Category: Observing
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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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October Special Meeting – Annual General Meeting and Solar Eclipse 2017 Smackdown
Join us on Thursday October 5 @ 8:00 PM This is a special meeting! It is our Annual General Meeting, but it is also the night we are going be inviting everyone to share their photos and stories about the August 21 Solar Eclipse. Where were you on August 21, 2017? Do you…
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September Orbit Now Available
Now that the fall is upon us, nights are longer and Hamilton RASC is once again coming together to discuss tales of their summers. As always, Roger Hill has put together a stellar issue of Orbit, with this one featuring, not surprisingly, the “Great American Eclipse”! In this month’s issue, you can read about some…
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A “Killer” Monthly Meeting – September 2017
September 2017 Monthly Meeting by Ed Mizzi On Sept. 7, 2017, the Hamilton Centre met for its regular monthly meeting. Attendance was very good with about 30 people present, especially with it being our first meeting since June. Gary Bennett began the proceedings with a welcome to everyone, especially new members and visitors. He reminded…
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RASC Outreach booked by St. George library
A great outreach event was enjoyed by all on August 30 at the St. George library. This was the second time that Hamilton RASC had been invited to one of the Brant County libraries by Gary Jermy, their Systems and Community Engagement Librarian. And it was well worth the trip. Three members of our club…
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September 7 Meeting – Dr. Bryan Gaensler – “How the Cosmos Will Kill You”
Join us on Sept 7, 2017 for the kick-off to the new season. Open to the public! 8:00 PM We have a special guest speaker, Dr. Bryan Gaensler – "How the Cosmos will kill you" The stars of the night sky appear gentle, peaceful and unchanging. But this is a lie. The Universe…
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Star Party – Spencer Smith Park, Burlington, July 29
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Celebrates Canada’s 150th, nation-wide, on Saturday July 29. Join us, and 28 other RASC Centres for an evening of fun. The event starts at 6:00 PM until ???? (whenever the crowd thins-out). Location: Spencer Smith Park – Discovery Landing (near the wading pool) 1333 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, ON L7S…
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Astronomy Outreach at Canadian Martyrs School, Burlington
by Ed Mizzi On Thursday, June 15, Ed Mizzi visited a grade 5/6 class of gifted students and spent the entire day discussing astronomy with them. There were 18 children in this class belonging to Ms. O’Hara and they were seriously engaged with the discussion, slide shows, movies and activities provided. As his typical, Ed…
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TIMBER!!! Observatory Tree Removal
by Ed Mizzi On June 17, 2017, a group of generous volunteers met at the Observatory to remove an area of overgrown brush and trees that were obstructing the views from the telescopes and infringing on the parking lot. Work began at 10 am and continued into the afternoon. There were people working with chain…
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June’s Orbit – Required Summer Reading
The last issue of Orbit before the summer break has been made available for public viewing, and it is a great one! With the solar eclipse approaching this summer, Roger talks about his personal experiences over the years, and we even find out how a solar eclipse actually ended a war! There are, as always, some…
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June’s Meeting Covers the Upcoming Eclipse
This was the perfect time for Michael Watson to present at our monthly meeting. The June meeting of Hamilton RASC was the last one before the summer break – the next meeting will be in September. Between now and then, however, will be one of the great astronomical events of our lifetimes – a solar…