The Insider's Guide to the Galaxy

Event Date: 
Tuesday, May 26, 2020 - 3:30pm to 5:00pm

Host: Paul Owen

Topic: Intermediate Astrophotography Pt 2

  • Following on last week's session, we will cover processing the data into a final image.

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The Insider's Guide to the Galaxy

Event Date: 
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 - 3:30pm to 5:00pm

Host: Paul Owen

Topic: Intermediate Astrophotography Pt 1

  • In this session we will discuss the first steps to taking beautiful astrophotos.
  • We will cover image acquisition (taking the photos), pre-processing and stacking of images!

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The Insider's Guide to the Galaxy

Event Date: 
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 - 3:30pm to 5:00pm

Host: Chris Vaughan

TopicBeginner Telescopes

  • We'll be talking all about reflectors and refractors and the benefits of both.
  • If you are considering buying a telescope, or have just purchased one and want to learn the ropes, this is the session for you!

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The Insider's Guide to the Galaxy

Event Date: 
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 - 3:30pm to 5:00pm

Host: Chris Vaughan and Blake Nancarrow

Topic: Double Stars and Easy City Targets

  • What are double stars? Why are they special? Join us this week to find out!
  • The full Moon is coming up, so we're going to go over a few easy to spot targets in light polluted skies. This is the perfect session for city-dwelling astronomers!

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The Insider's Guide to the Galaxy

Event Date: 
Tuesday, April 28, 2020 - 3:30pm to 5:00pm

Host: Chris Vaughan

Topic: Apps and Tools

We'll go over the best apps you can find to help you with astronomy, from planning sessions to gathering information to visualizing space.

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International Astronomy Day

Event Date: 
Saturday, May 2, 2020 - 10:00am to 10:00pm

Join us at RASC National, RASC Ottawa and Ottawa Valley Astronomy and Observers Group as we share the sky with you! The schedule is full of live solar, planetary and deep sky observing. In the event of inclement weather, there will be observing-related presentations.

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O1.20141001

  1. RASC O1.20141001
  2. tempered-glass fragments created by meteor shock wave, Chelyabinskaya oblast′, Russia (54° 49′N, 61° 7′E)
  3. anonymous gift 2014 October 1
  4. 5.17 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm.; 2 fragments, φ scale = –2 to –3 (Wentworth size class=fine gravel), 0.65 × 0.6 × 0.4 cm., 0.59 × 0.52 × 0.4 cm.
  5. 0.3 gr.
  6. ...
  7. ...
  8. good
  9. ...
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I11.20141001

  1. RASC I11.20141001
  2. Tektite, Australasian Strewn Field
  3. anonymous gift 2014 October 1
  4. 5.17 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm.
  5. ...
  6. pear-shaped splashform orientated
  7. ...
  8. excellent state of preservation
  9. not previously published
    1. McCall, G.J.H. (2001). Tektites in the Geological Record: Showers From the Sky. Bath: Geological Society of London, 51-54
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I10.20141001

  1. RASC I10.20141001
  2. 2. Moldavite, Czech Republic
  3. 3. anonymous gift 2014 October 1
  4. 4. 2 fragments, 1.3 × 1.2 × 0.6 cm., 1 × 0.70 × 0.68 cm.
  5. 5. 0.84 gr., 0.5 gr.
  6. ...
  7. ...
  8. good
  9. not previously published
    1. Trnka, M. & Houzar, S. (2002). Moldavites: a Review. Bulletin of the Czech Geological Survey 77, 4, 283-302
    2. Baier, J. (2007). Die Auswurfprodukte des Ries-Impakts, Deutschland, Documentae naturae 162. Munich: Documenta naturae
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I9. 20141001

  1. 1. RASC I9. 20141001
  2. 2. Sudbury distal ejecta, Hillcrest Park (Thunder Bay), Ontario, Canada (48° 26' 4" N, 89° 14' 4" W )
  3. 3. anonymous gift 2014 October 1
  4. 4. 2 fragments, 5.2 × 3.5 × 1.6 cm., 5.1 × 3.3 × 1 cm.
  5. 5. 15.1 gr., 13.8 gr.
  6. 6. ...
  7. 7. ...
  8. 8. friable
  9. 9. not previously published
    1. Addison (2005)
    2. Addison (2010)
    3. Glass & Simonson (2012)
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