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JRASC February 2019

On 10 Jan, 2019 By james@jamesedgar.ca

Inside this issue:

  • Thermal X-Ray Emission From a Kilonova Remnant?
  • Have You Seen a Neutron Star “Wave”?
  • Smooth or Grained? The Loopy Explanation of Gravity
  • Student of Star-Law

Plus all the regular columnists you've grown to love and enjoy, images from amateur astronomers like you,
and a lot more.

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Membership Card 1981

On 23 Dec, 2018 By walter.macdonal...

RASC Membership card, 1981.

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2018 October

On 21 Nov, 2018 By walter.macdonal...

2018-10-07 update (pm)

Over the past week we had conference calls with the Operations and Photography teams. Documentation and training plans are in the works for the Ops team and the Photo team will be putting together a list of targets to test the software capturing and processing.

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2018 September

On 21 Nov, 2018 By walter.macdonal...

2018-09-28 photos  (pm)

Have installed FocusMax V4 and getting some VCurves to build the focus profile.

While we have made great progress installing and testing out the new camera, I wanted to share a few images from both to highlight some of the capabilities of what can be done with the wonderful equipment at this amazing dark site. The initial astrophoto team will be working with the data and practice scheduling targets with the system.

CCD with 16" f/8.9 RC:

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Future of the RASC #1

On 20 Nov, 2018 By walter.macdonal...

BOLDLY NAVIGATING WHERE NO ONE HAS GONE BEFORE
the future of the RASC in the 21st century

panellists
Roland Dechesne, President, Calgary Centre
Jim Hesser, Director of the DAO, Single Point of Contact for the Canada Node of Beyond IYA (BIYA), and member of the Victoria Centre
Lauri Roche, 1st Vice President, Victoria Centre
Mary Lou Whitehorne, National President of the RASC, and member of the Halifax Centre

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Future of the RASC #2

On 20 Nov, 2018 By walter.macdonal...

GA 2010

Boldly Navigating Where No One Has Gone Before

The Future of the RASC in the 21st Century

—R.A. Rosenfeld

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JRASC December 2018

On 14 Nov, 2018 By james@jamesedgar.ca

Inside this issue

  • WWI and the RASC
  • Astronomical Art
  • Images from the past

Dedicated to our 150th year celebrations, this issue is chock full of
articles and images about our long heritage of bringing astronomy to Canadians

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Inclusivity and Diversity

On 01 Nov, 2018 By walter.macdonal...

Committee Mandate

The Inclusivity & Diversity Committee’s mandate is to promote and develop ethnic, cultural, gender, religious and physical diversity within the Society through education and communications programs and publicize the diversity of the RASC to all its audiences. It is our intention to have this new committee:

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RASC Resources

Resources from the RASC Centres


Many of our members have created their own resources to help them lead workshops in schools, for scouts and girl guide troupes, and to make star parties more exciting. Below, you can find resources from each centre that may help you run your own workshops, plan lessons, or create your own educational materials.


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Lesson Plans

 


Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities


  • ExoExplorations

    Complete Grade 6 lesson plans for astronomy written by astronomers in both English and French (BC Curriculum specifically, but applicable to others).

     

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