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RASC President, Scott Young, Resigns

On 14 Jan, 2012 By walter.macdonal...

It is with regret that we announce that Society President, Scott Young, has resigned his position, effective Saturday, 2008 April 5. This came as a surprise to everyone involved, and we are saddened by his decision. His resignation was related to a difference of opinion with his Executive Committee colleagues that made him feel he had lost the mandate to lead.

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The Sky This Month - February 2008

On 14 Jan, 2012 By garyboyle@xplor...

The Twins and an Orangey Moon


Ranked as the seventeenth and twenty-third brightest stars, the guideposts to the Twins of Gemini are now located high in the night sky. Their names respectively are Pollux and Castor and shine at magnitudes 1.14 and 1.57. Pollux is a giant orange star that seems to have a hot outer corona like out Sun.  It does possess a fainter companion too close to be resolved by an amateur telescope. Although it is brighter than Castor Bayer for some reason gave the designation of alpha (the brightest) to Castor. With a good telescope, three of Castor’s stars can be resolved; however, these are really three double stars giving us a total of six suns that appear as one to the unaided eye.


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The Sky This Month - January 2008

On 14 Jan, 2012 By garyboyle@xplor...

Owning the Winter Sky

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Niagara Centre Banquet features Paul Delaney

On 14 Jan, 2012 By walter.macdonal...

The Niagara Centre is hosting their annual banquet on Saturday, April 14th, 2007 from 6:00 p.m. onwards. All RASC members are encouraged to take in this exciting event that will feature Paul Delaney of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at York University.

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RASC Members Featured in Photography Exhibition

On 14 Jan, 2012 By walter.macdonal...

RASC members from Hamilton, Toronto, Ottawa, Kitchener-Waterloo and Niagara are being featured in the tenth annual CONTACT photography festival which opens today in Toronto. A total of 20 outstanding astroimages, selected by SkyNews Editor Terence Dickinson, will be on display in the Great Hall of the Ontario Science Centre until May 31st. A special presentation focusing on astrophotography is planned as part of the official opening on May 9th.

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Canada's Largest Observatory to be Redeveloped

On 14 Jan, 2012 By walter.macdonal...

Canada's largest optical telescope, the 74" reflector at the David Dunlap Observatory is to be closed and its lands redeveloped as part of a plan announced on September 10th by the University of Toronto.

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Fall Astronomy Day 2007 Report

On 14 Jan, 2012 By walter.macdonal...

On September 15, 2007 the RASC hosted a fall Astronomy Day. Seven Centres officially participated: le Centre francophone de Montreal, London Centre, Mississauga Centre, Montreal Centre, Prince George Centre, Quebec Centre and Toronto Centre.

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Mars Mission Concept Proposals Receive Funding

On 14 Jan, 2012 By walter.macdonal...

LONGUEUIL, QC, April 24 /CNW Telbec/ - When a mission to Mars is being developed, mission planners must consider many factors. Space technology advances, scientific needs and objectives, how to deal with distance, communications delays, and landing through the thin Martian atmosphere-all this must converge into a useful, workable mission concept. Canadian companies and researchers are part of an international drive to respond to these and other challenges.

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International Dark Sky Symposium at Mont Megantic - Update

On 14 Jan, 2012 By walter.macdonal...

 


You are cordially invited to the International Dark Sky Association Symposium at the ASTROLab at Mont-Mégantic Provincial Park sponsored by IDA-Quebec. RASC Light Pollution Abatement Chair Robert Dick will be a featured speaker at this event. The RASC will be delivering a paper outlining the evolution of the RASC LPA program and will also be involved with media promotion of this international event. Note that if any Centres wish to contribute their experiences to the RASC program, they are encouraged to contact the LPA Committee Chair prior to August 15th so it can be included in the paper presentation.


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Lineup for Astronomy Rendezvous 2007

On 14 Jan, 2012 By walter.macdonal...

The 7th Annual Fall Astronomy Rendezvous will take place on November 17th this year and once again be located at Universite de Moncton. Held in conjunction with the Annual meeting of the New Brunswick Centre, the event is comprised of several talks, door prizes, raffle draw and swap session.

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