its monthly meeting from the Canada Science and Technology Museum on Friday Feb 7, 2014 beginning at 8 p.m. EST. Click on www.ustream.tv/channel/rascottawalive and log in to chat online during the two hour meeting. Here is the agenda: https://ottawa-rasc.ca/black-holes-feeling-the-ripples/ Hope you enjoy the show.

Clear skies,

Gary Boyle

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Leo Enright's observational records go online

Leo Enright (1943-2009) was a prominent member of the RASC, whose many contributions furthered the RASC’s educational and public outreach goals.

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The Sky This Month - February 2014

The Winter Milky Way, Part 2

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Halifax to Get New Science Centre and Planetarium

A new home for Halifax’s Discovery Centre complete with an Immersive Dome Theatre, the first of its kind that can be used to immerse the viewers into environments from under the ocean to among the stars is to be built on the Halifax waterfront.

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Canada's Oldest Scientific Society Begins 165TH Year of Free Public Science Talks

The Royal Canadian Institute for the Advancement of Science (RCI) has kicked off 2014 with a bang.

 

The RCI is hosting two upcoming lectures in partnership with the RASC Toronto and the RASC Mississauga Centres.

 

Here are the details:

 

 

Date/Time: February 9, 3 pm

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2014 RASC Award Winners

At the 2014 January 12 Society Board of Directors meeting, MOTION BOD14105 was Carried, which accepted the 2014 Awards Committee report. In the report, the Awards Committee recommended that the Board approve the following awards for presentation in 2014:

Service Award

  1. Jay Anderson, Winnipeg
  2. Susan Gagnon, Kingston
  3. Dave Gamble, Okanagan
  4. Dr. James Hesser, Victoria
  5. Greg Lisk, Belleville
  6. Chris Stevenson, St. John’s
  7. Mary Lou Whitehorne, Halifax

 

Fellow Award

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The Sky This Month - January 2014

The Winter Milky Way - Part 1


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Limited edition RASC t-shirt

The RASC has just launched a limited-run exclusive “vintage” t-shirt, featuring a centuries-old design from the Society’s rich archives. The striking image is an evocative invitation to an astronomical past which has shaped where we are today, and whose traces can still be seen in our science. The fascinating story behind the image can be found here.

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Ottawa Centre Meeting Live

Once again the Ottawa Centre will be streaming their monthly meeting live on Friday Dec 6 at 8 p.m. EST.  Just click on http://www.ustream.tv/channel/rascottawalive  Sign in with Facebook to chat live. Follow us on Twitter to get automatic notification.

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The Sky This Month - December 2013

Comet ISON’S Last Gasp

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