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Cubs and Beavers descend on the Observatory

April 30, 2017 April 30, 2017Cubs and Guides, Outreach 0

By Ed Mizzi On Monday, April 24, a group of almost 20 Scouts, mostly Cubs and Beavers (ages 6-11) from Dundas were hosted by Ed Mizzi at the observatory. Ed…

Outreach with the 1st St. George Pathfinders

April 11, 2017 April 11, 2017Cubs and Guides, Outreach 0

by Ed Mizzi On March 31, 2017, Ed Mizzi visited a Girl Guide troop in St. George, about a 30 minute drive West of Waterdown. Twelve members of their group…

The “Dish” on the February Meeting featuring Radio Astronomy

February 5, 2017 February 5, 2017Club Meetings, Observatory, Radio Astronomy, Recap, Westfield 0

by Ed Mizzi February 2, 2017 Monthly Meeting David Surette welcomed everyone to the meeting and outlined the agenda. Bob Prociuk provided an update on present membership numbers. He also…

January’s Award Winning Monthly Meeting

January 6, 2017 January 6, 2017Awards, Club Meetings, NOVA, Outreach 0

By Ed Mizzi 2017 is going to be a great year in astronomy, and our first meeting of the year certainly had a lot of great things happen! As is customary,…

Outreach at Pearson High School

December 14, 2016 December 14, 2016Outreach 0

by Ed Mizzi The Hamilton Centre was involved in another successful Outreach Program, this one at Lester B. Pearson high school in Burlington. Tanya Grigor, a science teacher at…

A Visit to St. Andrew Elementary School, Oakville

December 4, 2016 December 4, 2016Outreach 0

Hamilton RASC was given a great opportunity this month to work with gifted students at a school in Oakville. For four full days, Nov. 21, 23, 24, and 29, Ed…

Another successful Outreach Event at the Observatory

November 1, 2016 November 1, 2016Observatory, Outreach 0

by Muhammad Basil Ahmad On October 22nd, we hosted the Muslim Boys’ Club at the Hamilton Centre Obvervatory. The club organizes activities and field trips once a month for homeschooling fathers…

Brownies + Stars = Free Cookies!

October 13, 2016 October 13, 2016Cubs and Guides, Outreach 0

Our own Ed Mizzi was invited to talk to a Brownie troop recently about astronomy, and it was a great event! On Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, Ed visited a school in…

Hamilton RASC Wows the RBG Luna Event

May 15, 2016 May 15, 2016Outreach, RBG 0

Land of Luna at the RBG By Ed Mizzi On Saturday, May 14, several club members volunteered to be part of the “Land of Luna – A grand opening…

Transit of Mercury “Outreach” by Ed Mizzi

May 14, 2016 May 15, 2016Mercury, Outreach, Planets 0

The Transit of Mercury Outreach Event By Ed Mizzi Edited by Jeff Booth If you witnessed the transit of Mercury on May 9 you know how amazing it was. But…

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