Ben Chu Tang, Author at RASC Montreal Centre https://rascmontreal.org/author/benchut/ THE SKY IS NOT THE LIMIT Sun, 29 Mar 2020 15:24:01 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://rascmontreal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/RASC-favicon.ico Ben Chu Tang, Author at RASC Montreal Centre https://rascmontreal.org/author/benchut/ 32 32 Municipality of Ste. Anne-de-Bellevue Passes Bylaw To Help Reclaim and Conserve the Starry Sky https://rascmontreal.org/2014/03/pr/ Thu, 27 Mar 2014 15:30:37 +0000 http://rascmontreal.org/moon/?p=1526                                 PRESS RELEASE Municipality of Ste. Anne-de-Bellevue Passes Bylaw To Help Reclaim and Conserve the Starry Sky (Ste. Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec March 27, 2014) Thanks to a new light pollution abatement by-law enacted by the city of Ste. Anne-de-Bellevue this past […]

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]]> Check out NASA’S / JPL "What’s Up for December 2013" https://rascmontreal.org/2013/12/check-out-nasas-jpl-whats-up-for-december-2013-4/ Wed, 04 Dec 2013 03:51:44 +0000 http://rascmontreal.org/moon/?p=1476   Track comet ISON’s journey as bright planets and starry events fill the sky this December. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UlmGDoUI5Y  

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]]> RASC Montreal Presents: Spooky Skies of Halloween https://rascmontreal.org/2013/10/rasc-montreal-presents-spooky-skies-of-halloween/ Sat, 19 Oct 2013 01:01:35 +0000 http://rascmontreal.org/moon/?p=1429                                   The Royal Astronomical Society, Montreal Centre is please to present our annual Spooky Skies of Halloween night. Bring the kids (large and small) to to be enthralled and entertained. Treats for the young future astronomers. With black holes […]

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]]> Astronomy Day – Oct 12 @ Morgan Arboretum https://rascmontreal.org/2013/10/astronomy-day-a-free-public-star-party/ Thu, 03 Oct 2013 00:47:05 +0000 http://rascmontreal.org/moon/?p=1424 Curious about the night sky? Want to know more? Then come and celebrate International Astronomy Day with us. We are the RASC Montreal Centre and we will be hosting an “Open House and Beginners Astronomy Lecture” on Saturday October 12th at 7 PM. This event will take place at our Bellevue Observatory which is located at […]

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]]> Bright Nova in Delphinus https://rascmontreal.org/2013/08/bright-nova-in-delphinus/ Sat, 17 Aug 2013 14:48:09 +0000 http://rascmontreal.org/moon/?p=1405 The nova in Delphinus is now around magnitude 5.0, on fine display high in the evening sky. It erupted on August 14th. It’s easy to see with binoculars even in bright urban surroundings with a good chart, and it’s visible to the unaided eye in a fairly dark sky… Details: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/observingblog/Bright-Nova-in-Delphinus-219631281.html

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]]> Perseids is A GO! https://rascmontreal.org/2013/08/perseids-is-a-go/ Mon, 12 Aug 2013 00:39:20 +0000 http://rascmontreal.org/moon/?p=1400 — Come and join us on Monday night for the spectacle! The Public is Invited to Celebrate the Perseid Meteor Shower with a Free Presentation and Stargazing The Montreal Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (“RASC”) invites the public to come watch the best annual shooting star show of the year at the Bellevue […]

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]]> Perseid Meteor Shower Party https://rascmontreal.org/2013/07/perseid-meteor-shower-party/ Mon, 29 Jul 2013 01:32:46 +0000 http://rascmontreal.org/moon/?p=1381                       The Public is Invited to Celebrate the Perseid Meteor Shower with a Free Presentation and Stargazing The Montreal Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (“RASC”) invites the public to come watch the best annual shooting star show of the year at the Bellevue […]

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]]> What’s Up for June 2013 https://rascmontreal.org/2013/06/whats-up-for-june-2013/ Wed, 05 Jun 2013 01:01:29 +0000 http://rascmontreal.org/moon/?p=1335 Here’s a preview of our night sky for June from NASA, enjoy!

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]]> Public Lecture – Very Large Telescope Facilities in Chile & Laser Guide Star https://rascmontreal.org/2013/06/public-lecture-very-large-telescope-facilities-in-chile-laser-guide-star/ Mon, 03 Jun 2013 21:27:21 +0000 http://rascmontreal.org/moon/?p=1328 On June 15th, we will host a lecture by Dr. Vladimir  Karpov, a senior scientist at MPB Communications Inc. Vladimir has received a degree  in electrical engineering from Moscow Telecommunication Institute and Ph.D. in Physics from General Physics Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences. He moved to Canada in 1999 and joint MPB Communications where […]

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]]> David Levy’s Lecture – Coming June 1st https://rascmontreal.org/2013/05/david-levys-lecture-june-1st/ Thu, 09 May 2013 20:29:01 +0000 http://rascmontreal.org/moon/?p=1310 The post David Levy’s Lecture – Coming June 1st appeared first on RASC Montreal Centre.

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