Equatorially mounted reflector with 8.5-inch primary mirror by RASC member John A. Brashear. This was donated to the Society by Weston Wetherbee, FRASC, in 1904. It was a considerable gift at the time. Its present whereabouts are unknown (unnumbered plate from The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Selected Papers and Proceedings 1904).
Diversity and inclusivity are issues of the present as well as of the past for a scientific organization like the RASC; the topics of gender, cultural origins, and "race" are nothing new.* No Society which extends an open invitation to all to join its ranks, and purposes to make positive astronomical contributions to the local, regional, national, and international communities of which it is a part, can afford to ignore questions of who is in, and who is out, which cultures are represented, and which ignored, which matter, and which don't.
Date: November 11, 2019
Time: Morning and early afternoon
Location: Coast-to-coast
On November 11, 2019, Mercury will be passing between the Earth and the Sun. From our view here on Earth, that means we'll see a little black spot slowly crossing the disc of the Sun. However, because Mercury is so small, you won't be able to see it just with solar-filtered eclipse glasses.
The Next Gen Committee’s purpose is to address the needs of current and future RASC youth members (meaning members between 13 and 25 years of age, inclusive) as they relate to programs and services of the Society. The committee serves to represent the unique viewpoints, values, and experiences of the Society’s youth members as they apply to their RASC membership, including a core dedication to upholding the ideals of respect, inclusivity, and diversity within the Society.