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Planned Maintenance for RASC Website
Written by RASC Webteam on Thu, 2011/11/17

The RASC's website will be upgraded beginning on Friday, November 18, 2011 at approximately 1:00 p.m. Eastern. This outage will completely replace the existing RASC website with a new platform.

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RASC Designates Canada's Fundy National Park as a Dark-sky Preserve
Written by National Office, Toronto on Fri, 2011/11/04

The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) officially designated Fundy National Park of Canada in New Brunswick as a new RASC Dark-sky Preserve through its National Certification Program on October 29, 2011. Fundy is the 14th Dark-sky Preserve in Canada to be designated by the Society.

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Kathryn Aurora Gray receives Glamour Magazine's Women of the Year 2011 Award in New York
Written by National Office on Fri, 2011/11/04

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Nicole Kluger, 212-286-7847
GLAMOUR CELEBRATES 21 AMAZING YOUNG WOMEN AT
2011 WOMEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS IN HONOR OF 21ST ANNIVERSARY

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RASC designates Canada's Fundy National Park as a Dark-sky Preserve
Written by National Office on Thu, 2011/11/03

TORONTO, CANADA (November 2, 2011) – The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) officially designated Fundy National Park of Canada in New Brunswick as a new RASC Dark-sky Preserve through its National Certification Program on October 29, 2011. Fundy is the 14th Dark-sky Preserve in Canada to be designated by the Society.

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New Personal Logins - Your Login ID May Have Changed!
Written by Denis Grey, Toronto on Tue, 2011/11/01

As part of the launch of the new RASC website, some member login names are being changed from a five-digit member ID to a personal name made up of the member's initials and last name. This will affect all members who have not changed their default login ID to a personal ID. To find out how to change your login you can check out a new video or visit https://secure.rasc.ca.

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Observer's Handbook 2012 Now Available
Written by National Office on Fri, 2011/10/21

2012 RASC Observer's HandbookThe Observer’s Handbook 2012 is now available! And, new this year is a free, special edition of Nova Astronomics’ Windows-based planetarium software product The Earth Centered Universe (ECU) Pro V6.0 with every copy. Comprehensive planetarium and star-charting software including data from all 17 stellar and non-stellar catalogs found in the Observer’s Handbook.

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Observer's Calendar 2012 Now Available!
Written by National Office on Fri, 2011/09/16

OBSERVER’S CALENDAR 2012 

Now Available!

$16.95 plus S&H and applicable taxes

Member Price only $14.95 plus S&H and applicable taxes

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RASC Constitution Committee Recruiting for 2011/2012
Written by National Office on Thu, 2011/06/16

The national constitution committee is seeking dedicated, detail-oriented RASCals to help draft new Articles of Incorporation for the RASC, in time for the 2012 Edmonton GA and annual meeting.

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RASC Youth member, Kathryn Gray goes to Starmus!
Written by National Office on Tue, 2011/06/14
Kathyrn Aurora Gray's Supernova Discovery

Kathryn Aurora Gray has been invited to take part in the opening of Starmus (www.starmus.com) from June 20-25, 2011 in the Canary Islands. Kathryn, a member of the New Brunswick Centre, and her parents wish to thank the RASC for its support.

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Helen Sawyer Hogg Public Lecture - 2011
Written by National Office on Fri, 2011/05/27

Canadian Astronomical Society

Helen Sawyer Hogg Public Lecture - 2011
The Search for a Sister Earth
Dimitar Sasselov, Harvard University

Tuesday, May 31 7:30 - 9 PM
Central Library, Wolf Performance Hall
251 Dundas Street, London ON

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