RASC Calgary: Clear Skies Ahead

Event Date: 
Thursday, August 19, 2021 - 9:30pm to 11:30pm

Clear Skies Ahead: Meteorological Techniques to Maximize Your Astronomy Experience

Presented by Jordan Witzel

RASC Calgary Centre 

Short synopsis: Clear skies are paramount to a great night of stargazing, and predicting those conditions isn’t as complicated as you might think. Jordan Witzel shares meteorological resources and techniques that will put you under the clear skies when that big event is happening.

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The Sky This Month - August 2021

Gas Giants and The Perseids

One of the best meteor showers is now underway. The Perseids runs from July 17 to August 24. According to Ottawa Centre’s Pierre Martin, “the peak of the Perseids producing about 90 meteors per hour will occur late afternoon on the 12th. Therefore the nights of Aug 11/12, as well as the 12/13, should reward you with 50 to 60 or more meteors per hour striking the atmosphere at 59 km/sec”. Pierre also says “a higher number of bright fireballs may be seen on nights before the peak rather than nights after”. Moonlight will not be a factor this year with the new moon on August 8. By contrast, next year’s Perseids takes place under a full moon, drastically reducing the hourly rate. This year's full Sturgeon Moon takes place on August 22.

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ETM-T Kevin

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ETM-T Corrine

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RASC Ottawa: Monthly Virtual Meeting

Event Date: 
Friday, August 6, 2021 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm

Monthly Virtual Meeting

RASC Ottawa

Just a reminder of our upcoming virtual meeting on Friday, August 6th at 7:30 PM

They are looking for observation images. Please send these images to Dave Chisholm (meetingchair@ottawa.rasc.ca) and Chris Teron (chris@teron.ca) by end-of-day Monday, August 2nd for inclusion in the slides.

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Imaging the Night Sky with SkyNews

People love beautiful photos — and the September/October 2021 issue of SkyNews is stacked with them.

For the past year, we’ve been collecting our readers’ best astrophotos for our Photo of the Week contest. Our judges have been pouring over hundreds of submissions in a variety of categories. They have now picked the Photos of the Year, plus the Best of the Best — all to be showcased in our September/October 2021 special issue focused on astrophotography.

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Stellarium introductory course

Event Date: 
Thursday, August 26, 2021 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Stellarium introductory course (ONLINE)

Thursday, August 23, 2021 - 7:00 to 9:00 PM Eastern time

Stellarium is a powerful planetarium application available for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux computers. 

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Stellarium intermediate course

Event Date: 
Monday, August 23, 2021 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Stellarium intermediate course (ONLINE)

Monday, August 23, 2021 - 7:00 to 9:00 PM Eastern time

Stellarium is a powerful planetarium application available for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux computers. 

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Recreational Astronomy Night

Event Date: 
Wednesday, August 4, 2021 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm

Recreational Astronomy Night (ONLINE)

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.

Wednesday, August 4, 2021 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm

https://rascto.ca/content/recreational-astronomy-night-online-6

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Stellarium introductory course

Event Date: 
Monday, August 16, 2021 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Stellarium introductory course (ONLINE)

Monday, August 16, 2021 - 7:00 to 9:00 PM Eastern time

Stellarium is a powerful planetarium application available for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux computers. 

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