Category: Meetings
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October 2nd Meeting
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT! Join us for our next meeting on…Friday October 2, 2026 @ 8pm!Chile and the Atacama Desert!Presented by Jeff ParsonsPhoto: Jeff with his brother Dave at the ALMA Array at 16,000 ft up on the Chajnantor Plateau.Meetings are held at St. Matthews Anglican Church 126 Plains Road East Burlington, ON. Doors open at 7:30, meeting starts at 8pm***The…
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Go so far this Saturday May30th 8pm SATURDAY NIGHT SITES!
But stay tuned it can change by noon
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Friday May 1st Meeting with Dr. Jesse Rogerson
RASC Hamilton Centre is thrilled to host Dr. Jesse Rogerson A passionate scientist, educator and communicator, Jesse Rogerson is an Assistant Professor at York University. His PhD research examined quasars – super massive black holes in the centres of distant galaxies. From telescopes around the world, he monitored black holes for changes over short and…
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April 3rd – Movie Night
Join Us for an evening Movie with popcorn and refreshments. In Person Only. Location
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The construction of the Observatory
Video of the Clearing of the land, Construction of the building, Dome, and Facility
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E. A. Colquhoun: 1967-1968
E. A. Colquhoun was the ‘Centennial President.’ Emerging from the shadow of the telescope-building era, he took the helm in 1967 with a different focus: professionalization. While the club’s engineers finished the optics, Colquhoun finished the paperwork, securing the Letters Patent that incorporated the Hamilton Centre in 1968. He transformed a hobby club into a…