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Astronomy Day 2013 – Get out under the stars across Canada!

Written by Denis Grey on Thu, 2013/04/18

Astronomy Day is an international science education and outreach event head annually in April of each year. Many RASC Centres will be celebrating the day with special activities and events that you are welcome to come out to!

Highlights this year are an impressive waxing Moon, the planet Jupiter and the amazing planet Saturn.

Here are just some of the Astronomy Day events on offer from East to West across the country:

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RASC Vancouver Hosts Astronomy Day at Simon Fraser University - 2013 Apr 27

Written by Susanna Nagy, Vancouver Centre on Thu, 2013/04/18

The RASC Vancouver Centre is hosting a spectacular Astronomy Day event on Saturday, April 27th.

Location

Hosted at the Burnaby Campus of Simon Fraser University
Academic Quadrangle, South Concourse (see map)
Free admission (university parking fees in effect)

Afternoon Activities

From 11 am to 4 pm to include:

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Astronomy Day 2013

Written by Deborah Thompson on Mon, 2013/04/15

Toronto, Canada (April 15, 2013) – Members of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) and its 29 local RASC Centres will celebrate International Astronomy Day this Saturday, April 20, 2013. Be on the lookout for telescopes and astronomers to pop up unexpectedly on street corners, in shopping malls and other public places, ready and eager to bring the universe down to Earth for everyone!

Announcements

RASC's Paul Delaney discusses NASA's comet-wrangling on CTV

Written by Kate Fane on Thu, 2013/04/11

This morning on CTV's Canada AM, York University professor and longtime RASC member Paul Delaney sat down with host Marci Len to discuss NASA's ambitious plan to capture an asteroid.

To watch Paul's interview, visit http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=903318

Announcements

RASC seeks applicants for its Board Transition Committee

Written by National Office on Wed, 2013/04/10

Announcements

Exciting updates from the upcoming General Assembly

Written by Kate Fane on Mon, 2013/04/08

Announcements

Call for Images - 2014 Observer's Calendar

Written by Paul Gray, Halifax Centre on Fri, 2013/04/05

Astronomical images and sketches of all types are invited for consideration for publication in the 2014 RASC Observer's Calendar including: deep sky, solar system, and dramatic astronomically themed landscapes. Images can be prime focus, piggyback, eyepiece projection, or fixed tripod; and recorded on a digital/CCD camera, film, or webcam.

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