Annual Report 2018-Extended

On 21 May, 2019 By james@jamesedgar.ca
  • Royal Astronomical Society of Canada—2018
  • President’s Message
  • Executive Director’s Report
  • Secretary’s Message
  • RASC’s 150th Official Coin and Stamps
  • Treasurer’s Message
  • Auditor's Report
  • History Committee Annual Report—2018
  • RASC 150 Working Group Annual Report
  • Annual Meeting Minutes—2018
  • Public Speaker Program—2018
  • Annual Reports from the Centres
  • Centre Treasurers’ Reports for Fiscal Year 2018
  • Donations 2018
  • 2019 Award Winners
  • 2018 Certificates
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University of Wisconsin Madison

On 19 May, 2019 By ryan@rtjmay.ca
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EtM recipient

On 10 May, 2019 By chapmandav@gmail.com
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Annual Report 2018-Essential

On 09 May, 2019 By james@jamesedgar.ca
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Summer Students Start Work at the Society Office

On 08 May, 2019 By execdir@rasc.ca

Summer Student Start at Society Office

 

I am pleased to welcome the summer student to the RASC Society Office.

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

Katarina Holborough will work assisting with administrative duties, handling membership inquiries and publication sales.

Katarina will be using the coordinator@rasc.ca

Please join us in welcoming Katarina to the RASC Office!

 

Renata Koziol

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Bulletin 2019 May

On 02 May, 2019 By jusloe1@wightman.ca
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The Sky This Month - May 2019

On 02 May, 2019 By garyboyle@xplor...

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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Asteroid (249300) Karenmortfield

On 11 Apr, 2019 By ebriggs733@gmail.com

Karen Mortfield is a Canadian public affairs specialist. As a volunteer, she played a leadership role in the renaissance of the David Dunlap Observatory in Canada, working from 2009–2017 to repurpose the 80-year old Observatory as a space science campus.

Ref: MPC 112434
Orbit type: Main Belt 

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Asteroid (50719) Elizabethgriffin

On 11 Apr, 2019 By ebriggs733@gmail.com

Elizabeth Griffin (b. 1942) is a Canadian astronomer specializing in the spectroscopic study of binary stars. She has been a staunch advocate globally for the digitization and preservation of photographic plates and using legacy science data of all kinds.

Ref: MPC 112432
Orbit type: Main Belt 

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Messier Recipient

On 08 Apr, 2019 By chapmandav@gmail.com
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