RASC World Asterisms Project: 

Update: 16 October 2025

An asterism is a star or stars that have been identified and named. The people of the world come from a variety of social, educational, and cultural backgrounds. As a result asterisms (stars and constellations) take different names, forms, and are associated with different stories/teachings relevant to the people and their perspectives. Even within one culture there are differences. People have used the sky:

Astronomy Software Training

For RASC members, we offer rich instructor-led training on astronomy software.

You may sign up for training on the Stellarium planetarium software. We offer beginner and intermediate courses. We teach for the computer software (Windows, Macintosh, and Linux).

Any questions? Contact the administrator (software-training AT rasc DOT ca).

2018-08-31 Hunting for Asteroids

Photo Team

The Robotic Telescope Photo Team's goal is to produce crisp, consistent data of deep-sky astrophotography targets. They also develop procedures for operating the telescope in order to acquire consistent astrophotography data.