Solar eclipse maestro liveview12/29/2023 Total Lunar Eclipse reports from members – May 15/16, 2022.RASC Victoria members are welcome – send an email.Astronomy From Kitt Peak – David Lee presenting at upcoming meeting.Nanaimo Astronomy – Janeane MacGillivray.Electronically-Assisted Astronomy – start planning to use at the Star Parties in future – contact Dave Lee.Volunteers needed: telescopes in the parking lot, RASC welcome table, Plaskett dome tour hosts, 16″ telescope operators, other roles – contact Lauri.Every Saturday night after the July 1st break for the summer.May 21 – Early Discoveries made by the Plaskett Telescope – Jim Nemec.May 21, Jun 4, 18 – hybrid party in-person and online on Zoom & Youtube.Star parties at Observatory Hill – Lauri Roche.Meeting host – tracks and runs the meetings.Zoom host – recording and posting the video transcripts online.Need volunteers for Astronomy Cafe – contact Randy Enkin.Call for volunteers to work on more revisions to Victoria Centre bylaws over the next few months.Changes to ensure our bylaws are consistent with the national bylaws and BC Society’s Act requirements.Have a quorum of over 25 Victoria Centre members in attendance.Special General Meeting for RASC Victoria Centre – Randy Enkin.Skynews editor has retired and new editor is hired, so combined with printing problems, there will be delayed delivery of the next issue.Explore the Universe and Explore the Moon workbooks are also available. 2023 RASC Calendars – email Lauri Roche to reserve a copy.Astronomy Cafe next week is Halloween, so no in-person event – Zoom virtual meeting will be hosted by.Initial detection and follow-up observations continuing.Gamma Ray Burst 221009A – event just happened on Oct 9th.Seeing Beyond – better quality video and audio on Nerd Anomaly channel.Colonizing the solar system will change mindsets of the population at large.Manifesto of what will happen once Artemis 1 is launched.Seeing Beyond video – Nathan Hellner-Mestelman.Spectral response of LEDs and SQM readings.Data cleaning using R programming language.A photo tour of Paris featuring the Moon.Lauri Roche: Any news about holding RASC meetings at UVic again? Nothing so far (Chris Purse).David Lee: EAA works when observing a dim object that is beyond the visual limit. ![]() Dave Robinson: reports an emotional response to observing with eye to eyepiece.Garry Sedun: his family prefers visual astronomy.Dave Payne: setup time for EAA gear is a liability.John McDonald: sets up his telescope for observing by seniors, reporting an emotional response.Bill Weir: used his 4″ refractor for pubic observing at Jasper, while others showed images on screens.David Lee: What is more effective for public outreach – using a screen or eyepiece/visual?.Electronically-assisted Astronomy (EAA) SIG – may discuss harmonic drives and other new products on Thursday evening.Beginner’s SIG – talk about star clusters tomorrow night. ![]()
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