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24 January

Recreational Astronomy Night

Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/J_rarFMM17Y
20 October

CAO 2018 Fall Work Party

This year’s Fall Work Party will take place from October 20-21, 2018. More details will be announced as we get closer to the date.
10 January

Speaker’s Night: Randy Attwood - Voyager at 40

Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/5kBmqHyjWTU
15 November

Recreational Astronomy Night

Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/PGu_j0eX3vY
5 December

NOVA Astronomy Course (6/6)

Cosmology, black holes, dark matter, universe formation, and an introduction to light pollution. Course wrap up. For more details: http://www.rascto.ca/content/nova-astronomy-course-
28 November

NOVA Astronomy Course (5/6)

Astronomy gear, binoculars, telescope types, selection and use, observing logs, equipment, observing sites, more drawing skills. For more details: http://www.rascto.ca/content/nova-astronomy-course-
21 November

NOVA Astronomy Course (4/6)

Milky Way, deep sky objects, nebulae, star clusters, galaxy formation and types of galaxies. How to observe galaxies and galaxy clusters. Astro-sketching. Introduction to Messier and RASC observing programs. For more details: http://www.rascto.ca/content/nova-astronomy-course-
14 November

NOVA Astronomy Course (3/6)

Stars, distances, magnitude, learning the night sky, constellations. planispheres, coordinate systems, astronomy (planetarium) software, with a brief demo of Stellarium. For more details: http://www.rascto.ca/content/nova-astronomy-course-
7 November

NOVA Astronomy Course (2/6)

Sun, Earth, Moon, tides, eclipses, our Solar System, the Planets, meteor showers, and comets. For more details: http://www.rascto.ca/content/nova-astronomy-course-
24 October

NOVA Astronomy Course (1/6)

Introduction to RASC and Astronomy, overview of the course, astronomy history and "Canada in Space." For more details: http://www.rascto.ca/content/nova-astronomy-course-