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Star Parties
A list of star parties held across Canada.
SkyNews - This Week’s Sky
Weekly highlights from Skynews magazine.
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RASC has 28 Centres across Canada.
Robotic Telescope
Join us as we explore the universe with our telescope in California.
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History
The RASC has a rich history going back to 1868. Explore it here in our digital archives.
Volunteer
RASC offers its members many ways to get involved.
RASC Sesquicentennial
150th podcast and special events held in 2018.
This Day in History
| 1822 | Sir William Herschel dies at 84. | 197 years ago |
| 1989 | David Levy co-discovers Comet Okazaki-Levy-Rudenko (1989r). NNL | 30 years ago |
| 1989 | Voyager 2 encounters Neptune. | 30 years ago |
| 2003 | Spitzer Space Telescope launched, 2003. NASA | 16 years ago |
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