1980s

Kingston Plaque Dedication

On 15 Nov, 2015 By walter.macdonal...

Honoured guests at the unveiling of the historic plaque marking the location of Ontario’s first observatory: Dr. John Downie, Dean of the Department of Applied Sciences of Queen’s University; Dr. A. Vibert Douglas, Founder and Honorary President of the Kingston Centre and Past President (1943–1944) of the R.A.S.C.; and Professor Victor Hughes of the Department of Physics of Queen’s University. Photo by Leo Enright.

Astronomy Day 1984 #7

On 30 Jul, 2015 By Anonymous (not verified)

Astronomy Day 1984 (May 5) in Kingston, Ontario. Hein van Asperen with his home-made 10 Newtonian on Dobsonian mount. Leo Enright is on the right.

J.A. Pearce Interview

On 30 Mar, 2015 By walter.macdonal...

Interview with Dr. Joseph A. Pearce in Victoria on August 31, 1981 by Christopher Aikman (DAO, Victoria Centre Secretary) and Muriel Enock (Victoria Centre SkyNews Editor).

Note from Muriel Enock:

I should explain the tape gaps. The first gap was when the first (of my three shorter) sides finished. Dr. Pearce startled, and by the time he had got back on track, so I had the second side. So here you really don't miss anything.

Newcomb Monument #2

On 11 Mar, 2015 By walter.macdonal...

The plaque on the Simon Newcomb monument at Wallace Bridge, NS.

Photo by Gordon Hawkins, August 1986.

Newcomb Monument

On 11 Mar, 2015 By walter.macdonal...

David Chapman, a winner of the Simon Newcomb Award, stands beside the monument at the former astronomer’s birthplace at Wallace Bridge, NS.

(This photo appeared on page 59 of Looking Up. Photo by Gordon Hawkins, August 1986.)