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There are numerous benefits of membership in joining RASC - Canada's leading astronomy organization, and our club provides Hamilton and Halton Region with many great programs. Whether you are a professional or amateur astronomer, or just someone who is interested in learning more, this is the club for you!
The Hamilton chapter is a vibrant community with a wide range of activities for all levels of interest. We are one of the few chapters in Canada that has its own dedicated observatory, with equipment freely available to all members for use. We welcome first timers to our monthly meetings where a different topic is featured.
Come see what we have on today in our calendar! Catch Comet Leonard C/2021 A1 While You Can!
If current predictions hold, the mornings around Thursday, December 9 will offer fine opportunities to see Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) while it is higher and shining in a dark, moonless…
Club Member Honoured with Asteroid Naming
The Hamilton Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) congratulates club past president and longtime member Roger Hill for having an asteroid officially named after him. Asteroid 10076 …
Message from the Board
From Bob ProciukV.P Membership RASC Hamilton Dear Friends of Astronomy:With this note I hope to update you on some of the plans the Board has put forth to resume activities…
Website and Server Outage update
On the morning of Saturday, August 28, the company that hosts the server for all our services (website,Forum, mailing lists) had an attack on its infrastructure, causing serious outages and…
New RASC Progam – Creation Station
The Education and Public Outreach Committee of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada is launching a brand new program as part of International Astronomy Day and we need your help…
March 20 Observatory Night cancelled
Due to a double whammy…the COVID-19 virus and good ol’ Mother Nature, tonight’s Observing night at the observatory is CANCELLED…let’s hope we have better luck next month.
Monthly April Meeting CANCELLED
In light of the recommendation that the Ontario government has made concerning public meetings, we will be CANCELLING the April 2, 2020 meeting in the interest of the safety of…
Message from Executive Director RASC concerning COVID-19
Hello all,Our daily news feeds are now dominated by stories of public events, conferences, concerts and whole sports seasons being suspended or cancelled due to concern over the spread of…
Observatory Open tonight – March 7!
Tonight Saturday March 7, 2020 our club President will be heading to the observatory for some observing. If there are any new members, or beginners, or friends who would like to…
Join Us on March 5 for our Monthly Meeting
Please join us for our monthly meeting on March 5 at 8pm to hear Dale Armstrong discuss RASC Observing certificates. This meeting is open to the general public, and new…
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