Category: Meetings
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May 3 Monthly Meeting – The Cassini Mission
This month, guest speaker Paul Delaney from York University will provide a fascinating talk about the ringed planet and discuss the Cassini spacecraft mission and what it taught us about Saturn and its moons. Club members and members of the public are invited to join us on Thursday, May 3rd at the Royal Canadian Legion,…
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April Orbit Now Available
As is customary, the monthly magazine of Hamilton RASC (Orbit) is made available to the general public a couple of weeks after the membership receives it. In this month’s issue, Troy McCoy, with the help of Chris Vaughn from Starry Night Education (@starrynightedu on Twitter) have put together a fantastic overview of what can be…
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April Monthly Meeting – Neutrinos!
On April 5, 2018, the Hamilton Centre met for its regular monthly meeting. There were about 40 people present, including some from the general public, and we had a full and varied agenda. Welcome and Thank Yous Ed Mizzi began the proceedings with a welcome to everyone. He displayed a slide with the agenda on…
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The C14 is back!
Thanks to the determined work of member Martin Palenik, our Celestron Edge 14” telescope is back up and running. Martin worked on the scope’s Celestron CGE Pro mount for several weeks as it had incurred circuit board issues. He was very excited when he finally completed that work and was ready to remount everything at…
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What’s up in April?
April, 2018 – Monthly Skywatching by Chris Vaughan, Starry Night Education The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars and constellations to bright planets, often the moon, and sometimes special events like meteor showers. Observing the night sky can be done with…
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April 5 Monthly Meeting – Those Pesky Neutrinos
In the late 1990s, A Canadian research team played an important role in proving something we all should know about neutrinos: they are almost — but not quite — massless. When scientists first realized that nuclear reactions must be the power source for the Sun and stars, it seemed there would be no way to…
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March Orbit Now Available
The March Orbit is now available to the general public! Our Orbit newsletter, published 10 times a year, is available to members of the club at the beginning of every month. We then make it available to everybody else later in the month. This month’s issue covers a wide range of topics Page 2 –…
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METUL Night #2 had something for everyone
The Hamilton RASC Messier, Explore The Universe, Luna (METUL) night #2 was a great example of why these events are so amazing. First off was a visit within our solar system as Venus was seen, followed by Mercury. When the sky got darker, some Dobsonians were brought out, and a first time visitor to the…
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February Orbit Now Available
As you are probably aware, Hamilton RASC members are privileged to have access to its monthly magazine, Orbit, at the beginning of every month. Later in the month, we make the issue available to the general public. This month’s edition is pretty special as it is our 50th anniversary issue. In this particular edition, Roger…