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Chris Gainor's team wins NASA contract for Hubble History

On 05 Mar, 2015 By RRosenfeld

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is one of the most significant and longest-lived of the currently active space probes. Beyond its rich sceince harvest, its images have captured the international public's imagination like no other space telescope. In its influence on public perception it is arguably the Apollo of our age.

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The Sky This Month - March 2015

On 01 Mar, 2015 By GARYBOYLE

Orion’s K-9’s

As we finally leave winter behind this month and jump into spring, we cannot help but notice the days getting longer. As we tick our way through the calendar, our sun’s angle moves a bit farther north, rewarding us with more than three minutes of light per day. However for astronomers this translates into shorter and shorter nights. It is not until the month of June that we only begin observing at about 9:30 p.m. and later local time but for now, our observing window is still on our side.

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Summer / Co-op Job Placement Available

On 28 Feb, 2015 By admin

The RASC Board of Directors has approved in principle (subject to budget approval) the engagement of a Co-op student for the summer of 2015. The Society is seeking a Website Architect and Developer who will spearhead an initaitive to update and improve all of the Society's web properties (www.rasc.ca, events.rasc.ca and secure.rasc.ca). A key responsibility will be to ensure that the Society's existing website is successfully migrated to the Drupal 7 platform.

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Revised Vision, Mission, and Values Statements

On 13 Feb, 2015 By JEDGAR

At the 2015 February 9 Board of Director's meeting, revised Vision, Mission, and Values statements were approved. They now read:

The RASC Vision To be Canada's premiere organization of amateur and professional astronomers, promoting Astronomy to all.

The RASC Mission To enhance understanding of and inspire curiosity about the Universe, through public outreach, education, and support for astronomical research.

The RASC Values

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RASC 2016 Observer's Calendar call for images

On 04 Feb, 2015 By mempub

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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The Sky This Month - Febuary 2015

On 01 Feb, 2015 By GARYBOYLE

Auriga

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2015 Award winners announced!

On 20 Jan, 2015 By JEDGAR

The RASC Board of Directors has accepted the 2015 report of the Awards Committee for nominations in the following categories:

Fellows: (recognizing exemplary long service and outstanding contributions to the Society)

  • Robert Dick (Ottawa)
  • David J. Lane (Halifax)
  • Dr. John Percy (Toronto)
  • Mary Lou Whitehorne (Halifax)

Service Awards: (recognizing 10 or more years of service to the Society)

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Annual Report (Centre Information Request)

On 13 Jan, 2015 By mempub

Please submit your Centre's Activity/Financial reports here.

The deadline is February 15, 2015.

Thanks!

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See Halifax at the 2015 General Assembly

On 07 Jan, 2015 By JEDGAR

Visit the General Assembly page for information on this exciting annual event.
http://www.rasc.ca/ga/2015

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Cloudy Nights author is full of praise for the Observer's Handbook!

On 02 Jan, 2015 By JEDGAR

Reviewer Tom Trusock, of the Cloudy Nights Web site, says about the 2015 Observer's Handbook "This book is the swiss army knife of reference books for amateur astronomy, and nearly as essential as a red flashlight and eyepieces. Just get one now and thank me later."

Acclaim for the Observer's Handbook continues to pour in, with popular reviews from Trusock, Gary Seronik, and David Eicher.

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