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Geminid Meteor Shower Arrives!
Time to bundle up! We're about to be hit by this year's best meteor shower. The Geminids will streak our skies from December 13 - 15, 2010, with the peak between midnight and sunrise on December 14. Your best bet is to get up very, very early on the 14th, and then to...
Montreal Centre Christmas Party
All RASC Montreal Centre members are invited to join us this Saturday at Casa Greque! Details in the "Members" section of the website. Happy Holidays!
Aliens on Earth – NASA’s Latest Research Reveals New Life Form
Lake Mono, California, USA New life has been discovered, right here on Earth! A NASA-funded research team explored the depths of Lake Mono in California and found a micro-organism that uses arsenic instead of phosphorus to live and reproduce. Why is this a big deal?...
Interactive Slide Show of 7 Amazing Exoplanets
If you were inspired by Jaymie Matthews' impressive Townsend lecture "Where will Avarar 2 Be Set?" you may want to check out this gorgeous slide show of the seven most amazing exoplanets. Produced by Scientific American and beautifully illustrated by Hugo-Award...
Mark Bratton’s Guide to Herschel Objects
Congratulations, Mark Bratton, on publishing his Complete Guide to Herschel Objects! Also known to RASC Montreal members as "Mr Deep Sky", Mark was a long-standing RASC Montreal Centre member and served as the Centre's president and editor of Skyward in the 1990s. A...
RECENT ARTICLES
Geminid Meteor Shower Arrives!
Time to bundle up! We're about to be hit by this year's best meteor shower. The Geminids will streak our skies from December 13 - 15, 2010, with the peak between midnight and sunrise on December 14. Your best bet is to get up very, very early on the 14th, and then to...
Montreal Centre Christmas Party
All RASC Montreal Centre members are invited to join us this Saturday at Casa Greque! Details in the "Members" section of the website. Happy Holidays!
Aliens on Earth – NASA’s Latest Research Reveals New Life Form
Lake Mono, California, USA New life has been discovered, right here on Earth! A NASA-funded research team explored the depths of Lake Mono in California and found a micro-organism that uses arsenic instead of phosphorus to live and reproduce. Why is this a big deal?...
Interactive Slide Show of 7 Amazing Exoplanets
If you were inspired by Jaymie Matthews' impressive Townsend lecture "Where will Avarar 2 Be Set?" you may want to check out this gorgeous slide show of the seven most amazing exoplanets. Produced by Scientific American and beautifully illustrated by Hugo-Award...
Mark Bratton’s Guide to Herschel Objects
Congratulations, Mark Bratton, on publishing his Complete Guide to Herschel Objects! Also known to RASC Montreal members as "Mr Deep Sky", Mark was a long-standing RASC Montreal Centre member and served as the Centre's president and editor of Skyward in the 1990s. A...