RASC Events

RASC, Halifax Centre Meetings (open to the public)

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: Nov. 2, 1:00 PM Atlantic (12:00 Noon, Eastern)
Place: Room AT101, The Atrium, Saint Mary's University or by Zoom

Saint Mary's University encourages masks to be worn in classrooms.

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 early next week.

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

 

Member's Meeting

  • Welcome & Introductions - David Hoskin
  • Photo Montage - David Hoskin
  • ETU Guides for sale

  • Martin Connors - 100 Years Ago, Galaxies Did Not Exist

    We take galaxies for granted, seeing beautiful images of them and knowing how remote they are. But only one hundred years ago, it was widely believed that our own Galaxy was the whole universe. The spiral forms observed were thought to be planet systems in formation. Since it is very difficult to find distances in astronomy, variable stars played a key role in Edwin Hubble’s first great discovery, based on work done in 1924: that the Andromeda galaxy M51 was about two million light years away, well outside our own Milky Way.

  • Food for the Soul - Paul Heath
  • What's Up in Nov? -  David Hoskin
  • News from the Board - Tony McGrath
  
Martin Connors
Paul Heath
David Hoskin
Tony McGrath
 
Upcoming:
Dec - AGM and Lisa Ann Fanning - Stereoscopy
Jan - Charles Ennis - World Asterism Project
Feb - Robin Foret - RASC Awards
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