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Dorner Telescope Museum

 

Dorner Telescope Museum

 

telling the story of the telescope in Canada

 

Telescopes and binoculars are magic, bringing distant astronomical objects close or showing things invisible to the naked eye. That magic has never worn off.
—Rudolph Dorner

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Authorisation

On 23 Jul, 2019 By walter.macdonal...

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Below, find our new letter from Transport Canada, effective December 1, 2022 until November 30, 2025.

 

 

A5400-3 RDIMS

16 November 2022

The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada

203-4920 Dundas Street West

Toronto, ON M9A 1B7

Att: Mr. Dennis Lyons

dennis.lyons.3@gmail.com

Phone: (204) 218-0956

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JRASC August 2019

On 20 Jul, 2019 By james@jamesedgar.ca

Inside this issue:

  • In Memoriam: Jim Bernath
  • Exploration of the Sky: The Skies Sketchbook
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Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Events

50th Anniversary of Apollo 11


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July 20th, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing by Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong. As we reach for the moon and beyond once more, science centres and RASC centres across the country will be celebrating this momentous occasion!


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Candidate Statements 2013

On 19 May, 2019 By walter.macdonal...

Candidate Statements for 2013.

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Resources

On 11 Apr, 2019 By walter.macdonal...

Observing Resources


The following selected resources are of interest to observers.


Sky, Cloud and Darkness


  • US Naval Observatory Ephemerides (Sun rise/set, Moon rise/set, astronomical twilight, Moon phases and more).

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GA 2013 EPO Roundtable

On 10 Apr, 2019 By walter.macdonal...
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Logbook Forms

On 09 Apr, 2019 By walter.macdonal...

Recording Cometary Observations

Why Record Your Observations?

Recording observations is important for two reasons:

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RASC: 140 Years of Art and Observation

On 30 Mar, 2019 By walter.macdonal...

RASC: One Hundred and Forty Years of Art and Observation

catalogue of an exhibition from the RASC National Archives
for the 2008 General Assembly in Toronto, June 28-30, 2008

a project of the RASC History Committee
Barry Matthews, Chair
R. A. Rosenfeld, Archivist

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JRASC April 2019

On 10 Mar, 2019 By james@jamesedgar.ca

Inside this issue:

  • 150 Years of Astronomical Imagery
  • Radio Astronomy at Queen’s
  • New Horizons, A Poem
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