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Today we are proud and privileged to honour the women who made the Montreal Centre what is is today. Amateur astronomers such as Isabel K. Williamson who served our centre in a number of key and ground breaking roles. Her name graced our former observatory just behind McGill University’s Molson Stadium. Today she is […]
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Aurora|360 - A New Way to See the Northern Lights Description: Fifty-five people had the experience of a lifetime in early February, flying a chartered Boeing 737 from Air North, Yukon’s airline, into the Arctic circle to view the aurora from 12,000 m, as part of the...
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Title: Exploring the Martian Underworld: Hunting for life in Martian lava tubes, and a future home for humanity? Location: Concordia University 1450 Guy St. Description: Due to the intensely hostile environmental conditions on the surface of Mars, the possibility of...
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