Tag: Dr. Laura Parker
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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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Go so far this Saturday May30th 8pm SATURDAY NIGHT SITES!
But stay tuned it can change by noon
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Friday May 1st Meeting with Dr. Jesse Rogerson
RASC Hamilton Centre is thrilled to host Dr. Jesse Rogerson A passionate scientist, educator and communicator, Jesse Rogerson is an Assistant Professor at York University. His PhD research examined quasars – super massive black holes in the centres of distant galaxies. From telescopes around the world, he monitored black holes for changes over short and…
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April 3rd – Movie Night
Join Us for an evening Movie with popcorn and refreshments. In Person Only. Location
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The construction of the Observatory
Video of the Clearing of the land, Construction of the building, Dome, and Facility
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E. A. Colquhoun: 1967-1968
E. A. Colquhoun was the ‘Centennial President.’ Emerging from the shadow of the telescope-building era, he took the helm in 1967 with a different focus: professionalization. While the club’s engineers finished the optics, Colquhoun finished the paperwork, securing the Letters Patent that incorporated the Hamilton Centre in 1968. He transformed a hobby club into a…
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Feb 6th Meeting With Bryan Delodder of 10 Telescopes
Bryan Highlighting the new 8inch telescope to be used in our Young Galileo Program 10telescopes.com is a community-driven astronomy initiative dedicated to making stargazing accessible to everyone. The project focuses on designing, building, and sharing robust 3D-printed telescopes that can be borrowed by the public, educators, and outreach groups. Its flagship “Skyward” telescopes are designed…