Asteroid (308825) Siksika

Discovered 2006 Sept. 14 by D. D. Balam at Mauna Kea.

Siksika Nation is one of the three First Nations, with the Piikani (Peigan) and Kainai (Blood), that comprise the Blackfoot Confederacy. It is a signatory to the 1877 Treaty 7, signed by Chief Crowfoot. Their territories include Southern Alberta, Saskatchewan and Northern Montana.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 80329

Continue Reading

Letter to Levy

All's Well That Ends Well


 


In 1967 the nineteen-year-old David Levy was an enthusiastic observer, and an observationally active member of the Montreal Centre, pursuing his life-long quest for comets, and an ever deeper familiarity with the night sky (activities which he knowledgably, imaginatively, and fruitfully pursues to this day).


Continue Reading

Special December Issue: “The Environmental Impact of Light-pollution and its Abatement"

Special December 2012 Issue of the Journal

This December, The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada will publish “The Environmental Impact of Light-pollution and its Abatement, as a special supplement to its internationally recognized periodical, the Journal.

Continue Reading

Special December Issue: “The Environmental Impact of Light-pollution and its Abatement"

 

This December, The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada will publish “The Environmental Impact of Light-pollution and its Abatement," as a special supplement to its internationally recognized periodical, the Journal.

Continue Reading

Making An Inexpensive Telescope

The date of this document is unknown.

Continue Reading

Black Holes

The date of this document is unknown.

BLACK HOLES: A MYSTERY OF THE UNIVERSE

By K.E. Chilton
93 Currie St.,
Hamilton, Ont.

Black holes! The very name conjures up a mystery! What is at the bottom of the hole? What causes a black hole ? What would happen if you fell into one? These questions and others provide one of the greatest mysteries of our Universe, one which has attracted much space in the newspapers, and one which has caused much discussion among astronomers.

Continue Reading

Motions of the Moon

by K.E. Chilton, F.R.A.S.

1. Daily apparent revolution:

Like all celestial bodies, the moon appears to revolve around the Earth, once every 24 hours. This is caused by the rotation of the Earth. However, the moon revolves eastward in its orbit, ie: in the same direction as the Earth. Therefore, it takes a little longer for the earth to catch up, lengthening the apparent revolution to 24h 50m.

Continue Reading

Members 1936

List of officers and members for 1936. (This booklet was also scanned by, and is in, NASA's ADS.)

Continue Reading

Members 1931

List of officers and members for 1931. (This booklet was also scanned by, and is in, NASA's ADS.)

Continue Reading

Meeting 19401126

Evening Meeting for RASC Ottawa Centre, Dominion Observatory, November 26, 1940.

Continue Reading

Pages

Subscribe to RASC RSS