Bettina Forget, Author at RASC Montreal Centre https://rascmontreal.org/author/bettinaf/ THE SKY IS NOT THE LIMIT Sun, 20 Feb 2022 19:36:16 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://rascmontreal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/RASC-favicon.ico Bettina Forget, Author at RASC Montreal Centre https://rascmontreal.org/author/bettinaf/ 32 32 The Sep-Oct Issue of Skyward is Now Online https://rascmontreal.org/2012/09/the-september-october-issue-of-skyward-is-now-online/ https://rascmontreal.org/2012/09/the-september-october-issue-of-skyward-is-now-online/#respond Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:26:57 +0000 http://rascmontreal.org/moon/?p=646 The September-October 2012 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! page. Get in touch with us at info@rascmontreal.org if you have any […]

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]]> https://rascmontreal.org/2012/09/the-september-october-issue-of-skyward-is-now-online/feed/ 0 The July-August Issue of Skyward is Now Online https://rascmontreal.org/2012/07/the-july-august-issue-of-skyward-is-now-online/ https://rascmontreal.org/2012/07/the-july-august-issue-of-skyward-is-now-online/#respond Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:33:39 +0000 http://rascmontreal.org/moon/?p=638 The May-June 2012 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! page. Get in touch with us at info@rascmontreal.org if you have any […]

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]]> https://rascmontreal.org/2012/07/the-july-august-issue-of-skyward-is-now-online/feed/ 0 Pictures from our Transit of Venus Party https://rascmontreal.org/2012/06/pictures-from-our-transit-of-venus-party/ https://rascmontreal.org/2012/06/pictures-from-our-transit-of-venus-party/#respond Wed, 06 Jun 2012 01:46:04 +0000 http://rascmontreal.org/moon/?p=618 The weather forecast called for rain, but the crowd of over 300 visitors to the RASC Montreal Centre Transit of Venus party got a lucky break. The skies stayed clear for the first contact of Venus’ disc on the solar disc, and all in all we captured about 27 minutes of the transit before the […]

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]]> https://rascmontreal.org/2012/06/pictures-from-our-transit-of-venus-party/feed/ 0 Supermoon Images https://rascmontreal.org/2012/05/supermoon-images/ https://rascmontreal.org/2012/05/supermoon-images/#respond Thu, 10 May 2012 14:24:23 +0000 http://rascmontreal.org/moon/?p=592 Over the weekend of May 5 and 6, 2012, the full Moon was unusually close to Earth – only 356,400km away, compared to its usual distance from Earth of 384,000km. As a result, the moon appeared 14% bigger and 30% brighter than an average full moon. For more about how a “Supermoon” occurs, check out […]

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]]> https://rascmontreal.org/2012/05/supermoon-images/feed/ 0 The May-June issue of Skyward is now online https://rascmontreal.org/2012/05/the-may-june-issue-of-skyward-is-now-online/ https://rascmontreal.org/2012/05/the-may-june-issue-of-skyward-is-now-online/#respond Thu, 10 May 2012 13:50:25 +0000 http://rascmontreal.org/moon/?p=586 The May-June 2012 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! page. Get in touch with us at info@rascmontreal.org if you have any […]

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]]> https://rascmontreal.org/2012/05/the-may-june-issue-of-skyward-is-now-online/feed/ 0 Astronomy Day 2012 https://rascmontreal.org/2012/04/astronomy-day-2012/ https://rascmontreal.org/2012/04/astronomy-day-2012/#respond Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:27:32 +0000 http://rascmontreal.org/moon/?p=577 International Astronomy Day Lecture and Star Party The Atacama Adventure by Mark Milas Come and see a slide show of pictures about the trip, tourist attractions in the area, astro photos taken by Mark and others. Mark will also give a brief description of how this trip was organized, best times to visit Atacama, and […]

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]]> https://rascmontreal.org/2012/04/astronomy-day-2012/feed/ 0 RASC Montreal Centre participates in Earth Hour 2012 https://rascmontreal.org/2012/03/rasc-montreal-centre-participates-in-earth-hour-2012/ https://rascmontreal.org/2012/03/rasc-montreal-centre-participates-in-earth-hour-2012/#respond Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:48:06 +0000 http://rascmontreal.org/moon/?p=567 The RASC Montreal Centre is participating again in the annual Earth Hour celebrations at the Victoria Hall Community Centre in Westmount, Montreal. Earth-Hour 2012 Theme: Energy   Saturday March 31 6 – 10 pm Victoria Hall Community Centre 4626 Sherbrooke Street West at Lansdowne, H3Z 1G1 Programme M.C. Dr. Anthony F. J. Moffat, Professor Emeritus […]

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]]> https://rascmontreal.org/2012/03/rasc-montreal-centre-participates-in-earth-hour-2012/feed/ 0 David Levy’s Ninth Annual Adirondack Astronomy Retreat https://rascmontreal.org/2012/03/david-levys-ninth-annual-adirondack-astronomy-retreat/ https://rascmontreal.org/2012/03/david-levys-ninth-annual-adirondack-astronomy-retreat/#respond Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:14:08 +0000 http://rascmontreal.org/moon/?p=563 By David Levy I wish to invite the members and friends of the RASC Montreal Centre to consider coming to our ninth annual Adirondack Astronomy Retreat. It is held each year at the Twin Valleys Camp, owned by The State University of New York (SUNY) at Plattsburgh. In 2012 the first retreat will be July […]

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]]> https://rascmontreal.org/2012/03/david-levys-ninth-annual-adirondack-astronomy-retreat/feed/ 0 The March-April issue of Skyward is now online https://rascmontreal.org/2012/03/the-march-april-issue-of-skyward-is-now-online/ https://rascmontreal.org/2012/03/the-march-april-issue-of-skyward-is-now-online/#respond Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:04:07 +0000 http://rascmontreal.org/moon/?p=556 The March-April 2012 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! page. Get in touch with us at info@rascmontreal.org if you have any […]

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]]> https://rascmontreal.org/2012/03/the-march-april-issue-of-skyward-is-now-online/feed/ 0 The Newest Issue of Skyward is Now Online https://rascmontreal.org/2012/01/the-newest-issue-of-skyward-is-now-online/ https://rascmontreal.org/2012/01/the-newest-issue-of-skyward-is-now-online/#respond Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:21:20 +0000 http://rascmontreal.org/moon/?p=550 The January-February 2012 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! page. Get in touch with us at info@rascmontreal.org if you have any […]

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