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Summer Students Start Work at the Society Office

On 08 May, 2019 By EXECDIR

Summer Students Start at Society Office

 

I am pleased to welcome two summer students to the RASC Society Office.

The Society obtained a grant through the federal Canada Summer Jobs program to hire the students for 9 weeks.

Miguel Del Rio will work assisting with administrative duties, handling membership inquiries and publication sales.

Maria Kalsatos will be helping with social media and youth outreach.

Maria will be using the coordinator@rasc.ca

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The Sky This Month - May 2019

On 02 May, 2019 By GARYBOYLE

Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower

The month of May month begins with the May 4 new moon and will provide dark sky conditions to enjoy the annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower. The entire shower takes place from April 19 to May 28 with the peak occurring on the morning of May 5. The parent comet 1P/Halley which also produces the Orionid meteor shower in October will produce about 40 meteors per hour and vapourize in the atmosphere at 67 km/sec.

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The Sky This Month - April 2019

On 07 Apr, 2019 By GARYBOYLE

Corvus The Crow

Follow the handle of the Big Dipper as it arcs or bends to the star Arcturus in the constellation Bootes. Continue this imaginary curve to the first magnitude star Spica – alpha Virgo. At 250 light-years (ly) away, Spica shines 1,900 times more luminous than the Sun. It actually consists of two extremely hot B1 and B4 stars that are separated by a mere 0.12 astronomical units or 18 million kilometres.

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The Sky This Month

On 03 Mar, 2019 By GARYBOYLE

Canis Major

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The Sky This Month - February 2019

On 02 Feb, 2019 By GARYBOYLE

Gemini Twins

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The Sky This Month - January 2019

On 01 Jan, 2019 By GARYBOYLE

The Total Lunar Eclipse

The year 2018 ended with two great celestial events. We had the Geminid meteor shower that peaked on the night of December 13/14 as well as the great appearance of Comet 46/P Wirtanen. The comet was closest to the earth on December 16 and was near the Pleiades star cluster. Wirtanen is now moving towards Ursa Major and fading rapidly.

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Create a Logo for CASTOR and Win!

On 19 Dec, 2018 By jrattwood

Create a Logo for CASTOR and Win!

New deadline: March 1, 2019                       All Canadians are invited to enter.

Canadian astronomers have established themselves in space-based astronomy by using space telescopes such as Hubble and Chandra. In 2003 Canada’s MOST (Microvariability and Oscillations of Stars) space telescope was launched, and now Canada is a full partner in the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).

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The Sky This Month - December 2018

On 01 Dec, 2018 By GARYBOYLE

Two Grand Events

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The Sky This Month - November 2018

On 01 Nov, 2018 By GARYBOYLE

Cassiopeia – The Queen

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Governor General Julie Payette Becomes Patron of RASC

On 09 Oct, 2018 By jrattwood

Governor General Julie Payette Becomes Patron of RASC

The Governor General of Canada, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, has agreed to become Viceregal Patron of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.

Viceregal patronage is granted for the length of a Governor General’s time in office. The first Governor General to be Viceregal Patron of the RASC was Ms. Payette’s predecessor, David Johnston.

The RASC was granted its “royal” designation in 1903 by His Majesty King Edward VII.

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