Christopher Gainor (b. 1954) is a Canadian journalist, historian and amateur astronomer with a PhD in the history of technology from the University of Alberta. He has written six books about aerospace, including Not Yet Imagined, the operational history of the Hubble Space Telescope, published by NASA in 2021. Gainor was President of the RASC in 2018–2020.

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Daniel (Dan) Falk (b. 1966) is a Canadian author who specializes in science and who co-hosted a podcast called BookLab where science books are reviewed. Falk's books include The Science of Shakespeare, In Search of Time and Universe on a T-Shirt, and articles by him have appeared in Smithsonian, New Scientist, Scientific American and other magazines.

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Marc Boucher (b. 1964) is a Canadian entrepreneur, writer, editor and publisher. He created Maple Square, a directory and search engine, co-founded SpaceRef Interactive and also was the founder of SpaceQ Media. Since 1999, Boucher's work has provided information connections in the space community among business, government and institutional researchers. Boucher has worked with entrepreneur Dylan Taylor to establish an online portal for space topics called MultiVerse.media

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Lauri Roche (b. 1949) is a retired math, science, and special education teacher who joined RASC Victoria Centre in 1995 and leads local outreach activities. She was President of the club in 2011– 2012, won the RASC Service Award in 2019, serves on the Education and Outreach Committee and is a director of the Friends of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory.

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Paul Greenhalgh (1957–2017) was a Canadian amateur astronomer and a founding member of the precursor club to RASC Fraser Valley Centre. Greenhalgh worked to establish the McDonald Park Dark-Sky Preserve in Abbotsford, British Columbia, and the Merritt Star Quest event, which ran for 14 years. His passion for astronomy outreach inspired many in his community.

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Michael P. Noble (1954–2022) was a Canadian amateur astronomer known for high resolution, full-sky coverage of meteor, aurora, and noctilucent cloud (NLC) events. He often provided data to researchers, and proved it was possible to observe more than 40 NLC sightings in a season. He was also a generous supporter of public outreach with RASC Edmonton Centre.

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Larry McNish (b. 1950) is a computer science engineer and Canadian amateur astronomer. A member of RASC Calgary Centre since 2003, McNish served as President, outreach volunteer, observatory builder and educator. His contribution as webmaster has included work on observing tools and more than 50 published articles. He won the RASC Service Award in 2013.

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Daniel C. Bawtenheimer (1900–1981) was a Canadian amateur astronomer who helped found the RASC Windsor Centre in 1944, serving as the first Secretary and then President in 1948–1949 and 1955. He built a 0.25-m telescope, hosted club events annually at his backyard observatory, inspired a generation of young enthusiasts and won the RASC Service Award in 1965.

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Rudolph Dorner (1948–2022) was a German-Canadian amateur astronomer, an electrician, machinist, investor and telescope collector. As a member of the RASC Kitchener-Waterloo Centre, he provided active, generous assistance to observers and instrument makers to extend themselves in their craft. The RASC's Dorner Telescope Museum is due to his inspiration.

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Stan Sammy (b. 1946) is a Trinidad-born Canadian amateur astronomer who has been active in RASC Niagara Centre since 2000. Sammy served as Public Events Coordinator, Vice-President, and twice as President. He organized public events, created flyers and brochures, ran workshops, visited many schools and other clubs, and won the RASC Service Award in 2017.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 15, page 8

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