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Video: The Sky This Month, March 3 - April 6, 2021

Denis Grey takes us on a tour of the coming month's astronomical highlights.

Video: Tycho Brahe by Jerry Vila

Jerry Vila gives an engaging brief overview of Tycho Brahe's life and work. Brahe is a 16th century Danish Astronomer known for his accurate and comprehensive astronomical observations.

Video: Adventures in Lightscaping Under the Night Sky with Kerry-Ann Lecky Hepburn

Kerry-Ann Lecky Hepburn introduces us to her enduring passion of taking beautiful images of the night sky around the world. She tells us what led to her involvement, where it has taken her, and how she learnt her skills.

Video: The Sky This Month for Feb 3 - Mar 2, 2021

Arnold Brody gives us a detailed overview as to what to look for in the world of astronomy from February 3 to March 2, 2021, highlighting what is happening in the night sky.

RASC National Society Video: Astronomy Today, Framing the Future

Dark matter. Humans on the Moon. Black holes and exoplanets. They’re hot topics in the news, and it just so happens women are discussing them.

The Sky This Month for February, 2021

The attached PDF contains the notes for The Sky This Month presented by Arnold Brody on Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Video: Do it Yourself Asteroid Astrometry using Python with Arushi and Artash Nath

Ever felt frustrated when trying to use your astronomy skills to find an asteroid in the night sky? Well, Arushi and Artash Nath have come to your rescue with their DIY Asteroid Astrometry using Python.

Video: Weather Forecasting for the Amateur Astronomer with Blake Nancarrow

If you love to practise your astronomy skills, you will also need to practise your weather predicting skills. Blake Nancarrow shows us how with various weather apps and weather related websites.

Video: The Sky This Month for January 6, 2021 to February 2, 2021

Chris Vaughan gives us a detailed overview of important historical astronomy dates, special Moon features to look out for as well as interesting deep sky objects for the month of January 6 - February 2, 2021.

The Sky This Month: January 6 to February 2, 2021

The attached PDF contains the notes for the Sky This Month presented by Chris Vaughan at the Recreational Astronomy Night Meeting on January 6, 2021.

Video: Football and Astronomy - The Making of the Giant Magellan Telescope Mirrors

Ever wondered where the Giant Magellan Telescope mirrors are built? Would you believe that it has a connection to football?

Video: Artemis: A Thin Meniscus Mirror Telescope

After Tom Otvos gave a successful presentation on April 25, 2018 (see link below) regarding his progress on the construction of his thin meniscus mirror telescope, he returned to our online Recreational Astronomy Night meeting of January 6, 2021.

Video: Astronomy In Depth - Saturn-Jupiter Conjunction

Blake Nancarrow and Chris Vaughan do a deep dive into what all the fuss is about with this Saturn and Jupiter Conjunction of 2020. Is all the hype worth it?

Video: Galileo Galilei with Jerry Vila

Jerry Vila gave a presentation on Galileo's life and work to the Recreational Astronomy Night meeting of the RASC, Toronto Centre, which was held online on December 9, 2020.

Video: Dave Lane's Mini-Robotic Observatory (MRO)

Dave Lane needed something to do to keep himself busy in these COVID times and decided to build a mini remote observatory. He based it on his previous experience in creating remote observatories.