Across the RASC

Paul Delaney wins 2015 Qilak award from CASCA

Paul Delaney, long-time RASC member (Toronto Centre), has won the 2015 Qilak Award bestowed by CASCA, the Canadian society of professional astronomers. Paul has been a tireless and effective promoter of astronomy in Canada over three decades. He is presently Director of the York University Observatory (1986-), and Director of the Division of Natural Science at York (2002-).

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RASC 2016 Observer's Calendar call for images

Astronomical images and sketches of all types are invited for consideration for publication in the 2016 RASC Observer's Calendar including: deep sky, wide field, solar system, astronomical sketches and dramatic astronomically themed landscapes.

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Governor signs Marcellino Bill to curtail light pollution from state buildings

See the article here.

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Leonids over Silver City

Calgary Centre member Alan Dyer and his photo of Leonid meteors was featured on the NBC News site here:

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/leonid-meteors-get-caught-camera-it-wasnt-easy-n251336

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November Ottawa Centre Streaming Live

Please join us online tonight from 8 to 10 p.m. eastern time as we stream our monthly meeting over the Internet. Tonight's agenda includes:

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New Telescope unveiled at Saint Mary's University

Congratulations to the Burke-Gaffney Observatory!

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/smu-s-burke-gaffney-observato...

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Ottawa Centre in the News

 
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Observing the Observers

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Special Ottawa Centre Night

The Ottawa Centre is extremely happy to announce a very special night. Join us online on Friday March 7 at 8 p.m. EST as our special guest speakers will be:

Dr. Sarah Symons, McMaster University with her talk entitled “Astronomical Maps and Tables from Ancient Egyptian Tombs and Temples”  and

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Kingston Centre Special Event - Thu 2013-02-13 at 7:00 p.m.

Pictures of Other Worlds: Directly Imaging Extrasolar Planets

Dr. Bruce Macintosh (Stanford University and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California) will speak on directly imaging extrasolar planets.

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