Self-Isolation Star Party - April 22, 2020

Event Date: 
Wednesday, April 22, 2020 - 10:30pm to 11:45pm

New Moon this evening, so our skies will be nice and dark! Topic to be decided. Send us what you want to hear about! Email Jenna at jenna.hinds@rasc.ca.


This event is open to everyone! Send the registration link to anyone you think might be interested.

Do you miss those wonderful Star Parties hosted by RASC, where you get to look at the night sky and learn about what's up there? We do too! That's why we're hosting online star parties for the next 2 months!

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Self-Isolation Star Party - April 8, 2020

Event Date: 
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 - 10:30pm to 11:45pm

We will be talking all about the Moon tonight! The Moon will be full, but weather-permitting we will still try to take some narrowband images of some deep-sky objects for you.


This event is open to everyone! Send the registration link to anyone you think might be interested.

Do you miss those wonderful Star Parties hosted by RASC, where you get to look at the night sky and learn about what's up there? We do too! That's why we're hosting online star parties for the next 2 months!

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Speaker Series: 30 Years of the Hubble Space Telescope

Event Date: 
Friday, April 24, 2020 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm

Speaker: Chris Gainor, President of The RASC

Abstract TBA.

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How to Use the Observer's Handbook Session 2

Event Date: 
Monday, April 13, 2020 - 3:30pm to 4:00pm

We will cover Time, and Optics and Observing in this session.

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Speaker Series: Apollo 13 - The Flight That Failed

Event Date: 
Monday, April 13, 2020 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm

Speaker: Randy Attwood, President of Mississauga RASC

Fifty years ago, the third mission was launched to land two people on the Moon. On the third day of the flight, a problem occurred which cancelled the plans for the lunar landing and instead, started a race to get the astronauts home alive. In this talk, the speaker will detail all the things which had to go right to save the Apollo 13 crew.

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Homebound Astronomy - April 23, 2020

Event Date: 
Thursday, April 23, 2020 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm

Host: Chris Vaughn

TBA

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Homebound Astronomy - April 21, 2020

Event Date: 
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm

Host: Chris Vaughn

TBA

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Homebound Astronomy - April 16, 2020

Event Date: 
Thursday, April 16, 2020 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm

Host: David Shuman

Introductory Photoshop

  • Learn how to edit a DSLR image of the sky! Practice images can be downloaded here.
  • Learn about deep-sky photography and how using filters can be a completely different experience.
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Homebound Astronomy - April 14, 2020

Event Date: 
Tuesday, April 14, 2020 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm

Host: Paul Owen

Introductory Astrophotography

  • Learn how to get started in astrophotography, using just your cell phone or DSLR camera!
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Homebound Astronomy - April 9, 2020

Event Date: 
Thursday, April 9, 2020 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm

Host: Chris Vaughn

Planets

  • Find out the answers to the Scavenger Hunt from April 9th!
  • This week is all about planets! Chris will give us a virtual tour of the planets using Starry Night.
  • Learn about the relative motion of planets, the way our solar system is structured, and what "retrograde motion" really is.

 

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