Category: Universe Today
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CANCELLED! 2026 Awards Dinner
Jun 10 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. EDT The Mandarin at The Centre on Barton 1223 Barton St E Hamilton ON L8H 2V4 Click For tickets Join us for the 2026 Awards Dinner 🌌, an evening to recognize the volunteers, observers, and educators who keep astronomy thriving at RASC Hamilton Centre. Your registration helps support…
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Hamilton RASC Wows the RBG Luna Event
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 celebration for families” event at the Royal Botanical Gardens. David Galbraith from the RBG had invited us to do some outreach in the form of…
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A Review of the May Meeting
May 2016 Meeting By Ed Mizzi The May meeting was another “Blockbuster” event, with several special announcements and two, yes, TWO guest speakers! Gary Bennett welcomed everyone, presented a breakdown of the meeting agenda and then introduced Bob Prociuk. Bob is in charge of memberships and indicated that our numbers are very healthy and stable.…
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Transit of Mercury “Outreach” by Ed Mizzi
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 if you witnessed the transit along with an entire elementary school body (360 students), you would have been doubly amazed! The stage was set early…
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Time to Read May’s Orbit!
The latest edition of our newsletter, Orbit, is now available for public download. As always, we post it first on our Forum a few days early to give members the first opportunity to read the exciting things going on at the club. There is a lot of great information that you will find in this month’s…
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ARMCHAIR ASTRONOMY – MAY SESSION
Our next session will start with a discussion on Telescopes… Come out for a coffee with friends and a couple of hours of discussion on astronomy and all things science. ArmChair Astronomy Time: Starts at 8:00 PM Where: at the Observatory Hope to see you there… David Surette thirdalchemist@gmail.com
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A Night at the Observatory by Ed Mizzi
A Night at the Observatory April 15, 2016 by Ed Mizzi Another great night at the Observatory was had by all on Friday, April 15. I thought I would arrive early to get the roof rolled off and things set up, but when I arrived, two keeners, Mark Smith and Jen Hillier beat me to…
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Transit of Mercury
Transit of Mercury Volunteers needed for this momentous event. Ed Mizzi is looking for help with this great Outreach opportunity, so let’s get straight to the details. * Date: Monday, May 9, 2016 Times: 07:13 – 14.41 Classes begin at 09:00 * Location: Canadian Martyrs’ Elementary School, Burlington, ON. * Audience: Students from grades 5 to…
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May 5 Members Meeting – 2 Guest Speakers – Dr. James Wadsley – “The Secret Life of Galaxies” – Chris Talpas, “Stellar Evolution”
Join us on May 5 @ 8:00 PM – Open to the public We are blessed with 2 Guest Speakers on May 5: Guest Speaker: Dr. James Wadsley, Associate Professor, Astrophysics (Theoretical), McMaster University Topic: The Secret Life of Galaxies About Dr. Wadsley: I am a computational astrophysicist — I make computer…
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April’s Exoplanet Meeting a Big Hit! by Ed Mizzi
Hamilton RASC April 7, 2016 Monthly Meeting SYNOPSIS Our April meeting was not only well attended but was one of the most diverse meetings we have experienced in recent times. Close to 40 members and guests were treated to a great guest speaker, several exciting club announcements and an on-the-road Armchair Astronomy simulation. Gary Bennett…
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April’s Orbit is ready!
The latest edition of our newsletter, Orbit, is now available for public download. As always, we post it first on our Forum a few days early to give members the first opportunity to read the exciting things going on at the club. This month’s edition contains the following articles: Page 2 – A message from…