Tag: METUL
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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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Website and Server Outage update
On the morning of Saturday, August 28, the company that hosts the server for all our services (website,Forum, mailing lists) had an attack on its infrastructure, causing serious outages and leaving us offline for the last few days. They have spent (and as of the morning of August 31 are still working on it), the…
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New RASC Progam – Creation Station
The Education and Public Outreach Committee of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada is launching a brand new program as part of International Astronomy Day and we need your help to do it. This project, called Creation Station, establishes a dedicated place on the RASC website to showcase imaginative work relating to astronomy and space created by…
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March 20 Observatory Night cancelled
Due to a double whammy…the COVID-19 virus and good ol’ Mother Nature, tonight’s Observing night at the observatory is CANCELLED…let’s hope we have better luck next month.
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Monthly April Meeting CANCELLED
In light of the recommendation that the Ontario government has made concerning public meetings, we will be CANCELLING the April 2, 2020 meeting in the interest of the safety of our membership. This was not an easy decision, but one that is necessary. We will be monitoring this outbreak going forward to assess the May…
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Message from Executive Director RASC concerning COVID-19
Hello all,Our daily news feeds are now dominated by stories of public events, conferences, concerts and whole sports seasons being suspended or cancelled due to concern over the spread of COVID-19. It is only natural to be concerned about what precautions we should be taking as a Society, and indeed several Centres have already contacted…
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Observatory Open tonight – March 7!
Tonight Saturday March 7, 2020 our club President will be heading to the observatory for some observing. If there are any new members, or beginners, or friends who would like to learn more about the night sky and observing in general, he will be at the observatory at 4:30pm to conduct a seminar on these two…
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Join Us on March 5 for our Monthly Meeting
Please join us for our monthly meeting on March 5 at 8pm to hear Dale Armstrong discuss RASC Observing certificates. This meeting is open to the general public, and new members are always welcome! Our meeting will be: Thursday, March 5th at 8:00 PM Royal Canadian Legion Branch 551, 2nd Floor 79 Hamilton St N, Waterdown…
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February 21 Observing Night is a GO!
The Hamilton RASC Observing night for tonight is a GO! The general public is welcome. Gates open at 7:30 pm. Please remember to dress warmly – you should always dress for temperatures at least 10 degrees cooler than the windchill. Remember If you bring your own telescope, park on the north side of the parking…
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Feb 6 meeting – Galaxy Evolution in Groups and Clusters
Please join us for our monthly meeting on February 6 at 8pm to hear Dr. Laura Parker. This meeting is open to the general public, and new members are always welcome! Our meeting will be: Thursday, February 7th at 8:00 PM Royal Canadian Legion Branch 551, 2nd Floor79 Hamilton St N, Waterdown ON L0R 2H0…
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Jan 17 Observatory night – Cancelled
The January 17th Observatory Night has been cancelled due to forecasted weather conditions.