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Origins of the Halifax Dockyard Observatory

 

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Eclipse 2024

2024 Total Solar Eclipse

On April 8th 2024, North America will be treated to a total solar eclipse! This will be the last total solar eclipse in Canada until 2044, so this is your best opportunity to see this incredible astronomical phenomenon without having to travel too far.

We are maintaining a list of events and resources for this eclipse. If you have information to add, please contact the Eclipse Task Force.

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JRASC February 2023

Inside this Issue:

  • Finding Unknown Asteroids
  • Canadian Astronomy and the Beginnings of Big Data
  • Light Speaks to Us
  • Best Project Award at the 2022 Canada-Wide Science Fair
For easier navigation, articles listed on the front cover and in the Table of Contents are hyperlinks to their respective items; the end of each article is hyperlinked back to the Tables of Contents.
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registration level 1 Backyard

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2023 Edition Updates

On p. 44, last line, change the reference from p. 205 to p. 201

On p. 135, the times given for Victoria should be 3 hours earlier than shown. I.e. Victoria, BC 8:08 9:20 10:38

On p. 46, the Time Zone map is reported as somewhat illegible. Use this link
http://astro.ukho.gov.uk/nao/miscellanea/WMTZ/Wmtz211122.pdf

On p. 149, the URL at page bottom should read "wms.lroc.asu.edu/lroc" (i.e. all lowercase)

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World Asterism Project

RASC World Asterisms Project: 

Update: 15 March 2024

An asterism is a star or stars that have been identified and named. The people of the world come from a variety of social, educational, and cultural backgrounds. This means that even though they are looking up at exactly the same stars that you are, they see different patterns than you. Even within your own culture there will be differences. People have used the sky as:

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April 2022 Journal

Inside this issue:

  • Apollo 11 Astronauts Visit Canada
  • Cloud Near the Horizon
Something new recently is live links between Table of Contents and an actual article. Even the titles on the front cover are live. And, the end of an article is a live link to the Tables of Contents.
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