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The Sky This Month - September 2015

On 02 Sep, 2015 By GARYBOYLE

Capricorn, Aquarius and a Lunar Eclipse

Moving eastward from the great Teapot of Sagittarius, we continue our voyage along the ecliptic to Capricornus – The Goat. This constellation takes up 414 square degrees of sky making it the 40th largest constellation. To date – nine planets have been found orbiting five stars in Capricorn. The stars that make up the asterism are of average brightness, running in the range of magnitude 2.8 to 4.5.

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New RASC Website Now On-line

On 11 Aug, 2015 By DGrey

On behalf of the Webteam and the IT Committee I'm pleased to inform you that our new website is now up and running. We've successfully migrated a great deal of content from our old CMS version to the latest and greatest. While there is still some work to be done we are ready to "go public" with our new site. Here are the highlights:

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Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area to Become Canada's First Nocturnal Preserve!

On 23 Jul, 2015 By Anonymous (not verified)

The RASC is pleased to designate Canada's first Nocturnal Preserve, located in Alberta. Please see the Media Release for more information!

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The RASC Purchases SkyNews

On 02 Jul, 2015 By jrattwood

The Board of Directors of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) are pleased to announce that the RASC has purchased SkyNews Incorporated.

SkyNews Inc. has published SkyNews magazine since 1999.  SkyNews Inc. also owns SkyNews.ca and  publishes a monthly e-newsletter.  SkyNews is the Canadian magazine for amateur astronomers and is the only popular, English-language science magazine for adults published in Canada.

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The Sky This Month - July 2015

On 01 Jul, 2015 By GARYBOYLE

Scorpius and The Planet Saturn

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Halifax GA 2015- National Office Closure

On 30 Jun, 2015 By mempub

The office will be closed from July 1-6 due to staff attending the GA in Halifax. For any urgent matters, please leave a voicemail and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Happy Canada Day! Have a safe and happy holiday!

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RASC National Office Closed June 24th

On 23 Jun, 2015 By mempub

Please note that the RASC Society Office will be closed on Wednesday June 24th due to building maintenance.

We will re-open Thursday June 25th.

Thank you for your understanding.

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Extended Annual Report 2014 is available online!

On 16 Jun, 2015 By mempub

Check out the RASC Extended Annual Report 2014 here!

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RASC Executive Director Randy Attwood appears on CTV Canada AM discussing Philae comet lander

On 15 Jun, 2015 By mempub

RASC Executive Director Randy Attwood appears on CTV Canada AM to talk about the reestablishment of communications with the Philae comet lander.

Watch the clip here!

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RASC 1st VP Colin Haig interview on CTV News discusses NASA's new "flying saucer" tests

On 10 Jun, 2015 By mempub

Watch the clip "Nasa Tests Flying Saucer" here!

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