Asteroid (20020) Mipach

Mike Powell (b. 1959), Paul Owen (b. 1960) and Chris Curwin (b. 1959) are amateur astronomers in New Brunswick, Canada. Motivated by the coronavirus lockdown to offer online presentations, they created The Sunday Night Astronomy Show, a live, interactive, informal program covering observing, equipment and special events. Over 150 editions have been produced.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 15, page 7

Orbit type: Main Belt

Continue Reading

Asteroid (20018) Paulgray

Paul Michael Gray (b. 1972) is a Canadian amateur astronomer who has served as President of both the RASC Halifax Centre and the RASC New Brunswick Centre. He edited the RASC Observer’s Calendar from 2013 to 2022. Gray was co-discoverer of SN 1995F, the first supernova discovered from Canada.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 15, page 7

Orbit type: Main Belt

Continue Reading

The Sky This Month - October 2023

A Partial Solar Eclipse

A few times each year the sun, moon, and Earth perform a cosmic lineup in space producing an eclipse. This year our planet will witness two solar and two lunar events. On Saturday, October 14, 2023, skywatchers along the eclipse path starting in Oregon through Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and Texas will see an annular eclipse of the sun. The rest of North America (depending on your geographic location) will see a partial eclipse with varying percentages of the sun covered by the moon.

Continue Reading

JRASC Oct 2023

Inside this issue:

  • A jet-like structure has disappeared
  • Totality
  • The ALIVE Model

 

Continue Reading

The Sky This Month - August 2023

Moons and Meteors

August is a vacation month, when people head to the great outdoors be it the cottage or their favourite campsite. For city dwellers, this is a great escape to enjoy nature firsthand. From hearing different birds and taking in picturesque landscapes and scenery to laying under the stars, these are relaxing moments we cherish.

Continue Reading

(357106) Pacholka

Wally Pacholka (b. 1949) is a Canadian-American photographer specializing in nightscape images. He is a winner of Picture of the Year for Time and Life magazines end-of-year photography editions. Almost 50 of his photos have been selected by NASA as the Astronomy Picture of the Day.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, volume 3, number 11, page 14

Continue Reading

(12996) Claudedomingue

Claude A. Domingue (b. 1935) is a Canadian and American engineer who worked for IBM during the Apollo era. He was responsible for testing and validating the memory used in the computer system that supported the Apollo flights. He was on call for each flight, playing a vital role in the first manned exploration of the Moon.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, volume 3, number 11, page 9

Continue Reading

Stellarium intermediate course

Event Date: 
Monday, July 31, 2023 - 9:30pm to 11:30pm

Stellarium intermediate course (ONLINE)

Monday 31 July 2023

7:30 PM to 9:30 PM Mountain time (note the time zone!)

Stellarium is a powerful planetarium application available for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux computers.

Continue Reading

Stellarium jam session

Event Date: 
Monday, July 24, 2023 - 8:00pm to 10:00pm

Stellarium jam session (ONLINE)

Monday 24 July 2023 - 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM Eastern time (note the time zone!)

Stellarium is a powerful planetarium application available for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux computers. Stellarium is big.

 

Audience: participants who have taken the level 1, level 2, and level 3 training sessions and want more.

Continue Reading

JRASC August 2023

Inside this Issue

Ground-Based Photometry

Plus all the regular columnists, colour images by amateur astrophotographers, What's Up in the Sky, and centrefold Sky Chart. 

Continue Reading

Pages

Subscribe to RASC RSS