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Event: Geminids Meteor Shower Event – Dec 13th 7:30pm EST

EVENT: Space Places II – a Public Talk Nov 29th 7:30pm EST

Follow Black Friday with Space Saturday! This Saturday, Nov 29th, RASC Montreal Directors David Shuman & Alexei Weins will share their summer journey to watch rocket launches and more in Space Places II: What a Blast! Join us for an evening of pictures, high-res...

EVENT: Spooky Nights Oct 29th 6pm-8pm

This year’s Spooky Nights event will be hosted by the JAC Space Club with our RASC Montreal Centre outreach team, and will be on Wed, Oct 29th from 6pm – 8pm at the John Abbott College Agora.. Young aliens, astronauts, goblins and monsters are invited for a Spooky...

EVENT: International Observe the Moon Night 2025 – Saturday, Oct 4th

Join RASC Montreal for the annual International Observe the Moon Night in-person Sat Oct 4 at 7pm at the Morgan Arboretum (150 Pins, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue). This year features a bilingual Public Event with a talk on lunar observing followed by music, poetry & a...

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Geminid Meteor Shower – Dec. 13th

by Morrie Portnoff | Nov 28, 2018

Please join us for the Geminid Meteor Shower. Robert Vanderwee, John Abbott College Astro President and RASC Montreal Member will give a short presentation about the Geminid Shower and how to observe them. Date: Thursday Dec. 13thTime: 8PM (Doors open at...