Category: News
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We’re Hosting a Star Party!
Hamilton RASC is pleased to announce that we are resuming our Outreach programs, starting with a Star Party! Our originally planned dates were cancelled due to weather, so we are actively working on a new date. This date will be provided on all our social media platforms when it has been set. If you want…
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November 3 Zoom Meeting with GUEST SPEAKER
RASC Hamilton is pleased to announce we have a guest speaker for this Thursday’s November 3 Zoom call. Guest Speaker, Rick Wagner, “Science with the RASC Remote Telescope” Rick has been a member of the RASC for 49 years, holding many positions including president of the Ottawa and Kingston Centres, member of National…
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Club Meeting – WED OCT 12
The next meeting of RASC Hamilton takes place this Wednesday (Oct 12th ) at 8:00 PM. We meet at the Legion Hall in Waterdown on 79 Hamilton St. N. This month we are please to have Hao He as guest speaker. Hao is a graduate student majoring in astronomy at McMaster University. The topic of his…
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Outreach at WESCAM
On Sept. 29 four Hamilton Centre members were involved in a great outreach event at a company called WESCAM, in Waterdown. They produce high-tech equipment such as drone and helicopter cameras, really cool stuff. This is the fourth time the Ham. Ctr. has ben invited to participate in their event. We had a super guest…
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David Dunlap Institute Announces Fall Events
The David Dunlap Institute has announced its lineup for fall events. For more information on what they have planned, see below: September 29 Astrodigenous Webinar and Portal 7pm ET – 8pm ETZoom (Details below) Astrodigenous is a new portal and resource guide for educators teaching Indigenous astronomy. In September 29th’s webinar, we will give you the origin of…
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Monthly Meetings Return SEPT 21!!!
The Board of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada – Hamilton Burlington Branch (RASC) is pleased to announce the restart of in-person public meetings. Please mark your calendar. We invite all new and existing members to this initial meeting after a two year pause created by the restrictions associated with COVID-19. Of course the meeting…
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AUG 11 Meeting – Dr. Brad Gibson on Liquid Mirror Telescopes
Liquid Mirror Telescopes: Wave of the Future (or just a ripple…?) The Hamilton RASC is proud to present Professor Brad Gibson, Head of the Department of Physics & Mathematics, and Director of the E.A. Milne Centre for Astrophysics, at the University of Hull in England. Brad built the world’s first Liquid Mirror Telescope Observatory and designed software…
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March Meeting – Remote Imaging in Chile
On Thursday, March 3, Hamilton RASC is pleased to have Malcolm Park speak to our club at 8pm. His topic will be remote imaging in Chile. Malcolm Park is a past-president of the North York Astronomical Association (NYAA) and was also the coordinator of Starfest, Canada’s largest annual Star party and amateur astronomy conference.…
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Special Guest Speaker February 3!
The Hamilton Centre of the RASC is pleased to announce that we will have a special guest speaker for the February 3rd General on-line Meeting. Emeritus Professor Dr. Paul A. Delaney of York University will give a talk: The Magnificent Aurora There is no better illustration of the connection between the Sun and our Earth…
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Catch Comet Leonard C/2021 A1 While You Can!
If current predictions hold, the mornings around Thursday, December 9 will offer fine opportunities to see Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) while it is higher and shining in a dark, moonless sky. Although the comet won’t reach peak brightness for several more days, its location one-third of the way up the eastern sky, near the circle…