Chasing Shooting Stars and Moon Shadows
Presentation by Don Hladiuk
RASC Sunshine Coast Centre
Don was born, raised and educated in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He graduated from the University of Manitoba with a BSc (Hons) degree in Earth Science in 1979. Until 2016, Don worked as a geologist in the energy industry. He is an avid amateur astronomer and has twice been President of the Calgary chapter of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC). Since 1984, Don can be heard on the CBC morning show "the Calgary EyeOpener" where he shares recent space science news.
Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Don was an enrichment lecturer on a Hurtigruten ship off the coast of Norway for Road Scholar's "Astronomy Above the Arctic Circle" program. He has been an expedition leader for solar eclipse tours all over the globe and has seen 15 Total Solar Eclipses, three annular eclipses and two rare Venus Transits. Don has asteroid 73704 named after him for his many years of community service. In November 2020 he was nominated to become a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.
This event will take place on December 11, 2020, @ 7:00 pm PST (10:00 pm EST)
Meeting ID: 899 9226 0676
Passcode: 281523