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The Sky This Month - December 2018

On 01 Dec, 2018 By garyboyle@xplor...

Two Grand Events

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The Sky This Month - November 2018

On 01 Nov, 2018 By garyboyle@xplor...

Cassiopeia – The Queen

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An open letter of congratulations to Dr Donna Strickland

On 02 Oct, 2018 By jrattwood-delet...

Dear Dr Strickland

On behalf of the members of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada from across the country, I am delighted to offer my warmest congratulations to you on winning the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics.

I know that this prize will inspire many Canadians, particularly women, to look at studies and careers in physics and related sciences such as astronomy. I also note that lasers are becoming an important tool for astronomers, for example in the form of adaptive optics.

I also wish you the best in your continuing scientific work. 

 

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Youth Outreach Coordinator Hired

On 02 Oct, 2018 By jrattwood-delet...

I am pleased to announce that we have hired a new staff member at the RASC Society office: Jenna Hinds has been appointed Youth Outreach Coordinator.

Jenna has a BSc from Mount Allison in Marine Biology and a Masters of Science in Science Communication and Public Engagement from the University of Edinburgh.

She has worked at the Ontario Science Centre for the past 2.5 years as a planetarium host, giving live shows on various aspects of astronomy.

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The Sky This Month - October 2018

On 01 Oct, 2018 By garyboyle@xplor...

Fall Nights

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The Sky This Month - September 2018

On 02 Sep, 2018 By garyboyle@xplor...

Pegasus The Winged Horse

The constellation Pegasus is easily identified by its large square of stars. When rising in the east, it takes on the appearance of a giant baseball diamond. With 1,121 square degrees of sky, Pegasus ranks 7th in overall size. It is also one of the original constellations listed by the astronomer Ptolemy back in the 2nd century.

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New Youth Outreach Coordinator position announced

On 20 Aug, 2018 By jrattwood-delet...

Recently the RASC successfully obtained a grant from the Trottier Foundation.

The grant is $75,000 a year for three years. The money is to be used to hire a Youth Outreach Coordinator.

The job was posted Friday on the Charity Village website

https://charityvillage.com/app/job-listings/714d3ff1-25a2-e811-80d3-14187768272a?search=true

 

Attracting younger people to join the Society has long been a challenge.

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The Sky This Month - August 2018

On 02 Aug, 2018 By garyboyle@xplor...

Draco The Dragon

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The Sky This Month - July 2018

On 01 Jul, 2018 By garyboyle@xplor...

The Milky Way and Big Bold Mars


Opposed to the Big Dipper that is seen all year round, Sagittarius the Archer appears low in the south skies for only a few months. With so many celestial objects to hunt down, we definitely have our work cut out.


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The Sky This Month - June 2018

On 01 Jun, 2018 By garyboyle@xplor...

Bootes And Serpens

This month the constellation Bootes is high in the sky and just past the meridian. Its prominent star called Arcturus is 37 light-years (ly) away and shines at zero magnitude. Simply follow the stars in the Big Dipper’s handle as it arcs down to Arcturus. This spectral class K0 supergiant shines 113 times brighter than our Sun measure 26 solar diameters across or one quarter the size of the orbit of Mercury.

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