RASC Montreal Centre: International Observe the Moon Day

Event Date: 
Saturday, October 16, 2021 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm

International Observe the Moon Day

RASC Montreal Centre

To celebrate International Observe the Moon Day on Sat, Oct 16th, 2021 the RASC Montreal Centre hosts member and Astronomical League VP Chuck Allen for an exciting zoom presentation on the Moons of the Solar System starting at 4 pm EDT. Register in advance HERE!

 

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RASC Montreal Centre: The 45 Degree Global Star Party

Event Date: 
Saturday, September 25, 2021 - 8:00pm to 10:00pm

The 45 Degree Global Star Party

RASC Montreal Centre, RASNZ Dunedin and the Explore Alliance 

This Star Party takes place on Saturday, Sept 25th at 8pm EDT (Sunday, Sept 26, 00.00 UTC)

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RASC Montreal Centre: Two Weeks on "Mars"

Event Date: 
Saturday, September 18, 2021 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm

Two Weeks on "Mars" - Learning the art of isolation during a "Mars" mission

Presented by Dr. Elizabeth Howell

RASC Montreal Centre

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Nicole L's ETM-T

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Speaker's Night: The Colour Out of Space

Event Date: 
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm

Speaker's Night: The Colour Out of Space and Other Tales of Cosmic Horror (ONLINE)

Leo Alcorn

Wednesday, September 22, 2021 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm

https://rascto.ca/content/speakers-night-online-4

Dr. Leo Yvonne Alcorn, Postdoctoral Fellow, Astronomy and Astrophysics, York University and The Dunlap Institute

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Recreational Astronomy Night

Event Date: 
Wednesday, September 8, 2021 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm

Recreational Astronomy Night (ONLINE)

RAN ONLINE - September 08, 2021

Wednesday, September 8, 2021 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm

Join us for our monthly recreational astronomy night meeting. This is where our members get to show their latest projects or give tutorials and tips on just about everything to do with astronomy.

Chris Vaughan - The Sky This Month
Denis Grey - Occult Watcher v4.00+ review
Ron Macnaughton - Weighing the Earth 2 1/2 centuries ago, part 2

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Asteroid (2823) van der Laan

Named in honour of Harry van der Laan (b. 1936), who earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 1960 at the University of Western Ontario (now Western University) in London, Ontario, and was Associate Professor of Astronomy there from 1964 to 1967. Then he was professor of astronomy at Leiden Observatory and well-known for his work on radio radiation of gaseous nebulae. He is especially honoured for his activity in securing the Dutch participation in the Observatorio de Roque de los Muchachos at La Palma, Canary Islands.

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Asteroid (112313) LarryLines

Larry Lines (1949-2019) was a Canadian exploration geophysicist. During his distinguished career he was a researcher at Amoco's Tulsa lab, a professor and industry consortium leader at Memorial University of Newfoundland and the University of Calgary, and president of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists.

Orbit Type: Main Belt

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, volume 1, number 4, page 8

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Asteroid (321577) KeanuReeves

Keanu Charles Reeves (b. 1964-09-02 in Beirut, Lebanon,) is a well-known Canadian actor. He is known for his iconic acting roles (including The Matrix, Constantine and Point Break) as well as for his kindness and selflessness.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, volume 1, number 7, page 8

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RASC Ottawa: Monthly Virtual Meeting

Event Date: 
Friday, September 10, 2021 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm

Monthly Virtual Meeting

RASC Ottawa Centre 

The upcoming virtual meeting is on Friday, September 10th at 7:30 PM EDT.  This meeting is a week later than usual due to the long weekend.

They are looking for observation images. Please send these images to Dave (meetingchair@ottawa.rasc.ca) and Chris (chris@teron.ca) by end-of-day Monday, September August 6th for inclusion in the slides.

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