RECENT ARTICLES
May 30 2015 Public Lecture: Charles Shahar – Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2) images
Come and enjoy the heavens through a different perspective. Charles Shahar, a member of RASC Montreal, will be speaking about the images from his website, lightfigures.com/DSS2/ Apart from being of great scientific value, these wide field images also have an aesthetic...
For the first time, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has photographed Kerberos and Styx – the smallest and faintest of Pluto’s five known moons.
85 Years after Pluto’s Discovery, NASA’s New Horizons Spots Small Moons Orbiting Pluto Complete story here: http://www.nasa.gov/nh_new-horizons-spots-small-moons-orbiting-pluto
May 16 2015 – Members Only Observing @ Coopers Aviation – mark your calendars !!
Our next members only Dark Site observing is scheduled for May 16 2015 at the Coopers Aviation Observing site in St-Lazare. This is one of the Montreal Centres most popular observing sites so bring your telescopes or simply come by and share the wonders of the night...
For sunwatchers who’ve been disappointed by this weak solar maximum, Active Region 2339 offers something to cheer about. –
Big Sunspot Group Now in View . "Solar maximum" is supposed to be the exciting part of our star's 11-year-long activity cycle. But right now we're on the declining side of a very disappointing Solar Cycle 24, which peaked last year and will go down as the...
May 09 2015 – Members Only Dark Site Observing @ Wooly Woods – mark your calendars !!
Our next members only Dark Site observing is scheduled for May 09 2015 at the Wooly Woods Observing site near St.Chrysostome. This is the Montreal Centres Darkest observing site which is only within a 45 minute drive from the Mercier bridge. Bring your telescopes or...
RECENT ARTICLES
May 30 2015 Public Lecture: Charles Shahar – Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2) images
Come and enjoy the heavens through a different perspective. Charles Shahar, a member of RASC Montreal, will be speaking about the images from his website, lightfigures.com/DSS2/ Apart from being of great scientific value, these wide field images also have an aesthetic...
For the first time, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has photographed Kerberos and Styx – the smallest and faintest of Pluto’s five known moons.
85 Years after Pluto’s Discovery, NASA’s New Horizons Spots Small Moons Orbiting Pluto Complete story here: http://www.nasa.gov/nh_new-horizons-spots-small-moons-orbiting-pluto
May 16 2015 – Members Only Observing @ Coopers Aviation – mark your calendars !!
Our next members only Dark Site observing is scheduled for May 16 2015 at the Coopers Aviation Observing site in St-Lazare. This is one of the Montreal Centres most popular observing sites so bring your telescopes or simply come by and share the wonders of the night...
For sunwatchers who’ve been disappointed by this weak solar maximum, Active Region 2339 offers something to cheer about. –
Big Sunspot Group Now in View . "Solar maximum" is supposed to be the exciting part of our star's 11-year-long activity cycle. But right now we're on the declining side of a very disappointing Solar Cycle 24, which peaked last year and will go down as the...
May 09 2015 – Members Only Dark Site Observing @ Wooly Woods – mark your calendars !!
Our next members only Dark Site observing is scheduled for May 09 2015 at the Wooly Woods Observing site near St.Chrysostome. This is the Montreal Centres Darkest observing site which is only within a 45 minute drive from the Mercier bridge. Bring your telescopes or...