Ten-year-old Canadian Boy Discovers a 600 Million Year-Old Supernova

On 01 Nov, 2013 By delete111@gmail.com

Toronto, Canada (October 31, 2013) – The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) is pleased to announce that young Canadian, Nathan Gray, age 10, has discovered a supernova in the field of the galaxy designated PGC 61330, which lies in the constellation of Draco (the dragon).

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Earliest Society Bylaws

On 31 Oct, 2013 By walter.macdonal...

A transcription of this document is provided below. A photo of this document appeared in JRASC, (35) 89 along with this note:

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Oby Survey

On 13 Oct, 2013 By walter.macdonal... 
Ottawa, Ontario,
February 28th, 1952.

Mr. John Galt,
Secretary, Toronto Centre,
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada,
43 Adelaide street, East,
Toronto, Ontario.

Dear Mr. Galt:
          The enclosed questionnaire on Canadian observatories,
issued at the request of the International Astronomical Union,
is self-explanatory.

             If the Society maintains an observatory or if you know
of any persons who maintain private observatories in the city
of Toronto it would be very much appreciated if you could have
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Topham Letter 19440915

On 05 Oct, 2013 By walter.macdonal...
 

Castlefield Observatory
Fairbanks P.O.
Toronto 10
Sept 15/44

Secretary R.A.S.C.

Dear Mr. Waring

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Letter to Topham 19440908

On 05 Oct, 2013 By walter.macdonal...
 

September 8, 1944.

Mr. Bert Topham,
Castlefield Observatory,
Fairbanks P.O.,
Toronto.

Dear Mr. Topham:

At the meeting, this week, of the Council of the Royal
Astronomical Society of Canada, Toronto Center, Miss
Northcott informed the members of your recent accident.

Concern of all was expressed for your welfare and it
was desired that their feeling in this regard be
expressed to you on their part.

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JRASC 2013 October

On 04 Sep, 2013 By james-deleted-5...

Inside this issue:

  • David Levy, Fireflies, and Arcturus
  • David Levy Comes Home
  • Astronomers Kiss and Tell
  • Rendezvous with the Stars
  • Tribute to Jim Hesser
  • Strategies for Making Friends
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Discover the Universe! Our popular astronomy workshops for teachers are back!

On 04 Sep, 2013 By Anonymous (not verified)

Discover the Universe

Our popular astronomy workshops for teachers are back!

Registration is now open for our workshops starting September 30th. All our programs are offered online, available in English and French, and best of all, completely free! The workshops for teachers, which last three weeks, cover the main astronomy concepts from grades 5 through 8 while providing ideas and resources to be used in class.

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Halifax Centre Graphics

On 03 Sep, 2013 By walter.macdonal...
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Asteroid (273262) Cottam

On 23 Aug, 2013 By ebriggs733@gmail.com
Michael Gordon Cottam (b. 1945) is an English-Canadian physicist known for his work on the quantum theory of condensed matter systems, particularly in low dimensions and in nanostructures. His expertise includes the excitations or waves that can propagate in these systems and their nonlinear dynamics.
Orbit type: Main Belt
 
Reference: MPC 84676
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Asteroid (236616) Gray

On 23 Aug, 2013 By ebriggs733@gmail.com
David Frank Gray (b. 1938) is a stellar spectroscopist who has advanced our knowledge of stellar rotation, magnetic fields,granulation and turbulence, oscillations and star spots. He was President of IAU Commission 36 from 1988 to 1991 and Director of the Elginfield Observatory in London (Canada) from 1991 to 2011.
Orbit type: Main Belt
 
Reference: MPC 84675
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