RASC Events

RASC, Halifax Centre October 4th, 2025 Public Meeting 

Patrick Kelly (Telling Time in Scotland: from stones to sundials)

 

Meetings of Halifax Centre are from 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM on the FIRST SATURDAY of the month (except July and August and OCT 2023). There may be exceptions if the date falls on a holiday weekend. All meetings and special sessions are recorded and are accessible on the RASC Halifax Centre YouTube channel. 

Time: November 1st, 1:00 PM Atlantic (12:00 Noon, Eastern)
Place: Room AT101, The Atrium,  Saint Mary's University or by Zoom

We would love to see you at Saint Mary's University. However, if you are a distant member or would prefer not to attend at this time, you can attend via Zoom. If there is a change in location at SMU, we will notify members beforehand.

Register for the Zoom meeting using this link. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. 

 

Public Meeting

  • Welcome & Introductions - David Hoskin
  • Photo Montage - David Hoskin

  • Keynote Speaker - Patrick Kelly
    Telling Time in Scotland: from stones to sundials
    While humans still do not know exactly what time is, it has not stopped them from measuring its passage. Scotland contains ancient structures similar to both the standing stones of Stonehenge and the Irish portal chamber of Newgrange. Sundials arose along with the need to tell time a bit more accurately than “later today” or “tomorrow sometime before noon”. Like a lot of Europe, public sundials, often with interesting designs, were common. Sadly for us, the development of accurate clocks and pocket watches meant that public sundials had fallen out of use by the time Europeans started building in the New World, and the few that you do see today are either very plain, or not very accurate.

  • News from the Board - Judy Black
  • Night Sky What's Up? -  David Hoskin
  
Patrick Kelly
David Hoskin
Judy Black
Paul Heath
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