Monthly Meeting with Guest Speaker Marcus Leech

Topic: "Hunting FRBs on a budget: The SIFT telescope"

RASC Kingston

Agenda

Kim Hay — Introductions & Notes
Guest Speaker: Marcus Leech (RASC Ottawa) "Hunting FRBs on a budget: The SIFT telescope"
John Hurley — National Council Representative Update
Hank Bartlett — Hank’s Sun Spot
Rick Wagner — What’s up in the Sky for 2022 March
General Q&A
Adjourn

Sunny with a chance of electron precipitation: Space Weather and what it means to you

Speaker: Don Hampton, Research Associate Professor
Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks

RASC Vancouver

Bio:

Celebrate Canadian Space Exploration: Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the First Canadian Woman in Space

RASC Montreal

Exploring a new world on the Edge of the Solar System: New Horizons and Arrokoth.

Speaker: Dr JJ Kavelaars, University of Victoria 

RASC Mississauga

Here Come the Suns: The statistics and habitability of planets in binary star systems 

Speaker: Dr Lea Hirsch, University of Toronto - Mississauga

RASC Missisauga

A Special Evening for Aspiring Astrophotographers - Deep-Space Astrophotography: Proven Methods for Better Images

Speaker: Trevor Jones (AstroBackyard)

RASC Mississauga

Description: Trevor will explain how he has been able to collect better images from the city than he thought were possible. From recommended filters to advanced processing techniques, see why APOD-worthy images are possible from the backyard.