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May 3rd (next Saturday) - International Astronomy Day, We'll see you at the Discovery Centre
On May 3, International Astronomy Day, members of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada will be inside at the Discovery Centre (1215 Lower Water Street, Halifax) from 10 am-3 pm, to answer your astronomy-related questions and show off some of their astronomy gear. Weather permitting, there will be solar observing in the afternoon near the entrance and stargazing in the evening on the boardwalk behind the Discovery Centre beginning at 8:30 pm. 
For more astronomy action, tune into Stars Across Canada for an online global star party featuring Canada-wide outreach activities by members of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Watch live Saturday May 3rd beginning at 8 pm ADT
May 10th - Halifax Centre Monthly Public Meeting Open to Members and the Public - see the details
Note this is the 2nd Saturday of May
Time: 1:00 PM Atlantic (12:00 Noon, Eastern)
Place: Room AT101, The Atrium, Saint Mary's University, Halifax
Blair MacDonald - "Black Holes For The Rest of Us. The Layman's Guide to Singularities"
For more information on this meeting is available here - RASC Events. See you there!June 7 - Tony Schellinck - Women in Astronomy
(no meetings July/August)
September 6 - David Hoskin - All-in-One Smart Telescopes
October 4 - Special Guest - TBD
November 1 - Pat Kelly - Telling time in Scotland: From Stones to Sundials
December 6 (+ AGM)
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The Halifax RASC YouTube Channel
RASC Astro Imaging Certificate Submissions. 
Looking for a telescope? There is a local telescope supplier in Dartmouth. Atlantic Photo Supply has been a long-time supporter of our Nova East Star Party.
Read the Welcome Guide to Astronomy. (pdf)
Check out our Observing Aids, including the Clear Sky Chart, a sky map, and observing lists.
Visit our Dark Skies page.
Find out more About Us.
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At the 2024 AGM, Michelle Lane has established the Dave Lane Memorial St. Croix Observatory Property Endowment (SCOPE) Fund with an initial and substantial gift of $10,000. Details are here
Members of the Halifax Centre are invited to join our email discussion list. This is by far the best way to keep up to date with late-breaking astronomical news and gatherings of fellow observers at the St. Croix Observatory. Our mechanism (email discussion list) for subscribing to this Halifax listserv was broken for some time, but it should be functioning now. You can also request removal from the list using the same link. Note that some or all of the email from that server might be considered junk/spam, so please check those folders for submissions. We have yet to figure out how to make the mail not be considered spam. Sorry about that.
The Search menu has been enhanced to include PDF documents.
Following the AGM on December 7, 2024, 2025 Board Positions (beginning in Jan. 2025). Anyone wishing to volunteer should let the board know.
Halifax Centre Goals and Objectives. Members are invited to review the proposed work plan, to provide comment, and to volunteer to assist where and if they can.
Special Telescope, Special Observatory, Special Fund – The Centre auctioned Roy Bishop’s 6-inch, F/4.8 Maksutov-Newtonian telescope at the Dec meeting as a fund raiser. The winning bid was from Judy Black (it will be cloudy for the foreseeable future).
David Hoskin's April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse in the Maritimes in a YouTube Video.
We have a limited supply of 3rd ed. Explore the Universe Guides ($20) 
still available for purchase. They will be available in person at the members meeting or e-transfer the funds to treasurer_AT_halifax.rasc.ca
Two new books are available in our library
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