Events Archives - RASC Montreal Centre https://rascmontreal.org/category/events/ THE SKY IS NOT THE LIMIT Wed, 11 Dec 2024 23:52:33 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://rascmontreal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/RASC-favicon.ico Events Archives - RASC Montreal Centre https://rascmontreal.org/category/events/ 32 32 EVENT: How do we search for Life in the Universe – Sat. January 11th 2025 @ 7:30PM https://rascmontreal.org/2024/12/event-how-do-we-search-for-life-in-the-universe-sat-january-11th-2025-730pm/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 23:52:33 +0000 https://rascmontreal.org/?p=5945 How do we search for life in the universe, investigate planetary habitability, and understand the emergence of life? RASC Montreal hosts Dr. Michael L. Wong – Astrobiologist & Host of the Strange New Worlds podcast – to explore these topics in this co-modal Public Talk to kick off our 2025 calendar. In-Person: Penfield P-204 at […]

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]]> EVENT: 2024 Geminids Night – Saturday, December 14th, 2024 @ 7:30PM https://rascmontreal.org/2024/12/event-2024-geminids-night-saturday-december-14th-2024-730pm/ Mon, 02 Dec 2024 22:53:21 +0000 https://rascmontreal.org/?p=5941 RASC Montreal Outreach Team member & Concordia student Samantha Nicholson-Jodoin will share an informative presentation about meteor showers focusing on the Geminids – where are these meteors from and how can we try to observe them. Join us at the Morgan Arboretum Conservation Centre 150 rue Pins in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC If weather allows RASC Montreal […]

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]]> EVENT: Informal Evening of discussion with David H. Levy – Friday, Nov. 8th @ 8PM https://rascmontreal.org/2024/11/event-informal-evening-of-discussion-with-david-h-levy-friday-nov-8th-8pm/ Wed, 06 Nov 2024 03:19:48 +0000 https://rascmontreal.org/?p=5904 Join RASC Montreal & Kingston Centres on Friday, Nov 8th at 8pm EST on Zoom for an informal evening of discussion with David H. Levy, moderated by Peter Jedicke from RASC London Centre. In addition to reflections on his observing career and this year’s significant moments Doveed will speak about his inspirations and some of […]

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]]> COURSE: NOVA II – Introduction to Astronomy (Space is Limited) https://rascmontreal.org/2024/10/course-nova-ii-introduction-to-astronomy/ Thu, 24 Oct 2024 00:53:24 +0000 https://rascmontreal.org/?p=5895 NOVA II Intro to Astronomy Are you a beginner to intermediate amateur astronomer who wishes to extend their knowledge and expertise in observing the night sky? Sign up for the next six NOVA Introduction to Astronomy seminars. Developed by expert amateur astronomers from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) as part of the New […]

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]]> EVENT: Friday, Oct 25th, 2024 – Space Themed Halloween Activities for kids https://rascmontreal.org/2024/10/event-friday-oct-25th-2024-space-themed-halloween-activities-for-kids/ Thu, 17 Oct 2024 13:57:36 +0000 https://rascmontreal.org/?p=5891 Friday, Oct 25th – Space Themed Halloween Activities for kids Calling all young aliens, astronauts, goblins and monsters for a Spooky & Starry Haunted Evening: design your own planet, explore night sky constellations, create a Moon lander… these, and many more wonders are in store for the kids in your family. Sweet treats await as […]

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]]> EVENT: RASC Montreal Townsend 2024 – Milky Ways Neighbours – Sat. September 28th @ 7:30PM https://rascmontreal.org/2024/09/event-rasc-montreal-townsend-2024-milky-ways-neighbours-sat-september-28th-730pm/ Sat, 14 Sep 2024 21:32:29 +0000 https://rascmontreal.org/?p=5885 Register now for the 2024 Townsend Lecture – RASC Montreal hosts Dr. Jonathan Gagné from the Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium, UdeM & iREx. Learn about some of the latest discoveries in the study of young stars, brown dwarfs and planemos in the immediate neighborhood of the Sun, many of which were only made possible by […]

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]]> EVENT: International Observe The Moon – September 14th 2024 @ 8PM https://rascmontreal.org/2024/07/event-international-observe-the-moon-september-14th-2024/ Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:20:41 +0000 https://rascmontreal.org/?p=5823 Join us for International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday September 14th, 2024 starting at 8:00 pm at the Morgan Arboretum. There will be a presentation on Moon Exploration by David Shuman, RASC Montreal Vice-President. The presentation will be followed by telescopes on the field for public viewing. If the weather is cloudy, a moon […]

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]]> EVENT: 2024 Papacosmas Perseids Meteor Shower Event – Aug 10th https://rascmontreal.org/2024/07/event-2024-papacosmas-perseids-meteor-shower-event-aug-10th/ Tue, 30 Jul 2024 01:49:54 +0000 https://rascmontreal.org/?p=5870 Join RASC Montreal for Nature’s Fireworks Every August the Perseids meteor shower graces the night sky and your RASC Montreal Centre Outreach Team hosts a Public Event to share this wonder with you. Join us on Saturday, August 10th for the 2024 Papacosmas Perseids Meteor Shower Event, dedicated to Constantine Papacosmas – a dear friend […]

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]]> EVENT: Observatories – 25 years of visits! May 22nd @ 8PM https://rascmontreal.org/2024/05/event-observatories-25-years-of-visits-may-22nd-8pm/ Fri, 10 May 2024 01:08:51 +0000 https://rascmontreal.org/?p=5813 Observatories – 25 years of visits! Our May Public Event is part of our May Library Night! RASC Montreal Centre invites the public to join our members in a guided tour of 25 years of visits to astronomical observatories on several continents. Astronomical observatories are portals to the universe. These are sublime and exceptional places […]

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]]> EVENT: Total Solar Eclipse 2024 – April 8th, 2024 – Multiple Sites https://rascmontreal.org/2024/03/event-total-eclipse-2024/ Sun, 24 Mar 2024 14:54:45 +0000 https://rascmontreal.org/?p=5744 Experience a Total Solar Eclipse with the RASC Montreal Outreach team on Monday, April 8th. Join us at our main event, held with John Abbott College, the JAC Space Club, MDA, McGill Macdonald Campus, the city of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue and others for a great afternoon of solar observing if weather allows. The solar eclipse will begin […]

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