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The Sky This Month - August 2021

On 01 Aug, 2021 By garyboyle@xplor...

Gas Giants and The Perseids

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Imaging the Night Sky with SkyNews

On 29 Jul, 2021 By jenna.hinds@rasc.ca

People love beautiful photos — and the September/October 2021 issue of SkyNews is stacked with them. 
For the past year, we’ve been collecting our readers’ best astrophotos for our Photo of the Week contest. Our judges have been pouring over hundreds of submissions in a variety of categories. They have now picked the Photos of the Year, plus the Best of the Best — all to be showcased in our September/October 2021 special issue focused on astrophotography.

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Telescope for Isaac

On 15 Jul, 2021 By jenna.hinds@rasc.ca

Telescope for Isaac
The RASC and Sky-Watcher come together to grant a sick child his wish.  

 

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The Sky This Month - June 2021

On 03 Jun, 2021 By garyboyle@xplor...

Sunrise Solar Eclipse

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The Sky This Month - May 2021

On 06 May, 2021 By dave@trustdriven.com

One Eclipse Leads To Another

This year the earth will witness four eclipses, two lunar and two solar. Depending on where you live in Canada, you will have a chance to see one of each or even both. On May 26 the Full Flower Moon will be subject to a total lunar eclipse. This is the largest moon of the year producing large tides.

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The Sky This Month - April 2021

On 03 Apr, 2021 By garyboyle@xplor...

Distant Islands

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The Sky This Month - March 2021

On 01 Mar, 2021 By garyboyle@xplor...

Signs of Spring

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The Sky This Month - January 2021

On 02 Jan, 2021 By garyboyle@xplor...

Orion’s Many Colours - Part 1

As the bright stars of the winter sky rise in the east, we witness a great mythological battle that has been raging for thousands of years. With his mighty shield and raised club, Orion the Hunter has been locked in this imaginary confrontation with Taurus the Bull. The constellation Orion is one of the most iconic groupings of distant suns.

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The Sky This Month - December 2020

On 02 Dec, 2020 By garyboyle@xplor...

The Great Conjunction

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The Sky This Month - October 2020

On 02 Dec, 2020 By garyboyle@xplor...

Rising Pegasus

The Great Square of Pegasus depicting the mythological winged horse is now high in the eastern sky. Pegasus is one of the original 48 constellations listed by Ptolomy sometime after 150 BC and was part of the story of the “Royal Family of Constellations”. The story depicts King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia sacrificing their daughter Andromeda to the sea creature Cetus to appease the angry gods. Our hero Perseus the Hunter saves Andromeda and they both ride off on Pegasus.

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