In 1983 the Society purchased its second building, 136 Dupont St. Comet Halley's 1985-86 apparition brought with it a significant boost in membership numbers. The Plaskett Medal was instituted (jointly with CASCA) in 1988; by this time there were 22 Centres across Canada.
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| 1822 | Sir William Herschel dies at 84. | 204 years ago |
| 1989 | Voyager 2 encounters Neptune. | 37 years ago |
| 1989 | David Levy co-discovers Comet Okazaki-Levy-Rudenko (1989r). NNL | 37 years ago |
| 2003 | Spitzer Space Telescope launched, 2003. NASA | 23 years ago |
See Also:
- The 1984 May 30 solar eclipse.
- National Newsletter back issues.
- Robert Ballantyne's column in the Winnipeg Free Press from 1985-87.
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