Do you want something that challenges your astronomy skills yet is very rewarding and contributes to Citizen Science? Well, why not try Asteroid Occultations? Tom Luton explains the ins and outs to get you started and on your way.
If you want to know what is going on, celestial speaking, look no further than this month's The Sky This Month with Chris Vaughan.
The attached PDF contains the full notes for The Sky This Month presentation delivered by Chris Vaughan at the Recreational Astronomy Night Meeting on Wednesday, September 8, 2021.
If you would like to contribute to Citizen Science with your astronomy activities, Denis Grey would like you to consider Occultations. Denis explains what they are and why they're important to science.
Would you like to find some key celestial objects to put on your observers list for the month of August 2021? Well, seasoned astronomer Andy Beaton will help you out.
The definition of a Selenophile is a person who loves the Moon. The definition of a Lunatic is someone affected with a severely disordered state of mind. Randy Enkin is definitely a selenophile and not a lunatic.
Ron Macnaughton has a passion for understanding how scientists in the past were able to accomplish accurate measurements with crude and limited instruments.
Arnold Brody gives us a comprehensive look at the upcoming astronomy highlights for the period from July 7 - August 3, 2021.
The attached PDF contains the slides for the Sky This Month presentation by Arnold Brody delivered during the July 7, 2021 Recreational Astronomy Night Meeting.
Trevor Jones, from astrobackyard.com and astrobackyard YouTube channel, takes us through the different methods he uses to capture deep sky objects (DSOs).
John Percy just celebrated his 60th year as a member of the RASC, Toronto Centre! Congratulations, John! In addition, he is Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics.
We're back with our next online observing program! This time we'll be bringing you the Explore the Moon Observing Program. Anyone can join as we dive into craters and climb mountain ranges on our nearest neighbour.
Chris Vaughan takes us on a tour of the upcoming highlights in the night sky, such as interesting targets to look at on the moon, the coming partial solar eclipse, and deep sky objects.
The attached PDF contains the note for The Sky This Month presented by Chris Vaughan during the Recreational Astronomy Night Meeting on June 2, 2021.
Have you ever wondered what you or other people could do if we learn that an asteroid is predicted to hit the earth?