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Sir Patrick Moore passed away at 89
England's Sir Patrick Moore, prominent amateur astronomer, writer, broadcaster passed away in his home at 89 years old. He is mostly known for his continuous British broadcast of "The Sky at Night" as well as establishing the Caldwell catalog of deep space objects. BBC
More evidence for water on Mercury
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Join us for the Geminid Meteor Shower Party
Geminid Meteor Shower Party Host: RASC Montreal Date/Time: Dec.13 @ 7 pm Place: Conservation Centre, Morgan Arboretum, Ste. Anne-de-Bellevue Event: Astronomy experts are predicting that with a moonless night coinciding with the peak of the Geminid meteor shower this...
Venus and Saturn in the same FOV, Nov 26-27
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New Board of Directors
The current RASC Montreal BOD are: Honourary President: David Levy President: Morrie Portnoff Vice-President: Ron Barron Secretary: Detlev Schmalhaus Treasurer: Ben Chu Tang Recording Secretary: Gary Smith Director of the Observatory and Observational Activities:...
RECENT ARTICLES
Sir Patrick Moore passed away at 89
England's Sir Patrick Moore, prominent amateur astronomer, writer, broadcaster passed away in his home at 89 years old. He is mostly known for his continuous British broadcast of "The Sky at Night" as well as establishing the Caldwell catalog of deep space objects. BBC
More evidence for water on Mercury
As per NASA, the Messenger mission reports new evidence that the polar caps of Mercury could contain large amounts of water and/or ice. NASA
Join us for the Geminid Meteor Shower Party
Geminid Meteor Shower Party Host: RASC Montreal Date/Time: Dec.13 @ 7 pm Place: Conservation Centre, Morgan Arboretum, Ste. Anne-de-Bellevue Event: Astronomy experts are predicting that with a moonless night coinciding with the peak of the Geminid meteor shower this...
Venus and Saturn in the same FOV, Nov 26-27
While this announcement is late for today, it is not too late to catch Venus and Saturn less than a degree apart on the morning of Tuesday, November 27 (if the weather permits it). Earthsky
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The current RASC Montreal BOD are: Honourary President: David Levy President: Morrie Portnoff Vice-President: Ron Barron Secretary: Detlev Schmalhaus Treasurer: Ben Chu Tang Recording Secretary: Gary Smith Director of the Observatory and Observational Activities:...