DAO

Hon. Charles Stewart - Minister
W. W. Cory, C.M.G. - - Deputy Minister

The Dominion Astrophysical
Observatory
Victoria, B.C.

A SKETCH of the development of astronomy
in Canada and of the founding of this observatory.
A description of the building and of the
mechanical and optical details of the telescope. An
account of the principal work of the institution.

By J. S. Plaskett, F.R.S.

Ottawa
F. A. ACLAND,
Printer to the King’s Most Excellent Majesty
1923

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CFHT

National Research Council Canada

THE CANADA-FRANCE-HAWAII TELESCOPE

Conseil national de recherches Canada

LE TÉLESCOPE CANADA-FRANCE-HAWAII

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RASC Constitution 1943

REVISED CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
APPROVED BY GENERAL COUNCIL NOV. 5, 1943.

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RASC Constitution 1927

CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
ADOPTED JUNE 16, 1908; IN FORCE DECEMBER 1, 1908.
WITH AMENDMENTS TO DECEMBER 1, 1927.

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RASC Booklet

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2015 Award winners announced!

The RASC Board of Directors has accepted the 2015 report of the Awards Committee for nominations in the following categories:

Fellows: (recognizing exemplary long service and outstanding contributions to the Society)

  • Robert Dick (Ottawa)
  • David J. Lane (Halifax)
  • Dr. John Percy (Toronto)
  • Mary Lou Whitehorne (Halifax)

Service Awards: (recognizing 10 or more years of service to the Society)

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Asteroid (11823) Christen

Roland W. Christen (b. 1944) is an optician and maker of affordable apochromatic refractors at the forefront of mechanical and optical design.

The citation was provided by S. and A. French.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 38201

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Asteroid (414026) Bochonko

Richard Bochonko (1941–2014) was for 33 years a passionate professor of mathematics, physics and astronomy at the University of Manitoba. He had very broad interests and generously shared his knowledge with students and the public. He played key roles in the development of the University’s Glenlea teaching observatory.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 91794

 

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JRASC 2014 December

  • Citizen Science on the Faroe Islands
  • GrayStar: A Web Application
  • Deep-Sky Imaging
  • Theory on the Origin of Aristarchos’s 87 Degrees
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GA Guide 2014

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