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Royal Astronomical Society of Canada – Ottawa Centre Meeting at the Canada Science and Technology Museum

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Ron

Friday night, at the Canada Science and Technology Museum, the Ottawa Centre RASC (Royal Astronomical Society of Canada) meeting was underway when I arrived. Now, to be fair, these folks are used to sitting in the dark for hours at … Continue reading →

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Astronomy Day 2011

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Graeme

Astronomy Day 2011 Today is Astronomy Day, and the above picture is a shot of the Sun as it rises. Again you can see some sunspots. Once again I was volunteering for the RASC event held at the Canada Museum … Continue reading →

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Getting out of a rut.

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Ron

Last night, Graeme was heading along the trail into the Observatory buildings when a nice rut grabbed a wheel and held him there. We looked at the problem in the dark and decided that would have more success getting the … Continue reading →

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Earth Hour at the Canada Museum of Science and Technology

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Graeme

Earth Hour at the Canada Museum of Science and Technology As part of the promotion of Earth Hour, the Canada Museum of Science and Technology opened the doors to the Helen Sawyer Hogg Observatory and their indoor planetarium. As well, … Continue reading →

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Carp Star Party

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Graeme

Carp Star Party Look up, way up! That is what over 100 people with 20+ telescopes where doing tonight. After quiet a dry spell of cancellation due to cloudiness the last public star party of The Royal Astronomical Society of … Continue reading →

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