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Star Party: Spooky Skies of Halloween with Andrew Fazekas
Posted on October 28, 2011 | No CommentsStar Party – Spooky Skies of Halloween! Free Public Lecture and Telescope Viewing Event Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 7 PM Morgan Arboretum in Ste. Anne-de-Bellevue click here for a map Late October evenings are the perfect time to explore ghosts and monsters lurking in... -
October Public Lecture: Exploring The Sky’s Dark Labyrinth With Stuart Clark
Posted on October 20, 2011 | No CommentsCome to our next public lecture and star party at the Morgan Arboretum! When: Saturday, October 22, 2011, 8:00 pm Where: Morgan Arboretum, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue Speaker: Stuart Clark Lecture: Exploring The Sky’s Dark Labyrinth Abstract: Cold, rational, detached – just some of the words commonly associated... -
September Public Lecture: Pierre Tournay’s Solutions to Light Pollution
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsDo you want the stars back in the night sky? Then come to our next lecture and find out what you can do to fight light pollution! Astrophotographer Pierre Tournay explains the term “light pollution”, and shows us how simple it is to use lights... -
The September/October Issue Of Skyward Now Available
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsThe September – October 2011 issue of Skyward! is now available for download in pdf format on our website. Please link to the Members Only page and click on Montreal Member Access. Log in with our Montreal Centre username and password to access the Skyward!... -
Photos from the Perseids Party
Posted on August 15, 2011 | No CommentsDuring Friday night’s Perseid Meteor Shower Party the Moon tried to spoil our fun, and we had a bit of high-altitude haze to contend with, but stargazers at the Morgan Arboretum managed to spot a good number of luminous fireballs streaking across the night sky.... -
Perseids Meteor Shower Party at the Arboretum
Posted on August 9, 2011 | No CommentsEvery August, our weather forecast changes from rain showers to meteor showers! That’s right! It is again time for the Perseid Meteor Shower, so please come and join us for our annual meteor shower party: Friday night, August 12, 2011 starting at 9 PM Morgan... -
An Evening of Comets and RASC History
Posted on August 7, 2011 | No CommentsWe had the pleasure of welcoming our RASC Montreal Centre Honourary President and Comet Hunter Dr. David Levy yesterday evening at the Morgan Arboretum of our monthly Public Lecture and Start Party. Dr. Levy entertained a full house with stories of his career in astronomy,... -
August Public Lecture: A Nightwatchman’s Journey by David Levy
Posted on July 29, 2011 | 3 CommentsMark your calendars for our next free public lecture and star party at the Morgan Arboretum: Saturday, August 6, 2011 8:00 p.m. Speaker: David Levy Topic: A Nightwatchman’s Journey: My Adventures as a comet discoverer and skywatcher Followed by star gazing, weather permitting Morgan Arboretum... -
Light Painting At Coopers Aviation
Posted on July 24, 2011 | No CommentsWhat do you do on a cloudy night? For example, when you’re out with your astronomy club at your favourite dark-sky site and there’s nothing much to see except ‘stratocumulus montrealis’? You get creative. During our last member’s only observing session at Coopers Aviation, our... -
Skyward is Back!
Posted on July 14, 2011 | No CommentsAfter a long hiatus, our RASC Montreal Centre newsletter Skyward! is back up and running! Our newest board member, Chantal Boisson, has picked up the baton and has taken over as editor of Skyward!; our Montreal Centre secretary Kevin Kemball is taking charge of production;...