Category: Meetings
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Tips for the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
This brief video will provide you with some important information and tips for the upcoming solar eclipse on April 8. For more information on the eclipse, please visit our eclipse page.
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Join us April 8 to view the Total Solar Eclipse!
Hamilton RASC is pleased to announce that we have selected a site to view the Total Solar Eclipse and are welcoming the public to join us!
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McMaster Public Lecture Series on Solar Eclipse Available
McMaster University will be offering a free lecture on the 2024 Solar eclipse on several dates over the next few weeks, leading up to the eclipse. To register for an event, visit 2024 Eclipse – W.J. McCallion Planetarium (mcmaster.ca)
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March Meeting Announcement – Is anyone out there?
Join us on Thursday, March 7 at 8pm to hear our own Dr. Chris Talpas discuss the possibility of extra-terrestrial life.
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Urgent Message from our Club President
I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to bring to your attention to an insightful article recently featured in the Hamilton Spectator that aligns with our shared interests and values. The piece highlights the less than successful attempts we have had with the City of Hamilton to offer a path towards restoring the…
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Next Monthly Meeting – Thursday February 1 – Fraser Cain of Universe Today
Please join us in person or on Zoom for the next general meeting on Feb 1 2024 at 8pm. Our special guest speaker is Fraser Cain the publisher of The Universe Today and co-publisher of Astronomy Cast. Follow the link to his podcasts, Youtube videos and newsletters here. A Canadian amateur astronomer, for over 20…
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Help Us rebuild the Observatory
In July, 2023 our observatory was hit with major vandalism that affected the structural integrity of our two buildings during an attempted break in. The club is not only used by members to observe the night sky, but is an integral component in bringing the night sky to members of the general public during our…
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Reminder – Monthly Club Meeting January 4, 2024
Join us this Thursday, January 4 at the Royal Canadian Legion in Waterdown at 8pm for this month’s meeting. Guests are welcome. For more information about attending a meeting, please see Monthly Meetings – RASC Hamilton
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Join Us for Thursday’s Monthly Meeting – December 7
At our upcoming monthly meeting on Thursday December 7, Mark Tovey will be talking about : “The Long Lost Manuscript of Cronyn Observatory: A visual and poetic experience of the night sky” Unearthed after 75 years, the lost manuscript of Beatrice W. Welling comes to life in Mark Tovey’s new book “A Cosmic Treasury: Seeing…