Honorary President

On 12 Oct, 2022 By ebriggs733@gmail.com
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Dr. Wendy Freedman

On 12 Oct, 2022 By ebriggs733@gmail.com

Dr. Freedman (born July 17, 1957) is easy to perceive as a successor to Allan Sandage in the field of cosmology. She had a disagreement of some standing with Sandage about what the eventual determination of the Hubble Constant would be. Sandage said it would be close to 50, Gerard de Vaucouleurs said it would be 100, and Freedman's eventual solution of close to 75 was supported by Hubble Space Telescope Cepheid data.

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RASC Ottawa: Monthly Meeting

On 07 Oct, 2022 By outreach@rasc.ca
Event Date: 
Friday, October 14, 2022 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm

Monthly Meeting

RASC Ottawa

 

Can it possibly be true that our Sun loses 30,000 blue whales' worth of mass every second... and that it's been doing that for billions of years? How many whales is that, anyway?

One way to know for sure is to join us for the RASC Ottawa Centre Zoom-inar Friday 14 October 7:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada). I keep offering free beer at the end of these things but no-one has taken me up on it yet.

Anyone looking to look out from this Earth is welcome.

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Insider's Guide to the Galaxy

On 05 Oct, 2022 By outreach@rasc.ca
Event Date: 
Tuesday, December 6, 2022 - 3:30pm to 5:00pm

The Insider's Guide to the Galaxy

Presented by Chris Vaughan and Samantha Jewett

Join us every other Tuesday for our astronomy variety show!

Keep an eye on rasc.ca/insidersguide for updates about new sessions.

Register once for all sessions!

Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8vbimAGESjKjldwGbwjwEA 

If you have questions, email outreach@rasc.ca

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Insider's Guide to the Galaxy

On 05 Oct, 2022 By outreach@rasc.ca
Event Date: 
Tuesday, November 22, 2022 - 3:30pm to 5:00pm

The Insider's Guide to the Galaxy

Presented by Chris Vaughan and Samantha Jewett

Join us every other Tuesday for our astronomy variety show!

Keep an eye on rasc.ca/insidersguide for updates about new sessions.

Register once for all sessions!

Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8vbimAGESjKjldwGbwjwEA 

If you have questions, email outreach@rasc.ca

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Insider's Guide to the Galaxy

On 05 Oct, 2022 By outreach@rasc.ca
Event Date: 
Tuesday, November 8, 2022 - 3:30pm to 5:00pm

The Insider's Guide to the Galaxy

Presented by Chris Vaughan and Samantha Jewett

Join us every other Tuesday for our astronomy variety show!

Keep an eye on rasc.ca/insidersguide for updates about new sessions.

Register once for all sessions!

Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8vbimAGESjKjldwGbwjwEA 

If you have questions, email outreach@rasc.ca

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Stellarium Mobile introductory course

On 05 Oct, 2022 By hotair@computer...
Event Date: 
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 - 8:00pm to 10:00pm

Stellarium Mobile introductory course (ONLINE)

date: Wed 12 October 2022 - 8:00 PM EDT start

Stellarium Mobile is a planetarium app available for iOS and Android smartphones. 

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RASC DDO: Sunday Sungazing

On 05 Oct, 2022 By outreach@rasc.ca
Event Date: 
Sunday, October 16, 2022 - 12:30pm to 1:15pm

Sunday Sungazing

RASC Toronto & The David Dunlap Observatory 

Sunday, October 16, 12:30 - 1:00 PM EDT, online

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RASC DDO: Astronomy Speaker's Night

On 05 Oct, 2022 By outreach@rasc.ca
Event Date: 
Friday, October 14, 2022 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm

 Astronomy Speaker's Night Presented by Julie Claveau

RASC Toronto & the David Dunlap Observatory 

Talk title: Canada’s Role in the James Webb Space Telescope Mission

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RASC DDO: Up in the Sky

On 05 Oct, 2022 By outreach@rasc.ca
Event Date: 
Friday, October 7, 2022 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm

Up in the Sky

RASC Toronto and the David Dunlap Observatory

Friday, October 7, 7:30 - 9:00 PM EDT, online

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