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Public Lecture: Dr. Anthony Moffat Talks About Massive Stars
Mark your calendars for our next free public lecture: Prof. Emeritus Anthony F. J. Moffat, Université de Montréal, RASC Montreal Centre Massive Stars or: All you need to know about massive stars from birth through evolution to death and why they are important Friday,...
Photos from Earth Hour
The volunteers of the RASC Montreal Centre were out in force during Westmount's Earth Hour event on March 26th. Despite the bitter cold, we had a lot of fun showing the night sky to the general public. Telescopes were set up in front of Victoria Hall, and even...
The RASC Montreal Centre Supports Earth Hour
The RASC Montreal Centre will participate in this year's Earth Hour event in Westmount Park. On Saturday, March 26, we will set up our telescopes in Westmount Park and - weather permitting! - observe Saturn, the Orion Nebula, and other celestial delights between...
Supermoon Pictures
Did you check out the "Supermoon" on Saturday? What a spectacular sight for us Montrealers, who were lucky to have clear skies for once! The Supermoon was especially large and bright this Saturday because it was just under 358,000 km from our planet – the closest it...
Size Matters: The Scale of Stars
Get a sense of the scale of planets, stars, and galaxies in this fantastic video. Thank you, Daniel Biron, for sending in that link! Great sound track, too. PS: I still think I'm the centre of the universe, though. And cosmologists are on my side.
RECENT ARTICLES
Public Lecture: Dr. Anthony Moffat Talks About Massive Stars
Mark your calendars for our next free public lecture: Prof. Emeritus Anthony F. J. Moffat, Université de Montréal, RASC Montreal Centre Massive Stars or: All you need to know about massive stars from birth through evolution to death and why they are important Friday,...
Photos from Earth Hour
The volunteers of the RASC Montreal Centre were out in force during Westmount's Earth Hour event on March 26th. Despite the bitter cold, we had a lot of fun showing the night sky to the general public. Telescopes were set up in front of Victoria Hall, and even...
The RASC Montreal Centre Supports Earth Hour
The RASC Montreal Centre will participate in this year's Earth Hour event in Westmount Park. On Saturday, March 26, we will set up our telescopes in Westmount Park and - weather permitting! - observe Saturn, the Orion Nebula, and other celestial delights between...
Supermoon Pictures
Did you check out the "Supermoon" on Saturday? What a spectacular sight for us Montrealers, who were lucky to have clear skies for once! The Supermoon was especially large and bright this Saturday because it was just under 358,000 km from our planet – the closest it...
Size Matters: The Scale of Stars
Get a sense of the scale of planets, stars, and galaxies in this fantastic video. Thank you, Daniel Biron, for sending in that link! Great sound track, too. PS: I still think I'm the centre of the universe, though. And cosmologists are on my side.