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Jan 17 Observatory night – Cancelled

January 17, 2020 January 17, 2020Uncategorized 0

The January 17th Observatory Night has been cancelled due to forecasted weather conditions.

October Orbit Now Available

October 25, 2019 October 25, 2019Uncategorized 0

As is our custom, we post each month’s Orbit for the general public towards the end of the month. This is a special issue, as it is the last Roger…

Join Us Thursday evening for our June Meeting

May 24, 2019 June 5, 2019Uncategorized 0

“Exploring Mars Mineralogy and Geology Using In Situ X-Ray Diffraction” Dr. Roberta Flemming Associate Professor Earth Sciences and Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration University of Western Ontario To…

May’s Monthly Meeting – Mars Mineralogy and Geology

April 15, 2019 April 15, 2019Uncategorized 0

Thursday April 4 – Monthly Meeting

April 2, 2019 April 2, 2019Uncategorized 0

“The Golden Dance of Death” Athanasios (Thanassis) Psaltis Graduate Student, McMaster University Gold is the most valued metal: it's beautiful, useful as jewelry and quite rare. Tracing its source goes…

February 7 Meeting – Observing the Moon

January 19, 2019 January 19, 2019Uncategorized 0

“Making Lunar Lemonade: Tips, Tricks, and Targets for Observing the Full Moon” Chris Vaughan, B.Sc. Chris Vaughan is a professional Exploration Geophysicist and Astronomer (1982 graduate of University of Toronto)…

Seeing and Believing Book Review

January 15, 2019 January 15, 2019Uncategorized 0

A Book Review of Seeing and Believing by Richard Panek Reviewed by Abigail Hughes Seeing and Believing. Pages 198. New York, Viking., 1998. ISBN0-670-87628-3. Available at the…

Introducing the New Club Library!

November 22, 2018 November 22, 2018Uncategorized 0

Our club library has now entered the 21st century with an online database, accessible by everyone. All of the club books are now visible online at https://raschamilton.libib.com/. With the books…

Guest Post – Could We Actually Achieve “Warp Speed”?

November 17, 2018 November 13, 2018Uncategorized 0

We have received a guest post from Anna Kucirkova with IQS Directory that we thought we could share with our readers. This article provides a little background information about the speed…

A Book Review of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

November 15, 2018 November 15, 2018Uncategorized 0

The Popularization of Science A Book Review of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil DeGrasse Tyson Review by Abigail Hughes Astrophysics for People in a…

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