New Members orientation program – First Light - Fall 2013

/ 30 September 2013
Submitted by webteam.rascto… on 30 September 2013

Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Toronto Centre, invites all new members and family members, who have and will come aboard between June 1st,  2012 and Nov. 11th,  2013, to join an orientation get together – First Light.

We would like to formally welcome you to the society and to provide orientation about the activities and opportunities within the Club.  We shall help you get started with observing, learning, sharing and enjoying astronomy! Above all, let’s get to know each other. Let us answer questions and address curiosities about the club and the hobby!

We shall meet three consecutive Tuesdays from 7pm to 9pm (approx).

Main topics by date:

  • Day 1,Nov. 12th, 2013: Orientation to RASC Toronto Centre activities, facilities and all perks and “Astronomy on a budget”
  • Day 2, Nov. 19th, 2013, the RASC certificate program and Logging and Sketching your observations
  • Day 3, November 26th, 2013, Astrophotography and Using Planetarium Software

After each presentation, we shall open up the floor to participants  to ask ANY question about astronomy, RASC, telescopes, books, show & tell of astronomy gadgets, etc, etc, etc. The possibilities are endless!

If weather permits, we will look through one or two of the small telescopes housed at the David Dunlap Observatory, or we may have a chance to observe with the largest telescope in Canada, which is housed in the dome of the David Dunlap Observatory (DDO)! Yes! DDO is the venue for the First Light program. If the weather is in a bad mood, we shall still be able to have a close look at the telescope and learn about it! The David Dunlap Observatory is located at 123 Hillsview Drive, Richmond Hill, ON, L4C 1T3. More details on how to get there are here.

The prgram is free and we ask you to register on our First Light registration page. Please include your full name and the full names of the family members attending with you. We shall send you a confirmation email.

We look forward to meet you at all three evenings of First Light and thereafter!